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Program: Band Office
Organizations: North Caribou Lake First Nation
Phone Numbers: 807-469-5191
Fax: 807-469-1315
Email: council@northcaribou.ca
Address: PO Box 158
Weagamow Lake, ON
P0V 2Y0
Street
Address:
30 Band Office Rd
North Caribou Lake First Nation
Location:
  • Band Office is located at Band Office Rd in the community of North Caribou Lake First Nation also known as Weagamow Lake and Round Lake
  • Community is 320 km N of Sioux Lookout, on N shore of Weagamow Lake
  • Community was only acce
Accessibility: Not Wheelchair Accessible      Not Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
Contacts: NancyJane Sakchekapo - Chief
807-469-5191
NancyJane Sakchekapo - Chief
Service Description: Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
  • Hospital services available at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre
  • Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Ontario Provincial Police (OPP); local phone: 807-469-7431
  • Child & Family services provided by Tikinagan Child & Family Services, phone 807-737-3466, fax 807-737-3543
  • Weagamow Accommodations: 807-469-9925
  • Weagamow Lake is a dry community and ALL arriving passengers at airport and via winter road undergo a luggage check for alcohol and/or illegal substances
  • Offers 2 main stores (Northern and Onadamakay), several small private businesses, Weagamow Lake Five Bay Garage, Weagamow Lake Restaurant and a public library
  • Operates a Canada Post postal service
  • Operates a community radio station (CHWL) which broadcasts community news and events to residents
  • Serviced by flights with Weagamow Air and Wasaya Airways through the Round Lake airport located 1.9 km west of community, and maintained and serviced by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario
  • Offers an Anglican Church and New Life Pentecostal Church
  • Coordinates a Community Garden and donates fresh produce for the Annual Hunter's Festival in its 26th year in 2016
  • Participates in the Junior Canadian Rangers Program for youth (12-18 years) which teaches various skills including but not limited to first aid, using rifles safely, hunting and fishing, Native customs and traditions, healthy living, staying in school and drug and alcohol abuse awareness
  • Provides health care services through the Sena Memorial Nursing Station
  • Offers the New Horizons Treatment Centre
  • Offers North Caribou Lake Education Authority, which administers education services as well as the Native Sena School and Public Library
  • Operates the Weagamow Air Base
  • Community hooked up to the Ontario elecrtrical system (power grid) in October 2022 through the Wataynikaneyap Power line/project; diesel generators in community turned off


Services and Programs:
Fees: None
Application: Call for information
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of North Caribou Lake First Nation
Languages: English

This information was last completely updated on: 8-13-2025


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