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Chief McLeod’s Video Updates
December 18, 2020 – Holiday Message (COVID-19 Updates, Travel Advisory and Mental Health & Addictions Supports) November 23, 2020 – Community Update Video (COVID-19, Community Events, and Two Upcoming Community Votes on NFN’s Custom Election Code & the Anishinabek Governance Agreement) November 15, 2020 – Message for Bullying Awareness & Prevention Week November 13, 2020 – COVID-19 Community Update Video re: 2nd Wave October 30, 2020 – Treaties Recognition Week Message October 9, 2020 – Thanksgiving Message July 3, 2020 – Community Message about Measures Being Taken to Address Criminal Activities May 8, 2020 – Message for Mental Health Week May 6, 2020 – COVID-19 Community Update Video April 8, 2020 – COVID-19 Community Update Video with Director of Health Services Kimberly Lalonde April 4, 2020 – COVID-19 Community Update Video March 24, 2020 – COVID-19 Community Update Video March 19, 2020 – COVID-19 Community Update Video Duchesnay Creek Bridge Project Updates Other News & Notices December 31, 2020 – Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod looks forward to better days ahead in 2021 (Toronto Star) December 29, 2020 – Two Nipissing First Nation friends nominate each other as unsung COVID heroes (BayToday) December 26, 2020 – UPDATED: Garden Village Outdoor Rink Operations During Provincewide Shutdown . December 23, 2020 – Media Release from the Anishinabek Police Service December 22, 2020 – Holiday Office Closure Extended until January 11, 2021 December 18, 2020 – Holiday Message & Travel Advisory and Chief McLeod’s Video Message December 18, 2020 – New COVID-19 Guidelines re: Garden Village Outdoor Rink December 17, 2020 – UPDATE: Precautionary Measures Lifted at Nbisiing Secondary School December 2, 2020 – Update on May 2020 Ransomware Attack November 27, 2020 – Nipissing First Nation protecting its elders from COVID (North Bay Nugget) November 20, 2020 – COVID-19 nixes in-person voting (BayToday) November 18, 2020 – Virtual powwow brings community together (BayToday) November 17, 2020 – Sara Cornthwaite creating content for the world to see (BayToday) November 15, 2020 – Artists adorn North Bay, Ont., hospital fence with bears and strawberries (CBC News) November 13, 2020 – COVID-19 Wave 2 Notice November 14, 2020 – Watch our Virtual Pow Wow! November 11, 2020 – Watch our Virtual Remembrance Day Ceremony! November 4, 2020 – Treaty education heading online: Anishinabek Nation develops virtual worlds (WindSpeaker) November 2, 2020 – Nipissing FN won’t get to host Little NHL tourney…again (BayToday) November 2, 2020 – LNHL 2021 Tournament Cancelled (Media Release) November 2, 2020 – Anishinabek Nation bringing treaty education online (North Bay Nugget) October 28, 2020 – Anishinaabe filmmaker returns home to Nbisiing traditional territory (Anishinabek News) October 23, 2020 – Start to Smart Back to School drive raises money for school supplies (Bay Today) October 23, 2020 – Support for Mi’kmaq shown in Sturgeon Falls (Bay Today) October 22, 2020 – Statement in Support of Mi’kmaq Fishers (on behalf of Nipissing First Nation’s Chief and Council) October 19, 2020 – Passion, love, and community prompts Logan Staats concert (Bay Today) October 14, 2020 – Nipissing First Nation Bineshii Business Park grows regional economy (Anishinabek News) October 14, 2020 – Indigenous directors explore pandemic life through short films in NFB online project (CBC News) Featuring Cole Forrest Stevens’ short film titled Nbisiing October 14, 2020 – Teaching Indigenous culture a passion for George Couchie (Bay Today) October 12, 2020 – “I’ve been fighting for this forever” – Dot Beaucage-Kennedy celebrates provincial recognition of Indigenous marriage ceremonies (North Bay Nugget) October 1, 2020 – Anti-stigma campaign to focus on drug use (North Bay Nugget) September 30, 2020 – Orange Shirt Day a timely event for Nipissing First Nation (Bay Today) September 23, 2020 – NFN’s Gtigewin Community Garden highlighted in National Indigenous Diabetes Association Newsletter September 22, 2020 – Boaters watch out for buoys during upcoming MNRF fish population research project (Bay Today) September 16, 2020 – FedNor investments support technology, business growth and community recovery efforts in Nipissing-Timiskaming September 15, 2020 – Indigenous Insight Newsletter: Census 2021 is coming! September 5, 2020 – Staggered re-entry planned for Nbisiing students (North Bay Nugget) August 19, 2020 – Reports of Tampering with Lawful Fishing Nets August 18, 2020 – NFN bear sighting shines light on illegal dumping (North Bay Nugget) August 5, 2020 – NFN Chief questions cormorant hunt decision (North Bay Nugget) July 16, 2020 – Nipissing First Nation Anishinaabekwe receives Honourary Degree from Nipissing University (Anishinabek News) July 15, 2020 – FedNor to provide $3.9M for youth, young entrepreneurs (North Bay Nugget) July 10, 2020 – Community Notice: Organizational Changes July 8, 2020 – Outdoor Fires Law Enacted July 3, 2020 – Community Notice: Measures to Address Criminal Activities May 28, 2020 – Notification of Security Incident (Ransomware Attack) May 27, 2020 – Proposed Outdoor Fires Law – Date of Enactment: July 7, 2020. Read the Community Notice & Salient Fact Sheet May 11, 2020 – NFN Fire Ban Lifted (Backyard Fires Only) April 17, 2020 – Notice re: Enactment Process Amendment April 1, 2020 – NFN awarded 2021 LNHL following tournament cancellation this year (Anishinabek News) March 12, 2020 – LNHL Tournament Update: CANCELLED March 10, 2020 – NFN looking forward to great time at LNHL tournament (My North Bay Now) March 10, 2020 – LNHL 2020 tournament to Proceed as Planned (Anishinabek News) March 10, 2020 – Little NHL tourney will go on as planned despite COVID-19 concerns (Windspeaker.com) March 10, 2020 – Nipissing First Nation youth intern goes to Peru (Anishinabek News) March 9, 2020 – 49th edition of Little NHL will proceed next week (Manitoulin Expositor) March 2, 2020 – Nipissing First Nation prepares to host Little NHL (Anishinabek News) February 29, 2020 – Nipissing First Nation lights the fires for Wet’suwet’en (Anishinabek News) February 27, 2020 – Statement of Support for the Wet’suwet’en from NFN Chief & Council February 20, 2020 – Ian Campeau unlocking language wisdom (Anishinabek News) February 14, 2020 – Hydro One and Nipissing First Nation mark 30-day countdown to LNHL 2020 February 6, 2020 – Reconciliation about reclaiming language, culture – Campeau (North Bay Nugget) February 5, 2020 – Partnerships form to repatriate cultural items (Anishinabek News) February 3, 2020 – Supplies for the Soul grows again (Anishinabek News) January 22, 2020 – Nipissing Celebrates Researchers (North Bay Nugget) January 6, 2020 – Nipissing First Nation Make a Generous Donation (Nipissing Serenity Hospice)
