Pikangikum First Nation - Band Office

Program:	Band Office

Organizations:	Pikangikum First Nation

Phone Numbers:	807-773-5578

Crisis:	1-888-310-1122

After Hours:	807-773-5007

Fax:	807-773-5536


Address:	c/o c/o Band Office PO Box 323 c/o Band Office Pikangikum, ON P0V 2L0

Street Address:	Band Office Pikangikum First Nation

Location:	Band Office is located in the community of Pikangikum First Nation Community is approx 100 km NW of Red Lake, on E shores of Pikangikum Lake at the Berens River Consists of 1 main reserve with a land area of approx 18 sq km, kn

Accessibility:	Not Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:	Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm

Contacts:	Paddy Peters - 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: Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Tikinagan Child and Family Services in Sioux Lookout Hospital services available at Margaret Cochenour Hospital in Red Lake and Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provides several small private businesses and a Northern Store housing a Tim Horton's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut Provides the Whitefeather Laundromat Offers a small business centre housing the Pikangikum Hotel, Weseeneawegamic Restaurant and other offices Operates a Canada Post postal station Provides a band-run community radio station Operates the Whitefeather Forest Management Corp Provides the locally-owned Eshkotay Wayab Power Authority Serviced by Wasaya Airways flights through the Pikangikum Airport located 1.9 km NE of the community Served also by the Pikangikum Water Aerodrome located on Pikangikum Lake Participates in Project Journey, initiated in Feb 2014, a partnership between the National Crime Prevention Strategy of Public Safety Canada, the OPP and the community of Pikangikum with a goal to prevent and reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviours among at-risk youth between the ages of 6-18 years of age in the community Provides an Early Childhood Daycare Centre Provides health care at the Pikangikum Nursing Station Coordinates health programs through the Pikangikum Health Authority (PHA) Provides educational services through Pikangikum Education Authority, which administers Eenchokay Birchstick School for students from JK-Grade 12 Offers the Whitefeather Forest Management Corporation Became the first community to be connected to Ontario's power grid through the Wataynikaneyap Power project in Dec 2018; completion of the Pikangikum transmission line eliminates the community's dependence on diesel fuel Connected to SpaceX Starlink broadband Internet in Dec 2020, making Pikangikum the first Northern community to do so New bail bed facility opened in Dec 2020 Services and Programs: Extended Health Benefits Housing Department Ontario Works Public Works Department Kii-we-yan Bail Bed and Transition Home - Bail Bed and Transition Facility Nursing Station

Fees:	None

Application:	Call for information

Eligibility - Population(s) Served:	Members of Pikangikum First Nation

Languages:	English ; Ojibwe


This information was last completely updated on: 6-5-2025

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