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Program: Band Office
Organizations: Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
Phone Numbers: 807-733-1605
Fax: 807-733-3115
Email: frontdesk@shoallake40.ca
Website: shoallake40.ca/
Address: c/o c/o Shoal Lake 40 Band Office, Kejick Post Office, General Delivery
Shoal Lake #40 Band Office PO Box 6, Kejick Post Office
Shoal Lake, ON
P0X 1E0
Street
Address:
Band Office
Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
Location:
  • Functions as the Band Office of the Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
  • Reserve is approx 67 km SW of Kenora, 200 km E of Winnipeg and straddles border between Ontario and Manitoba
  • Consists of 3 reserves: Shoal Lake 40, the main reserve
Accessibility: Not Wheelchair Accessible      Not Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4 pm
Contacts: Cheryl Archie-Redsky - Band Office Secretary
807-733-1605
Vernon Fair - Band Manager
807-733-1605
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 Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora
  • Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police Services, Kenora Central Region; call 1-888-310-1122; fax: 807-548-8387
  • Child & Family Services provided by Anishinaabe Abinooji Family Services, Kenora office ph: 807-468-6224, fax: 807-468-6643
  • Shoal Lake is the main source of drinking water for Winnipeg and Falcon Lake; Shoal Lake #40 community members transported water by truck or barge from Kenora due to lack of water treatment plant for over 24 years
  • New water treatment plant construction started in summer of 2020; completed in Sept 2021
  • Offers a privately-run community store and a Community Hall
  • Provides indoor activities at the school gymnasium and outdoor recreational facilities including a baseball diamond, tennis court, volley ball court and an open field
  • Hosts an Annual Fall Harvest for all community members
  • Provides a Canada Post postal station
  • Administers a new Harvey Redsky Memorial School and Shoal Lake 40 Child Care Centre
  • Provides the Shoal Lake Medical Centre


Services and Programs:
Fees: None
Application: Call for information
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
Languages: English

This information was last completely updated on: 7-24-2025


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