Wikwemikong Development Commission
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Wikwemikong Development Commission is an organization that manages employment and funding in Wiikwemkoong.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- August 2013: The Wikwemikong Development Commission provides technical expertise and training for trail design and construction to other First Nations and municipalities. The organization's trail team recently completed a hybrid training project with Pic River First Nation. The commission manages the Bebamikawe Memorial Trail, which attracted over 3,500 visitors during its first year of operation.[2]
- October 2020: The commission manages the Wood Pellet Heating and Infrastructure Project with support from federal funding agencies. The Clean Energy Initiatives Sector is one of Enaadmaagehjik’s four economic priorities. The commission received over $2.4 million to install pellet stoves, biomass boilers, and wood pellet storage silos.[3]
- July 2023: Dehmin Eshkawkogan worked for this commission as a summer student employment coordinator after her university graduation. The commission manages budgets to provide wages for students and connects them with local employers.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Graduate Spotlight: Dehmin Eshkawkogan", Anishinabek News, 24 July 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Wikwemikong Tourism furthers training with hiking trail development", Anishinabek News, 8 August 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Wiikwemkoong to undertake fossil fuel use reduction projects", Anishinabek News, 1 October 2020 (archived copy; original article).