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  • Increase to 2024 Christmas Distribution

    Monday, November 12, 2024 – The Nipissing First Nation Chief and Council have approved an increase to the annual Christmas Distribution for each band member. Effective this year, members aged 16 and under will receive $300, while members aged 17…

  • Volunteers Needed: Diner’s Club and Good Food Box

    Thursday, November 7, 2024 – NFN’s Diner’s Club and Good Food Box programs are seeking dedicated volunteers to join their teams. Diner’s Club Held every second Wednesday of the month, the Diner’s Club needs volunteers to set up, prepare meals,…

  • Medicine Teaching: Mtigmeg Giizis (Whitefish Moon)

    Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – A medicine teaching with Glenna Beaucage for Mtigmeg Giizis (Whitefish Moon) will take place Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Participants will meet at the Lawrence Commanda Health Centre, located at…

  • November 2024 Food Handling Course

    Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – NFN members are invited to attend a Food Handling Course led by Ray Alatalo, BAA (Environmental Health), CPHI(C), Environmental Public Health Officer with the First Nation & Inuit Health Branch of Indigenous Services Canada. The…

  • 2024 Santa Fund

    Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – All band member family units living on NFN who have an annual family income considered “low income” (as verified against the 2024 Low Income Cut-Off Chart) are encouraged to apply for the Santa Fund benefit…

  • (Deadline Extended) Accepting Applications: Nipissing Community Trustee On-Reserve Seat – 2013 Boundary Claim Trust

    Monday, November 4, 2024 – The application deadline for the Nipissing Community Trustee On-Reserve Seat for the 2013 Boundary Claim Trust has been extended to Monday, December 2, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2024 DATE OF TERM –…

  • Community Notice for Duchesnay Residents

    Thursday, October 31, 2024 –Residents in the Couchie Industrial area, please be advised that NFN Public Works is aware that the water is currently down. They’re working on resolving this issue. The water pressure in Duchesnay is also low, NFN Communications…

  • November Newsletter (Enkamgak)

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

  • 2024 NFN Annual General Meeting

    Monday, October 28, 2024 – Nipissing First Nation will host its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 16, 2024, in the Garden Village Gym, located at 36 Semo Rd. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with breakfast served until…

  • NFN to host 2024 Zhimaagnishii Giizhgak Remembrance Day ceremony

    Monday, October 28, 2024 – NFN will host its annual Zhimaagnishii Giizhgak Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday, November 11, 2024, at the cenotaph in Garden Village. The ceremony will begin at 10:45 a.m. and will be followed by lunch and…

  • Call-Out for NFN Members to Join the Enaahtig Healing Lodge and Learning Centre Board of Directors

    Tuesday, October 22, 2024 –The Enaahtig Board of Directors will be hosting their 27th Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 9, 2024, and are seeking two new directors. The board term is for two years, with monthly meetings typically every fourth…

  • Community Notice: Bear Spotted at Sundown Ridge

    Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – A bear has been spotted at Sundown Ridge (810 Hwy 17 W) in the Yellek Community. Please be cautious in this area and do not approach the bear. If you spot a bear, please call the appropriate…

  • Community Notice: Scheduled LiDAR Flight in Garden Village Community

    Thursday, October 17, 2024 – Attention residents in the Garden Village community, this community notice is to inform you that a scheduled LiDAR flight will occur between Tuesday, October 29- Thursday, October 31, 2024. (Weather permitting) The flight of a drone will…

  • Free North Bay Battalion Tickets for NFN Members

    Wednesday, October 16, 2024 – NFN has 100 tickets to giveaway to members for the North Bay Battalion VS. Sudbury Wolves, Indigenous Youth Day Game. Sunday, October 20, 20242 p.m.Memorial Gardens (North Bay) Steps to Claim Your Tickets:– Call NFN Front Reception…

  • NFN Leadership Discusses Soil Remediation Project History

    Wednesday, October 16, 2024 – The Nipissing First Nation Soil Remediation Project addresses the decades-long aftermath of a niobium ore processing mill on Nipissing First Nation land. NFN Chief Cathy Bellefeuille-Stevens and Councillor Joan McLeod Shabogesic had the chance to…