- Description
- Responsible for stimulating local economy and developing economic initiatives and opportunities for the community
- Provides services through the guidance and partnership with Waubetek Business Development Corporation
- Works to generate and maintain permanent employment for individuals through the creation and support of self-employment initiatives and economic-based community projects
- Works to access funding for band-owned business ventures
- Provides coaching in areas such as business plan development and assistance in obtaining financial support for people wanting to start own business
- Maintains local business directory
- Assists with planning annual events such as Pow Wow and Dokis Summerfest
- Provides input with the Trust set up for eventual revenue from Hydro Project
- Provides assistance in the development of plans for the use of traditional lands for community members
- Dokis Quarry (opened in Sep 2011) and sale of community aggregate
- Okikendawt Hydro Project, a generating station located near the community on French River constructed and operated as a two-turbine run-of-the-river hydro project in partnership with Hydro Mega
- Construction of extensive hiking nature trails, bridges and rest areas around community over a period of 6 years; assists with on-going maintenance of trails
- Renovations to the Dokis First Nation museum and cultural centre to convert part of the museum and cultural centre into classrooms that will be available to local and regional school boards; provincial funding announced Feb 2017 from the Aboriginal Community Capital Grants Program (ACCGP) and the Aboriginal Economic Development Fund(AEDF) for this project
- Comments
- Waubetek Business Development Officer for the Dokis First Nation is Jason Peltier, ph: 705-285-4275, fax: 705-285-4584
- Dokis Trails Manager and contact for booking hikes: Clayton Dokis, Lands Department, phone 705-763-2575
- Eligibility
- Members of Dokis First Nation
- Application Process
- No application process
- Office
- 705-763-2575 - Lands Department
- Fax
- 705-763-2359
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- info@dokisfirstnation.com
- Languages
- English
- Contact
- Mike St Pierre, Community and Economic Development Officer
- Executive Director
- Pamela Restoule
Email: pamela.r@dokisfirstnation.com
Phone: 705-763-2200 - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- No documents required
- Accessibility
- Not Accessible
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Updated On
- March 18, 2021
- Address
- Lands Department, 948 Main St
Dokis First Nation, ON, P0M 2N1- Lands Department office is located at Main St in the community of Dokis First Nation
- Situated just down the street from the Administration and Health Building
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon8:30 am to 4:30 pmTue8:30 am to 4:30 pmWed8:30 am to 4:30 pmThu8:30 am to 4:30 pmFri8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Mon-Thu 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm; Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4 pm - Service Area(s)
- Dokis First Nation
