Bimose Tribal Council

Next generation of Indigenous water treatment operators ready to support local water quality

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

This program is a paid internship that recruits young Indigenous adults to the drinking water field, and helps them obtain entry-level certifications required to begin their careers in water treatment.

Key Points: 
  • This program is a paid internship that recruits young Indigenous adults to the drinking water field, and helps them obtain entry-level certifications required to begin their careers in water treatment.
  • Interns also pursued additional water operator certification exams including water quality analyst and the entry-level course for drinking water operators, as well as environmental relevant training like GIS and water sampling which can lead to work in both drinking water treatment and the environmental water field.
  • Im doing this for my family and community, who rely on water operators on reserve to provide safe, clean drinking water.
  • Interns and instructors in the Water First Drinking Water Internship Program in Georgian Bay stop for a photo during a week of source water quality training.

Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council and Water First Announce New Training Internship for Water Treatment Plant Operators

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Today, we are excited to announce a partnership that will help recruit and train young Indigenous adults in the field of drinking water treatment.

Key Points: 
  • Today, we are excited to announce a partnership that will help recruit and train young Indigenous adults in the field of drinking water treatment.
  • The NSTC Water First Internship is partly funded through North Shore Tribal Council and member First Nation program resources, together with the support of Water Firsts donors.
  • The Internship program is designed to support young Indigenous adults to obtain the provincial water treatment certifications and experience required to become water treatment plant operators.
  • NSTCs mandate is to assist and facilitate the activities of the member communities of the North Shore Tribal Council.

New Indigenous Water-Operators-in-Training Announced by Bimose Tribal Council and Water First

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Graduates of the internship program are from ten participating First Nations communities across the Bimose Tribal Council region, and are supporting their communities to ensure clean drinking water.

Key Points: 
  • Graduates of the internship program are from ten participating First Nations communities across the Bimose Tribal Council region, and are supporting their communities to ensure clean drinking water.
  • Adam Peacock, technical services officer at Bimose Tribal Council, has been working with Water First for two years.
  • About Water First Education & Training Inc.
    Water First is a registered Canadian charity that addresses water challenges in Indigenous communities through education, training and meaningful collaboration.
  • The Bimose Tribal Council has eight member First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario and is based out of Kenora, Ontario.

Bimose Tribal Council and Water First Announce New Internship to Address Water Challenges in First Nations Communities

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Fourteen interns have been recruited from ten participating First Nations communities across the Bimose Tribal Council region, to address water challenges through the pursuit of Operator in Training (OIT) and Water Quality Analyst (WQA) certifications.

Key Points: 
  • Fourteen interns have been recruited from ten participating First Nations communities across the Bimose Tribal Council region, to address water challenges through the pursuit of Operator in Training (OIT) and Water Quality Analyst (WQA) certifications.
  • Funded by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), the Bimose Tribal Council received approval for the first six months of the full 18-month project.
  • Phil Tangie of the Bimose Tribal Council said, Bimoses communities appreciate the emphasis on training young people.
  • The Bimose Tribal Council has eight member First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario and is based out of Kenora, Ontario.