Birth Vision Boards
For birthing persons + partners
Light refreshments provided
Call 519-627-2263 to register.
Nurturing Fathers Learning
NFL (Nurturing Fathers Learning) 2024 Fall/Winter Series is back on Monday Nights at the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre at the Thunderbird Plaza on Walpole Island from 6pm- 9pm. To register, please call 519-627-9291 or 519-397-5455 ext. 333 or you are welcome to drop-in.
Financial Education Workshop
Boozhoo Kina Weya,
Financial Education Workshop
Thursday, January 23, 2025
9:00 am - 3: 00 pm
Open to all, please Contact Ashton Williams to register @ 519-627-3583.
Miigwech
National Compliment Day
Today is National Compliment Day. Join us for a fun-filled, learning experience in the language. 11-11:30am.
Seniors Luncheon
WIFN Seniors 55yrs+
Serving cheese tortellini pasta, chicken breast, green beans, rice pudding and assorted beverages.
Enniskillen Community Update
Join us for a Wild Game Demonstration, 10-12pm. Please dress for the weather. We will be outside for most of the group.
Grass Carp Information Session
Door Prize | Booths | Presentations | Q&A | Food and Refreshments
Trip to see Harlem Globetrotters in London On.
WIFN Community Trip
Apply today to watch the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters in action at Canada Life Place in London, Ontario on January 30th!
Bus departs from the Walpole Island Sports Complex at 4pm, and the game tips off at 7pm!
Limited Seats Available!
To apply, please contact: Lisa.williams2@wifn.org
or 519-627-1481 ext. 1280
Deadline to apply: January 24th
*Children Under 17 must be accompanied by Adult or Guardian
**WIFN Members Only
Prenatal Opioid Exposure Project Conference 2025
Come out to support this initiative for our community! We hope this will introduce and further lead to positive changes in the future and we need you to do it!! There will be guest speakers, music entertainment, a video presentation, a live panel of speakers, vendors, swag bags, prizes, and food. Please call 519-627-0778 to register.
Valentine’s Day Family Dance
Are you ready to fall in love… with DANCING?!
Well, come sweep your Valentine off their feet at the Valentine's Day Family Dance on February 7th from 6 PM to 9 PM at the Walpole Island Sports Complex (Hall)! Featuring the one and only DJ Beanie Baby to get the party jumping and your hearts racing!
There will be heartfelt prizes for:
Best Matching Family or Couple
Best Dance Moves
And more surprises that will make your heart skip a beat!
And don't worry, we've got you covered with plenty of pizza to keep the party going.
All ages are welcome – bring your family and friends for a night full of sweet memories and fun!
This is a drug and alcohol-free event!
Winter Break Trip in Toronto
Winter Break Trip in Toronto!!! – LIMITED SPOTS!
Don't miss out on an unforgettable adventure! Registration is required! Please register by Microsoft Forms online or forms can be picked up and dropped off at the Governance Building. Deadline to sign up is January 27th at 4:30pm! Sign up is limited to WIFN children/youth (0-17) with up to 1 caregiver (max 5 names).
***Unless there are more than 4 children under 18 in your immediate family***
Please Note! Children cannot sign up for this trip if they are accessing funding for LNHL! You will be contacted by phone if you have been selected to attend. This is an overnight trip!
It’s an unforgettable 3-day adventure:
Day 1: Catch the action at an LNHL game
Day 2: Explore the Art Gallery
Day 3: Be amazed at the Museum of Illusions
Departure: March 11th at 8:00 AM from the Walpole Island Sports Complex
Return: March 13th to Walpole Island!
For more info, reach out to:
roxanne.greenbird@wifn.org
lisa.williams2@wifn.org
519-627-1481 ext. 1341 or ext. 1280
Click below to apply now:
https://forms.office.com/r/R5YxUxvS8V?origin=lprLink
Chi-miigwech
Ted Wewayosh Memorial Wild Game Dinner
Fundraising toward the Walpole Island Guide Association Food donations.
Call Tyler at 519-333-8311
Wild Game Demonstration
Join us for a Wild Game Demonstration, 10-12pm. Please dress for the weather. We will be outside for most of the group.
Nurturing Fathers Learning
NFL (Nurturing Fathers Learning) 2024 Fall/Winter Series is back on Monday Nights at the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre at the Thunderbird Plaza on Walpole Island from 6pm- 9pm. To register, please call 519-627-9291 or 519-397-5455 ext. 333 or you are welcome to drop-in.
Seniors 55+ Soup and Sandwhich
Home and Community Care’s First Friday Seniors 55+ Soup & Sandwich on January 10, 2025 from 12pm-1pm at the Anglican Church.
New Years Feast
New years feast on Wednesday, January 1 from 12pm-5pm. Come out and volunteer for food preparation on December 31st at 6pm. They are looking for volunteers to cook, serve and clean. For more information, please contact Eileen at 226-626-7739 or Rae at 519-359-9177.
Family Fireworks
Join us on December 31, 2024, at Highbanks Park for the 2025 New Year's Eve Family Fireworks at 6pm!
Sponsored by: Walpole Island Health Centre and Bkejwanong Family Well Being Program / Child Well Being Program
CK Mobile Care Clinic
A team of healthcare providers travelling across Chatham-Kent in a clinic on wheels to provide care in the community. No appointments are necessary. Free services include: Mental Health First Response Primary Care Community ReferralsThe CK Mobile Care Clinic will be at the Walpole Island Sports Complex Parking Lot every other Tuesday from 12pm(Noon)- 3:00pm. For more information, please call 1-866-299-7447 or email www.mobilecareclinic.ca .
Chief and Council Community Update Meeting
Community Update Meeting: Friday, December 20th at the Walpole Island Sports Complex.
BK/AK Christmas Concert
Annual BK/AK Christmas Concert! Wednesday, December 18th from 6pm-8pm at the Walpole Island Elementary School Gym.
Watch performances from JK- Grade 7 students!
Bus transportation is available upon request for families (living on Walpole Island). Contact the school to request busing.
Grade 8 bake sale and hot chocolate bar - cash only! (after concert)
CK Mobile Care Clinic
A team of healthcare providers travelling across Chatham-Kent in a clinic on wheels to provide care in the community. No appointments are necessary. Free services include: Mental Health First Response Primary Care Community ReferralsThe CK Mobile Care Clinic will be at the Walpole Island Sports Complex Parking Lot every other Tuesday from 12pm(Noon)- 3:00pm. For more information, please call 1-866-299-7447 or email www.mobilecareclinic.ca .
Nurturing Fathers Learning
NFL (Nurturing Fathers Learning) 2024 Fall/Winter Series is back on Monday Nights at the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre at the Thunderbird Plaza on Walpole Island from 6pm- 9pm. To register, please call 519-627-9291 or 519-397-5455 ext. 333 or you are welcome to drop-in.
Santa Clause Parade
Santa Clause parade on Saturday December 14 at 1pm starting at the Walpole Island Elementary School Parking Lot.
Soup and Oven Bread Sale
Three Fires Women’s Shelter Soup and Oven Bread Sale. Turkey Soup! The Three Fires Women’s Shelter would like to invite you for an afternoon walk-thru. The Sale will feature a Turkey Soup, with oven bread. $5, cash only. Enter to win one of three gift baskets with every purchase! Fill out a brief survey to earn an additional ballot.
Breakfast with Santa (BBK)
Come have breakfast with Santa on Friday, December 13th at 8am-10am at the Walpole Island Sports Complex.
Nurturing Fathers Learning
NFL (Nurturing Fathers Learning) 2024 Fall/Winter Series is back on Monday Nights at the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre at the Thunderbird Plaza on Walpole Island from 6pm- 9pm. To register, please call 519-627-9291 or 519-397-5455 ext. 333 or you are welcome to drop-in.
Lambton College Winter Round Dance
Lambton College Winter Round Dance. Saturday December 7, 2024 at the Lambton College Gymnasium (1457 London Road, Sarnia Ontario), feast starting at 6:30pm and Round dance beginning at 7:30pm. Please bring your feast bags and reusable water bottles.
Naming Ceremony and Grassroots Acknowledgement
You are invited to the Naming Ceremony and Grassroots Acknowledgement for the Bkejwanong Gbeshmowin “The Resting Place” aka the Walpole Island First Nation Warming Shelter on December 4, 2024 from 11am-1pm at 225 Bridge Rd. Accepting Nonperishable food donations. For more information, please email: christine.whiteye@wifn.org and erin.peters@wifn.org .
CK Mobile Care Clinic
A team of healthcare providers travelling across Chatham-Kent in a clinic on wheels to provide care in the community. No appointments are necessary. Free services include: Mental Health First Response Primary Care Community ReferralsThe CK Mobile Care Clinic will be at the Walpole Island Sports Complex Parking Lot every other Tuesday from 12pm(Noon)- 3:00pm. For more information, please call 1-866-299-7447 or email www.mobilecareclinic.ca .
Nurturing Fathers Learning
NFL (Nurturing Fathers Learning) 2024 Fall/Winter Series is back on Monday Nights at the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre at the Thunderbird Plaza on Walpole Island from 6pm- 9pm. To register, please call 519-627-9291 or 519-397-5455 ext. 333 or you are welcome to drop-in.
Round Dance
“Honouring our Future Generations” Round Dance. 5pm Pipe Ceremony and feast to follow. 6pm Round Dance. For more information, please contact: Bkejwanong Youth Council on Facebook or youth.council@wifn.org.
Christmas Craft Sale
Christmas Craft sale at the Bkejwanong Children’s Centre on November 30 from 9am-1pm. Craft Vendors, Independent Consultants, Food sale, and Raffle Tickets. Limited Vendor spots available. Please call 519-627-0778
Men Day
Come out and celebrate Men Day at BBK and Child Well Being this November 29th at BBK and Child Well Being! Come out and enjoy workshops, massages, foot soaks, hair cuts and braiding and much more! For more information, please call 519-627-2263. See you there!
Youth Cooking and Movie
Youth cooking and movie
Anime movie and cooking class combined learn how to make pizza. The movie featured is Belle, an anime from Japan about a young girl that creates an avatar and becomes a star in a virtual world. Limited to first 10 to sign up.
Date: November 28, 2024 (Thursday)
Location: Walpole Island Health Centre Community Room
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Ages 10 – 17
Contact Dennis or Yvonne to register (519-627-0767)
Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Fundraiser
Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Fundraiser at the Three Fires Women’s Shelter on November 28th, 2024. Dinners will be $12. All proceeds will go into shelter client funds. Doors open for 11am for take out only.
Quilt, Tea and Stories
Tuesdays from 4pm-7pm starting November 12th at the WIFN Public Library. Interested Seniors contact Linda Lou/Sherry at 519-627-7034 or Lisa at 519-627-8421. Interested Youth contact Shawna at 519-627-1444 ext. 4.
Regular Council Meeting
Regular Council Meeting
Chief and council meeting on Tuesday November, 12th at the Governance Building starting at 6pm.
Open to Walpole Island Community Members.
Nurturing Fathers Learning
NFL (Nurturing Fathers Learning) 2024 Fall/Winter Series is back on Monday Nights at the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre at the Thunderbird Plaza on Walpole Island from 6pm- 9pm. To register, please call 519-627-9291 or 519-397-5455 ext. 333 or you are welcome to drop-in.
Jiibyang Wisniwin
Bkejwanong Community Jiibyag Wisniwin. Feasting and honouring all past and present Bkejwanong chiefs. Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 5pm-10pm at the Walpole Island Elementary School.
14th Annual Christmas Bazaar
The 14th Annual Christmas Bazaar is this Saturday, November 23rd at the Walpole Island Sports Complex from 9am-2pm! There will be Baked goods, Food, Jewelry, and Crafts! Dry and canned good donations accepted at the door! See you there!