In the 1960s, children with special needs in Northern Ontario had nowhere to go once they reached school age. There were very few support groups for these families. In 1963, an association in the Kirkland Lake area was founded and word spread to families in the Espanola area, encouraging them to begin working together for their own children. These families, with nothing more in common than the love and compassion for their special children, were driven by the possibility that there was more to offer their loved ones.
Nog-Da-Win-Da-Min Family and Community Services is a child welfare prevention service agency that works in collaboration with the 7 First Nations in ensuring that children, youth and families receive culturally appropriate services. Our mission is to strengthen our families and communities for our children. Through our justice program - Mino Madzwin Youth - we strive to help yourh become self-aware and attain the skills needed to live well. We hope to empower our youth to move towards a more holistic lifestyle. First Nations Communities served are: Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First Nation, Thessalon First Nation, Mississauga First Nation, Serpent River First Nation, Sagamok Anishnawbek and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek.
Activities Welcome to Manitoulin IslandHello, Aanii, Bonjour! Welcome to beautiful Manitoulin Island – Mnidoo Mnising in the Anishnaabeg language – the Heart and Spirit of the Great Lakes of Canada!Manitoulin Island is unique in many ways – it is the world's largest sweet water or freshwater Island. It has more than a hundred inland lakes between its shores, and many of those lakes have Islands on them! There are more than two dozen small settlements, first nations and towns spread out across more than 160 kilometers of boreal forest, lakes, rivers, shorelines, escarpments, meadows and alvars.
Manitoulin Family Resources (MFR) is a multi-service non-profit organization serving women, children, and families of Manitoulin Island, Espanola, and the North Shore region.Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of individuals and families by prov
The BoardThe Manitoulin Planning Board was created by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing under the Planning Act. The Board is composed of 11 members representing the nine municipalities and two unincorporated townships on Manitoulin, and is supported by three staff members. Read More› ‹
The Consumers' Association of Canada (CAC), founded in 1947, is an independent, national, not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization. The longest serving and most respected consumer organization in Canada, our mandate is to inform and educate consumers on marketplace issues, to advocate for consumers with government and industry, and to work with government and industry to solve marketplace problems.
The Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association (NOAA) represents the environmentally sustainable cage culture and land based agri-food fish farming industry primarily based in Ontario, but with a growing national membership.