{"id":60271,"date":"2023-04-18T08:57:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T12:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=60271"},"modified":"2023-04-18T08:57:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T12:57:03","slug":"metis-nation-of-ontario-to-partner-with-the-government-of-ontario-on-improvements-to-the-health-of-the-great-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/18\/metis-nation-of-ontario-to-partner-with-the-government-of-ontario-on-improvements-to-the-health-of-the-great-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario to partner with the Government of Ontario on improvements to the health of the Great Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left to right: MNO Great Lakes Analyst, Caryn MacLoghlin; MNO Chair, Hank Rowlinson; Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, The Honourable David Piccini; and Anishinabek Nation\u2019s Grand Council Chief, Reginald Niganobe.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is receiving $366,000 in funding across three years from the Government of Ontario to enable M\u00e9tis communities to take a more active and collaborative role in the design, development and implementation of Great Lakes protection and restoration efforts. This is part of Ontario\u2019s commitments in the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes and Ontario\u2019s Great Lakes Strategy.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSince the emergence of M\u00e9tis communities along the Upper Great Lakes, waterways, and rivers of Ontario, to the present day, the Upper Great Lakes have played a critical role in the M\u00e9tis way-of-life, said MNO Chair, Hank Rowlinson. \u201cIn May 2021, the M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario created the Great Lakes Advisory Group whose mandate is to heal and promote respect for the Great Lakes by building on our past, empowering our present and protecting our future.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Advisory Group was formed to help identify modern-day issues confronting these magnificent waterbodies. The recent transfer payment agreement between Ontario and the MNO will help fund the Advisory Group\u2019s work, including formalizing and implementing the first MNO Great Lakes Strategic Plan,\u201d said Rowlinson.<\/div>\n
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These funds will go to projects that the Advisory Group develops with input from the MNO\u2019s regional consultation committees in the Great Lakes Basin, with priorities to be determined later this spring. One example could be a Great Lakes Youth and Elders Conference.<\/div>\n
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Chair Rowlinson attended the funding announcement at a Great Lakes Guardians\u2019 Council meeting in Toronto on April 13, 2023, during which partners, stakeholders and rightsholders met to identify priorities for action and potential funding measures and partnerships for projects.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAs we advance Self-Government recognition and implementation, for example through the MNO\u2019s renewed agreement with the Government of Canada in February this year, having greater authority around environmental protection in Ontario is important to us,\u201d said Rowlinson. \u201cThis funding will allow us to play a more prominent role alongside our valued partners.\u201d<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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