Grant Application Assistance Available to SON Fishers

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Fish Harvester Benefit & Grant Program is accepting applications until Monday.

The program offers up to $10 164 per Deckhand, and $20 164 per Captain.

We are here to help SON Fishers, Captains and Deckhands, apply under the program.

To assist, we will be conducting a Grant Application Walk-through by teleconference.

Date: Friday, September 18 at 4:00 PM
Call Number: 1-647-497-9373
Access code: 797-713-413

You can also watch the teleconference online. Email nawash.fisheries@gmail.com or bagidawaad@gmail.com for a video link

Captains – contact Ryan Lauzon at nawash.fisheries@gmail.com for your vessel operator pin number.

 

Gardeners, Explore Indoor Composting – With Worms!

The Adult Learning Centre, in partnership with the Bagida’waad Alliance, is hosting a demonstration of vermiculture – indoor composting with worms.

This clean and efficient composting technique is growing in popularity with small gardeners everywhere. In this workshop, you will learn how to set up and manage your own vermiculture kit.

At the end of the workshop, all registered participants will receive a complete composting kit, which will be delivered at a later date.

Date: Monday, September 28, 2020
Location: Community Garden Gazebo
Start Time: 1:00 PM
Registration: Call the Adult Learning Centre at (519) 534-5092 to register for a spot in this exciting workshop.

Light refreshments will be served.

Space is limited, so register early!

Health and Safety Precautions

  • To ensure everyone’s safety, we will be following COVID-19 safety protocols.
  • Face masks must be worn. If you have a mask, please bring it with you. Masks will also be available at the workshop.
  • We follow the recommendations of our health professionals. This workshop may be cancelled at any time due to health and safety concerns.

Trash and Recycling Pick-Up

Neyaashiinigmiing residents are reminded of the waste pick-up guidelines.

Trash is collected on Mondays. All materials must be on the road shoulder for pick-up by 8:00 AM. Included items are regular household waste, flattened cardboard boxes, glass and bottles.

Recycling is collected on Tuesdays. All materials must be on the road shoulder for pick-up by 8:00 AM. Included items are cleaned plastic, metal and aluminum containers.

*Note that cardboard and glass is not recycled.

Board of Education Calls for NEDAP Applications

Applications for the Nawash Education Diversity Assistance Program (NEDAP) are now open. 

Applications for the program will be accepted between Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 12:00 AM and Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 11:59 PM only. No early or late applications will be accepted.

The NEDAP objective is to provide financial assistance, subject to the availability of funding, to eligible Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation band members in pursuit of diversified education and skills development opportunities.

Note that NEDAP is not a full funding program. 

Interested applicants can submit a sealed application to the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Board of Education office during regular business hours, or by email to nawashed.nedap@gbtel.ca.

For an application package, please visit the Board of Education office to pick one up in person, or visit https://www.nawash.ca/board-of-education. The NEDAP policy handbook and application forms are on the right hand side of the page.

Questions? Contact the Board of Education office at 519-534-0882.

Your Board of Education: Building Anishinabek Success… Voices for Today and Tomorrow!

Community Feedback Wanted from All Members

There is a lot going on these days as the Council works diligently towards bettering our community in a complicated time. We have two new pieces of draft legislation, and are currently taking feedback on drafting a third:

These are bold initiatives that will help shape our future, and the Council and Administration needs your feedback. Follow the links above to have your say.

We understand that not all members have access to the internet, but we believe everybody’s voice counts. Paper copies of the drafts, as well as feedback forms, are available in the Band Office. You can drop in and pick up copies, or call Band Office reception at 519-534-1689 to have them delivered to your mailbox. Please share this info with all your relations that may not have internet access.

Did you know?

As of 2019, all mortgage and rental statements for Band properties are generated annually in April. If you would like a statement at any other time, please contact the Housing Department at 519-534-1195 or cnhousing@nawashfn.ca and we will be happy to assist you.

Chippewas of Nawash Purchases Commercial Property on Highway 6

Deal Will Kickstart Greater Chippewas of Nawash Involvement in Local Economy

Neyaashiinigmiing, ON: The Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation has purchased a landmark commercial property on Highway 6, on the south side of Wiarton, at a cost of $1.1 million. The 15.6 acre property at 10120 Highway 6 is in the municipality of Georgian Bluffs, and includes a large renovated house and outbuildings.

Some or all of the main building may be leased to the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Environment Office, the joint environmental oversight body of Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and Saugeen First Nation. The Highway 6 property satisfies the conclusions of an independent report, commissioned by the SON Joint Council, that recommended that the SON Environment Office, as a joint entity, would be best situated in a facility equidistant to both communities. An extensive property search resulted in an offer being made on the Highway 6 location, which was considered ideal for its location, structures and commercial zoning. The newly purchased property holds great promise for its shared use potential by the two First Nations.

The Nawash Council is confident the property will be a significant asset, particularly for its joint residential/commercial zoning class, which will allow for future commercial use of the site. The property sits at the ‘gateway’ to Wiarton, which is itself a focal point of tourism on the Bruce (Saugeen) Peninsula. In addition to housing the SON Environment Office, Nawash may operate a tourism facility at the location, directing visitors to Neyaashiinigmiing and the beautiful Cape Croker Park. The Council is also considering selling locally made First Nation crafts and foodstuffs through a Band-operated business, or potentially leasing space directly to members to operate their own businesses off-reserve. Nawash Councillor Solomon King observed, “Real estate is always a good investment, so our money is safe in this purchase.”

Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation is based on beautiful Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) on the Georgian Bay side of the Bruce Peninsula. Chippewas of Nawash is one half of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, whose traditional territory occupies much of southern Ontario, from the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, south to Goderich, from Lake Huron to Collingwood. The Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation people are known for their hospitality, protection of the environment within their Traditional Territory, and vigorous defense of their long tradition of Indigenous commercial fishing.