News Releases
Wiigwas Elders and Senior Care
October 1, 2021 Kenora, ON For immediate release Today Wiigwas Elders and Senior Care purchased Birchwood Terrace from Southbridge and became the newest not-for-profit Long-Term Care facility in Ontario. Wiigwas Elders and Senior Care Is [...]
Kenora Chiefs Advisory Applauds Jays Care for 50/50 Initiative
OGIMAAWABIITONG June 11th 2021 Kenora, ON For immediate release Kenora Chiefs Advisory and its Board of Directors are applauding the Jays Care Foundation run by the Toronto Blue Jays for their recent announcement regarding their [...]
Members of Grassy Narrows honour 215 children in Kamloops BC
OGIMAAWABIITONG June 3rd 2021 Kenora, ON For immediate release Members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation have decided to honour those 215 children discovered at the site of a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. [...]
KCA Chiefs send thoughts to families of Kamloops residential school
OGIMAAWABIITONG May 31st 2021 Kenora, ON For immediate release The Board of Directors at Kenora Chiefs Advisory are comprised of the Chiefs of 9 communities which KCA serves, located in Treaty #3 Territory. The Chiefs, [...]
Kenora Chiefs Advisory receive Field of Dreams Funding for new baseball diamond
OGIMAAWABIITONG May 7th 2021 Kenora, ON For immediate release As announced tonight on Sportsnet’s Blue Jays Central, Jays Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays, will make infrastructure investments of over $1 [...]
Provincial Government announces new licenses for WESC
OGIMAAWABIITONG November 20th, 2020 Kenora, ON For immediate release Today the Provincial Government announced they will be adding 3,000 new and upgraded long term care spaces. Wiigwas Elder and Senior Care (WESC), Is a new [...]
Kenora Chiefs Advisory chosen for Public Policy Study
OGIMAAWABIITONG October 27th, 2020 Kenora, ON For immediate release Senior management at Kenora Chiefs Advisory would like to let all staff know about an exciting opportunity we have recently been informed of. KCA has been [...]
Naming of the Kenora Makwa Patrol
October 22nd, 2020 Kenora, ON For immediate release The Elders Council for Kenora Chiefs Advisory (KCA) met last week to discuss the renaming of the 24/7 Street Patrol to properly reflect the hard work being [...]
Kenora Chiefs Advisory applauds councils defeat of proposed bylaw
OGIMAAWABIITONG July 21st, 2020 Kenora, ON For immediate release The Kenora Chiefs Advisory is applauding Kenora City Councils decision to defeat the proposed loitering bylaw. Today Kenora Chiefs leadership watched the live stream, as Kenora [...]
First Wave of LTC Vaccinations Rolled out in Indigenous Communities
OGIMAAWABIITONG AND WAASEGIIZHIG NANAANDAWE'IYEWIGAMIG February 11th, 2020 Kenora, ON For immediate release The first wave of vaccinations in elders buildings in Indigenous communities has now taken place in the Kenora Region. In partnership with Kenora [...]
Spin Masters toy company donates over 1700 toys to KCA
OGIMAAWABIITONG December 20th, 2019 Kenora, ON For immediate release The Kenora Chiefs Advisory is sharing, following a generous Christmas gift. Spin Masters toy company has donated to the Kenora Chiefs Advisory in a big way [...]