KORI Community Stories and Events

(09 04 04) Geordi Kakepetum lead a team of KO managers on a series of meetings with governmet officials in Queen's Park.  The KO team met a variety of decision makers including the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs.  The government officicals heard briefings from Darrin Potter on KiHS and digital education, from Donna Williams on KOTM, Barry...

KORI and KO Governance are supporting the KO communities with a joint project to build capacity and raise issues regarding lands & resources and duty to consult. The team met with leadership from Poplar Hill and Fort Severn to hear what the issues are and offer ideas regarding training for community meetings and interviews and GIS mapping...

KO's Franz Seibel and Donald Meekis traveled to Poplar Hill to meet with Chief King, councillor Suggashie and EDO Rita. We traveled the winteroad with MNDM's Mark Vermette. The council has lots of good ideas for development, some of which was discussed. Donald introduced the Relationship Fund Project with Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs which...

When: 10:30AM EST, Friday March 6, 2009

Description: What is a partnership and how can you make partnerships work effectively for you?

Presenter: PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise provides programs and services to women across Northern Ontario who are ready to start, grow or build new opportunities.

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I am hard at work building a new application for collecting and reporting on the cost of living in the different northern communities.  We'll have a link ready soon to view and enter what you are paying for in your home community.

We are working on details to have another application that tracks carbon reduction and cost of travel...

KO's Brian Walmark accepts almost $3000 worth of science equipment from Dr. Tony Bartley of the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University.  The equipment will be used by KiHS to improve science education across the network.  To see photos, click here.

KORI hosted 6 Ojibwe & Ojicree language workshops which were broadcast via videoconference to other Keewaytinook Okimakanak locations. Beginners and experts alike, staff were invited over lunch hour to the boardrooms to attend 6 fun videoconference...

NOHFC intern, Mark Kakegamic was on site to provide technical support for the Think North Summit Feb 3, 2009. There were over 300 delegates on site and 8-10 video conference sites were connected using K-Net and Contact North bridges. Although only one-way video and streaming was provided, the team managed to produce high quality video...

We have continued our work with NADF and PARO to bring information on Business Development to users finger tips.  The KORI media player has 74 clips available from 15 workshops, tips from how to get a business up and running to managing and succeeding with your busniess.

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Mark Kakegamic, a Keewaywin band member, was sucessful in competing for the NOHFC 1-year intern. The Intership is funded by...