The province-wide ‘emergency brake’ shutdown and stay-at-home order that began on Thursday, April 8th at 12:01 am has been extended to 6 weeks. This is due to the alarming surge in COVID-19 case numbers and record-high hospitalizations recently. ICUs across the province are filling up and many PHUs are at or above capacity.
Read about variants of concern across Ontario, see a summary of new, active cases and total ICU beds occupied as of Monday, April 26, 2021:
First Nation Community Cases, VOCs in FN Communities, Confirmed Cases by Region & Community:
Chief and Council appointed Vaughan Johnson as the electoral officer and revised the tenure date from October 26, 2021, to June 30, 2021.
Mr. Vaughan Johnson advised that he would not be available to conduct the Magnetawan First Nation election on June 26, 2021. Mr. Johnson identified that he is available to conduct the Magnetawan First Nation election on Saturday, July 3, 2021.
The Chief and Council of Magnetawan First Nation agree to amend the election date to take place Saturday, July 3, 2021.
To read the full report click the pdf below:
Below is the statement from the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police on Ontario’s new enforcement measure regarding the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders released on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The administrative assistant/clerk will assist the Band Representative with administrative/clerical tasks. He or She will be responsible for providing the Band Representative with support with filing, drafting letters, arranging, and scheduling appointments, note-taking, data collection, and file organization.
For complete details on responsibilities, qualifications, and how to apply click the PDF below:
The Employment Support Worker is responsible for the Employment Assistance service delivery of the Ontario Works Program at the First Nations level. Under the direction of the Magnetawan First Nation Ontario Works Administrator, the Employment Support Worker will provide employment and career counseling to Ontario Work recipients.
For complete details on qualifications, responsibilities and how to apply click the PDF below:
Clear Driver’s Record, Flexible, Caring, Sensitive, Professional?
We need a driver to transport passengers to Parry Sound, Sudbury on a scheduled basis weekly. Responsibilities include picking up passengers in response to telephone requests. Recording all pick-ups and drop-offs, recording daily mileage, ensuring that the company vehicle is in good working condition, providing friendly service, and applying defensive driving techniques to uphold the safety of all passengers.
For complete details on qualifications, responsibilities and how to apply click the PDF below:
We’re Hiring a Mental Wellness Worker
The purpose of the NNADAP/ Building Healthy Communities Worker/ Brighter Futures Worker is to act as a support to our community members. The successful applicant shall promote Magnetawan First Nations goals and objectives, maintain the level of professionalism expected by Magnetawan First Nation as outlined in the policies and procedures manual, and uphold the ethics of the position.
Qualifications, Responsibilities, and How To Apply click the PDF below.
As posted earlier NCFS is now a designated Child and Family Service organization which is defined as a front-line service agency requiring staffing to support our children and families in need.
Niijaansinaanik has a rental agreement with Magnetawan First Nation to occupy the designated land that the office trailer resides on and as such must access their business office.
Niijaansinaanik staff will only enter onto the First Nation to access the office location and MFN gas, convenience store, and Horton’s practicing all COVID-19 safety protocols.
Please accept their presence in our community and extend them a warm welcome.
Spring has sprung; the weather is getting nicer and while it’s important to get outside and enjoy the fresh air, we all need to continue to keep ourselves and the community safe from COVID-19.
Even after we’ve been vaccinated, we still need to follow public health recommendations.
Sharing some great resources:
Spring Update
COVID-19 Vaccine – Get the Facts!
Seasonal Allergies or COVID-19?
An update as of 04APR from Chiefs Of Ontario:
Variants of Concern (VOC) – Ontario is seeing a rapid increase of VOC cases.
As of 04APR a total of 2,288 positive cases have been confirmed as one of the known VOCs.
There have been 25,470 cases that tested positive for the N501Y mutation, that have not yet been classified.
