Annual Report 2018/19 Office Locations HEAD OFFICE Mississaugas of the Credit Indian Reserve, 78 First Line Rd. New Credit Commercial Plaza Unit 202, Box 8 Hagersville, ON N0A 1H0 Tel: 905-768-3399 Fax: 905-768-1999 THUNDER BAY SERVICE CENTRE 1159 Alloy Drive, Suite 202 Thunder Bay, Ontario OFFICE P7B 6M8 LOCATIONS Tel: 807-623-9595 Fax: 807-623-2566 3 BRANTFORD SERVICE CENTRE 195 Henry Street Building 4, Unit 3 Brantford, ON N3S 5C9 Tel: 226-493-0225 Fax: 416-651-1673 www.ofntsc.org Table of Contents Corporate Overview 6 2018 – 2023 Vision Statement 6 2018 – 2023 Mission Statement 6 Our Services 7 Who we serve – Our communities 7 How we serve you 11 How to request services 14 Benefits of using OFNTSC 15 Client Satisfaction Survey 16 Executive Reports 17 Message from the President 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Executive Director 18 Message from the Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Services 19 Message from the Director of Operations 20 4 Message from the Director of Corporate Finance and Administration 21 Strategic Plan – Serving you better 22 Strategic Statement 22 Water and Wastewater Engineering 26 Environment 29 Emergency Planning 33 Climate Change 35 Fire and Safety 37 Fuel System Management Program 39 Housing 41 Infrastructure 43 Operations and Maintenance 45 Circuit Rider Training Program (CRTP) 48 Communications 50 News and Events 53 Trilateral Steering Committee 53 OFNTSC has moved 55 Rob Olivier, Our Friend and Colleague 56 Youth Outreach 57 Rob Olivier Memorial Award 57 Student Achievement Awards 57 Student Classic Fundraising Golf Tournament 59 Upcoming events 60 TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Directors 61 Staff Directory 62 5 Corporate Overview The Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) was established in 1995 to provide expert technical advisory services to the First Nations of Ontario. At the time, it was the first Indigenous organization in Canada mandated to provide professional technical and advisory services to First Nations communities and to foster technical self-reliance. OFNTSC is now a mature organization with nearly 25 years of experience. The OFNTSC creates future capacity by encouraging youth to pursue careers in science and technology and offers scholarships to help them with their educational pursuits. In addition to this, the OFNTSC attends career fairs to promote careers within our Tribal Councils and First Nations. 2018 – 2023 Vision Statement CORPORATE The Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation envisions self-sufficient OVERVIEW and sustainable First Nations with the capacity to deliver self-reliant technical services for future generations. Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation will support First Nations in accomplishing this through the provision of needs-based, 6 technical solutions. 2018 – 2023 Mission Statement As per the organization’s original mandate, OFNTSC was created to: • Accept the transfer of certain technical services from federal agencies such as the Department of Indian Affairs and the Department of Public Works (or their successors) on behalf of First Nations in Ontario, to provide core technical services to Tribal Councils and First Nations in Ontario,savings. and • conservation programs & electricity bill bill electricity & programs conservation to assist existing technicalon service unitsawareness at the First Nationcommunity and TribalRaise Council level. • projects. energy Implement • Accept the transfer from the governments of Ontario and Canada of programs related to the technical service area, such as environmental managementprojects. and energy energy community prioritizing in decisions informed make & fire control. members • Band leaderships, resource planners, and community community and planners, resource leaderships, Band The Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporationelders, willwith influenceEngage impactful and measurable change, positioning and supporting First Nationsbaselines. to meetenergy the • the community community the develop/update to data energy relevant analyze & Gather Program: the of Outcomes OFNTSC Annual Report 2018/19 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Health Canada, Environment Environment Canada, Health Corporation, Housing and Mortgage Canada OFNTSC maintains a collaborative partnership with Indigenous Services Canada, Canada, Services Indigenous with partnership collaborative a maintains OFNTSC 16 Tribal Councils, six Large First Nations and 18 Unaffiliated First Nations. The The Nations. First Unaffiliated 18 and Nations First Large six Councils, Tribal 16 The OFNTSC client base consists of all 133 First Nations in Ontario. It also includes includes also It Ontario. in Nations First 133 all of consists base client OFNTSC The First Nations First Large Service Units Service First Nations First Technical Unaffiliated Tribal Council Tribal Assembly Chiefs in in Chiefs 7 Who we serve – Our communities Our – serve we Who Fire and Safety and Fire • Waste Management Waste • OVERVIEW CORPORATE CORPORATE Environment • Water and Wastewater and Water • Engineering • Operations and Maintenance and Operations • Emergency Planning Emergency • Infrastructure • Communications • Housing • Climate Change Climate • Fuel Systems Management Systems Fuel • technical services to Ontario First Nations in the following areas: following the in Nations First Ontario to services technical operates has shifted. 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Our Communities Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council • Wauzhushk Onigum • Northwest Angle #37 • Big Grassy River • Ojibways of Onigaming • Northwest Angle #33 Bimose Tribal Council CORPORATE • Eagle Lake • Wabauskang OVERVIEW • Asubpeescheewagong Netum • Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Anishinabek • Obashkaandagaang 8 • Iskatewizaagegan # 39 • Ochiichagwe’Babigo’Ining • Lac Des Mille Lacs • Wabaseemoong • Shoal Lake # 40 Matawa First Nations Management Inc. • Aroland • Marten Falls • Constance Lake • Neskantaga • Eabametoong • Nibinamik savings. • conservation programs & electricity bill bill electricity & programs conservation • Ginoogaming • Webequie Raise community awareness on awareness community Raise • Long Lake#58 • Horne Payne • projects. energy Implement Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne Yaa-Zhing Tribal Council • Couchiching • Rainy River projects. energy energy community prioritizing in decisions informed make & • Lac La Croix • Seine River members • Band leaderships, resource planners, and community community and planners, resource leaderships, Band elders, with Engage • Naicatchewenin • Mitaanjigamiing • Nigigoonsiminikaaning baselines. energy • the community community the develop/update to data energy relevant analyze & Gather Program: the of Outcomes OFNTSC Annual Report 2018/19 Nokiiwin Tribal Council • Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek (Rocky Bay) Anishinaabek (Lake • Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek Nipigon Ojibway) (Gull Bay) • Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek • Pic Mobert (Sand Point) • Fort William • Biinkitiwaabik Zaaging Unaffiliated Northern First Nations • Michipicoten • Red Rock • Mishkeegogamang • Ojibway Nation of Saugeen • Ojibways of Pic River • Naotkamegwanning • Pawgwasheeng (Pays Plat) • Anishinaabeg of Naongashing Keewaytinook Okimakanak Tribal Council CORPORATE • Deer Lake • McDowell Lake OVERVIEW • Fort Severn • North Spirit Lake • Keewaywin • Poplar Hill 9 Shibogama First Nations Council • Kasabonika • Wunnumin Lake • Wapekeka • Kingfisher Lake • Wawakapewin Windigo First Nations Council • Bearskin Lake • Sachigo Lake Team • Cat Lake • Slate Falls Nation • Koocheching • Whitewater Lake Role Title Job Name coordinator Program Specialist Change Climate Maloney Bill • North Caribou Lake coordinator and instructor Course Specialist Planning Energy Rakshit Roopa studies energy renewable instructor, Course consultant Energy Arriaga Mariano Independent First Nations Alliance studies energy renewable instructor, Course consultant Energy Pape Marten • Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug • Whitesand • Muskrat Dam • Lac Seul • Pikangikum OFNTSC Annual Report 2018/19 Mushkegowuk Tribal Council • Attawapiskat