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  • 2025 Christmas Share for NFN Members

    Nipissing First Nations members can receive their 2025 Christmas share beginning November 20, 2025 through to March 31, 2026. How to Receive SharesTo receive payment by November 20, complete and submit the form by Thursday, October 17, 2025: Download the 2025…

  • Vaccine Clinics

    Flu, RSV and COVID-19 vaccines available. No registration required. Bring your health card if possible. For NFN Members and Affiliates.  Duchesnay Community Hall520 Couchie Memorial Drive, North BayTuesday, October 14 | 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Monday, October 20 | 11:00…

  • Nishnaabemwin Classes

    To keep Nipissing Nishnaabemwin alive, we must make time to speak and understand it. Learning and practicing our language is a sacred responsibility—to honour our ancestors and empower the next seven generations. Language lives when we choose to use it.  This…

  • Adult Trip: Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Game

    Join us for an Adult Trip to see the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, October 16 and return on Friday, October 17, 2025. $75/person, includes hotel stay (2 adults/room), bus ride, and food voucher. Open to 25 couples (50 people total).…

  • Call for Harvesters Lake Nipissing Watershed

    The Nipissing First Nation Environment Department is inviting community members who harvest within the Lake Nipissing Watershed to participate in an important environmental health study. We are seeking donations of tissue and liver samples from moose, deer, and partridge. These…

  • Commercial Fishing Season Closure

    Nipissing First Nation’s Chief and Council have closed the commercial fishery for the 2025 season effective October 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., lasting until the spring 2026 moratorium ends. All commercial gill nets must be lifted by Wednesday October 15,…

  • Notice: Temporary Water Outage

    Please be advised that we will temporarily shut off water service in Garden Village tomorrow for the afternoon (Thursday, October 2, 2025) at 11:00 a.m. to allow for the watermain connection to the new social services building.  This will impact…

  • Village Marketplace Craft Show

    Vendor set-up begins at 7:30 a.m. All proceeds support the NFN Food Bank and the Ojibway Women’s Lodge (OWL) Vendors: Be Part of Our Marketplace Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/v8xagdrvJU Questions? Contact the Food Bank Coordinator: [email protected] or 705-753-6972

  • October 2025 Newsletter (Enkamgak)

    Read the October 2025 issue of Enkamgak and access past issues. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact: Hillary Shabogesic, Wiinmaaged Ezhwebak (Communications Manager)705-753-2050 ext. 1270 | [email protected]

  • Road Work Notice: Cockburn Road & Ted Commanda Drive

    Starting Monday, September 29, 2025, crews will remove sections of asphalt on Cockburn Road near the Ted Commanda intersection to prepare for patch work next week. Traffic control will be in place. Please use caution when travelling through the area.

  • Nominate a Community Member for Taamgozin Nokiiyan

    Recognize those who Walk the Good Path: Nominate a Community Member for Taamgozin Nokiiyan! NFN Social Services invites you to nominate a community member who makes a positive difference in our community and walks a good path.  This recognition celebrates the strength, dedication, kindness and…

  • Soil Remediation Project Updates

    Overview The Soil Remediation Project resumed in April 2024 to remove niobium ore tailings from the former Nova Beaucage mill site in Yellek. The mill operated for just seven months in 1956, leaving tailings that were later deposited at the…

  • Annual Community Engagement Sessions

    We invite all Debendaagziwaad (NFN members) to join our Community Engagement Sessions from September 22-25, 2025. These sessions are your chance to: We want to hear from you, whether you join in-person or online. Door PrizeTwo (2) tickets to Toronto…

  • Enter to Win a Smart Garden

    Win a Smart Garden and Grow Something Amazing! Enter for your chance to win one of 74 Tabletop Smart Gardens — a self-caring indoor garden that comes with basil and strawberry pods! Entering is easy! All you have to do…

  • Road and Infrastructure Updates: Calcium, Culverts, Paving and Lighting

    Nipissing First Nation has several important road and infrastructure projects underway this summer and fall. Here’s a summary of what’s been completed, what’s planned, and how these updates will improve safety and travel for our community. Calcium Treatment on Gravel…