SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2025
Established mandate via resolutions at the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in Assembly on June 03, 2018. WRTC secured the services of a Tribal Housing Advisor in August of 2018. The area serviced is Ebb & Flow, Gambler, Keeseekoowenin, O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi, Pine Creek, Rolling River, Skownan, and Tootinaowaziibeeng.
The purpose is to support the First Nations to enhance capacity and existing governance structures through a phased approach to Housing Capacity Enhancement to Strategic Planning. The THAs support the community with processes and information for the best practices in areas of; Contracting, Inspections, Ministerial Loan Guarantee toolkits and Project Management. THAS also represents the WRTC in planning sessions with the MIHCEMI Working Group network development.
Services are provided on requests from Housing; Councillors, Managers and Administrators for assistance and advisory services.
An itinerary is sent to each community monthly for Housing staff to review and schedule dates to meet and conduct MIHCEMI business.
Funding is provided by Indigenous Services Canada and requires Annual work plans and Reporting of Housing activities and results.
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Established in 1979 by the duly elected Chiefs of (8) First Nation Communities; Ebb & Flow, Gambler, Keeseekoowenin, O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi, Pine Creek, Rolling River, Skownan, and Tootinaowaziibeeng.
The purpose is to provide technical advisory and inspection services to develop healthy, safe and sustainable housing utilizing best practices and building code standards in the areas of construction, renovations, administration and management.
Services are provided based on Housing Councillors, Housing Managers and Administrators' requests for advisory or inspection services.
An itinerary is sent to each community monthly for community representatives to review and confirm meetings to conduct housing business.
Funding is provided by Indigenous Services Canada and requires work plans and an Annual Report of housing activity and outcomes.
The Fire Safety program consists of providing Public Education and Fire Safety Awareness, to all West Region Tribal Council Community Membership. The program is also flexible in providing and assisting Fire Training Basics, Ground Search and Rescue Practices and other Fire/Emergency related programs provide support in creating and updating Emergency Management Plans for WRTC Communities. The Fire Safety program also assists community Fire Chiefs in updating risk assessments, fire department inventory, Fire-related proposals, and best fire training practices to support community fire programs.
If you should have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to contact me at either email at:
Thank You, Darcy C. Houle Fire Services Officer West Region Tribal Council Inc.
The education advisory services will continue to work in an advisory capacity to advocate and support to enhance the education initiatives of our eight First Nation member communities. To date, each of the communities has utilized various approaches in developing their own education systems. Some are practicing local control, while others have chosen to maintain partnerships with provincial school divisions in our WRTC area. (Mountain View School Division, Frontier School Division, Manitoba First Nation Resource Centre).
However; all have the continuing need for professional education services including policy guidelines, training, networking, partnerships, student visits, student orientations, secondments, and for advice in the various areas of educational programs.
As well, the West Region Tribal Council Education Advisory Services will continue to support the goals and mandate of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Education Directorate to help strengthen its objectives, goals, and efforts for the benefit of our eight First Nation(s) communities within the Province of Manitoba.
On behalf of WRTC advisory services, we look forward to our future generations for further enhancement and advancement of our education programs to date.
"Education is a nation-building tool, culturally we are strong. Let's work together in strengthening our nation."