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Phonetic: Wolf Lake (expression english)

Geographical location of territory

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Company Name1 : Wolf Lake Band council
Chief: Mr. Harry St-Denis
Councillors:

Ms Sonia Young
Mr. Gerald Robinson

Languages: Algonquin, english
Adress: P.O. Box 998
Témiscaming (Québec)
J0Z 3R0
Phone: 819-627-3628
Fax: 819-627-1109
Web site: http://www.algonquinnation.ca/  


DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons
within the community
Number of persons
outside the community
Total

9

199

208

Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2008


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: The community has no land base. Members of the community lives in the municipality of Témiscamingue and elsewhere in Québec.
Localisation:  The community is located 37 kilometres northeast of the town of Témiscamingue on Hunter's Point Lake.
Remoteness Factor: Year-round road access and located between 50 and 350 kilometres from the nearest service center.


POLITIC

Elections: Customary process
Tribal Council 2

Algonquins Nations Programs and Services Secretariat

Member of Parliament:

Mr. Marc Lemay, Bloc Québécois (BQ)
Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Provincial MNA:

Mr. Daniel Bernard, Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ)
Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue


ECONOMY

Businesses belonging to community members: production and sale of arts and crafts canoe and kayak outfitting, snack bar, hairdressing salon, service station, convenience store and carpentry and renovation undertakings.

Economy chiefly based on tourism, excursions, hunting and fishing, arts and crafts, logging and transportation.

Mahingan Development Corporation (MDC) is a not-for-profit corporation belonging to the Band council with the mission of identifying and nurturing opportunities for local and regional economic development. The corporation is very active in tourism.


EDUCATION

No band school3 on the territory.

Number of students funded by postsecondary program4 : Data not available
Reference: Post-Secondary list, INAC (2007-2008)


COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection: No permanent facilities
Police services: Provided by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)
Medical care: No facilities on site; patients are sometimes treated at the Eagle Village / Kipawa community health centre.
Waste disposal: No permanent facilities
Main community facilities: No permanent facilities
Water Supply: No permanent facilities
Sewers: No permanent facilities
Road system: Logging roads
Housing Units: No permanent facilities
Electricity: No permanent facilities

Définitions:
1) Company Name: The corporate name of a company or a civil company (i.e. its name) is often made of credits, which name in a general way the company or the civil company, and of specific, which distinguishes this company from the others.
2) Tribal Council: Tribal Councils are defined as institutions established as a grouping of bands with common interests who voluntarily join together to provide advisory and/or program services to member bands.
3)

Band School: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) funds Band councils and First Nation education authorities for the education of children in Kindergarten to Grade 12 who attend schools on reserves or who attend provincially-run schools off reserve.

Approximately 60% of First Nations students are taught on reserve, almost always in schools operated by a Band council, another First Nations organization, or a federal school.

4) Post-Secondary Education Programs: Indian Affairs and Northern Development (INAC) provides financial support to eligible Status Indians and Inuit students under broad authorities of the the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act to continue their education.

For further information on this community please call at 1-800-567-9604 or click on this link toward community profiles of Statistics Canada   (2006 Census).

Last profile update: December 9th 2008