Thessalon First Nation, Band Office, Governance

Thessalon First Nation

Site: Band Office

Service: Governance

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Record #: TBY1898

Last Modified: 23 Nov 2017

Last Full Update: 15 Nov 2017

Description & Services
Public Comments	Tribal Council: North Shore Tribal Council (NSTC) Political Territorial Organization: Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) Robinson-Huron Treaty Most populated reserve is Thessalon 12 Reserve, a Chippewa settlement Community is road accessible off Hwy 17
Description (Agency)	Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Thessalon First Nation
Agency Services	Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children Community Support Services Worker Diabetes Program Economic Development Education Department Extended Health Benefits Family Preservation Worker Health Services Home and Community Care Program Housing Department Library Services Medical Transportation Program Niigaaniin Social Services Non Insured Health Benefits Public Works Department Traditional Health Program Volunteer Fire Department
Description (Service)	Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the First Nation Supports local businesses including Robs Variety Gas, Restaurant and Smoke Shop, Giguere Trucking, and Ever Good Variety Store Hosts an Annual Traditional Pow Wow usually in July Provides a Water Treatment Plant, a Community Centre, a local Gymnasium, an open-air Arena equipped with boards, lighting and roof, a community park/ballfield and a community Cemetery Owns and operates the Thessalon Bio Centre, a greenhouse and large cold storage facility with a certified organic food processing/packaging area Serviced by air through the Thessalon Municipal Airport located 5.6 km N of community of Thessalon Provides the following programs and services: Administration (Band Office) Community Centre Economic Development Education Department Health Centre Health Centre, Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children Health Centre, Community Support Services Health Centre, Community Support Services Family Preservation Worker Health Centre, Diabetes Program Health Centre, Home and Community Care Program Health Centre, Medical Transportation Health Centre, Non Insured Health Benefits Health Centre, Traditional Coordinator Housing Department Niigaaniin Social Services Niigaaniin Social Services, Extended Health Benefits Public Library Public Works Department Volunteer Fire Department
Hours	Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4 pm
Areas Served	Thessalon First Nation
Eligibility	Members of Thessalon First Nation
Application	Call for information
Languages	English ; Interpretive Services - Ojibway, available upon request
Fees	None
Additional Services at this Site	Economic Development Education Department Extended Health Benefits Niigaaniin Social Services
Contact Information
Office Phone	705-842-2323
Crisis Phone	9-1-1
Fax	705-842-2332
Website	www.thessalonfirstnation.ca
Primary Contact	Sherri Richard, Receptionist; Email: srichard.tfn@vianet.ca
Primary Executive	Edward Boulrice, Chief
Alternate Executive	Mary Jane Wardell, Band Manager; Phone: 705-842-2670 ext 228; Email: mjwardell.tfn@vianet.ca
Site Location	Community is on N shore of Lake Huron, 12 km E of town of Thessalon and 103 km SE of Sault Ste Marie
Located In Community	Thessalon
Address	40 Sugarbush Rd, RR 2 Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0 View Google Map
Intersection	Sugarbush Rd and Hwy 17
Mailing Address	Box 9 RR 2 Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0
Physical Access	Not Accessible
Other Details
Legal Status	(10) Local Government ; (50) Non Profit
Funding	Provincial - Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) -- North East Local Health Integration Network (NELHIN) ; Federal - Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC); Health Canada -- First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB)
Elections	Chief and 5 Band Council members elected every 3 years under the Custom Electoral System; next election Nov 2020