Author: Gabrielle King

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 – Caterers now have until Friday, October 25, 2024, to submit their quotes for breakfast service at Nipissing First Nation’s Annual General Meeting. Tuesday, September 24, 2024 – Nipissing First Nation is hosting its Annual General…

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 NEW Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines The province of Ontario has established new breast cancer screening guidelines that expand the age of eligibility for mammograms. While guidelines previously recommended mammograms for individuals between the ages of 50-74,…