Northern Frontiers - Experiences from our Education Projects
Our volunteers in the Northwest Territories have made a site to share their experiences.
See what they have been up to for the last two years at: http://northernfrontiers.org/
Welcome! Frontiers Foundation is a non-profit aboriginal voluntary service organization that promotes the advancement of economically and socially disadvantaged communities. Through the Operation Beaver Program, with volunteers from across the globe, we work with aboriginal communities to provide affordable housing and improvements in education. With the support of government and charitable donations, both from the private sector and individuals, we operate within Canadian borders, and Overseas.
Lanark Highlands - Photo Gallery
The Advocates' Society has posted a selection of photos from our project in the Lanark Highlands.
Follow the link to view:http://www.advocates.ca/new/events/my-galleries/kemp-house-gallery.html
Governor General David Johnston awards medals for Kitcisakik project
Please join me in congratulating Lylas Polson, Frontiers Foundation’s Quebec Regional Coordinator, the Chief and three men from Kitcisakik, Que. as well as architect Guillaume Levesque of Architectes de l'urgence et de la Coopération of Quebec, who were recognized by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and received medals from the Governor General David Johnston. Lylas was sick on that day and could not attend. Charles Catto, Founding Director of Frontiers Foundation, accepted the medal on his behalf.
Patron of Frontiers Foundation passes away
It is with profoundest regret that we acknowledge the sudden passing of our esteemed and beloved patron of three decades, Honourable Lincoln Alexander.
Linc was far more than a great name for Frontiers Foundation. Even while he was Lieutenant Governor of Ontario he went courageously past his guidelines to advocate effectively for us with government. “Guidelines?” he laughed: “Sometimes we have to straddle them!”. On behalf of forever grateful Frontiers Foundation, we express sincerest condolences to Marni and the family for the towering life and dedication of one of Canada’s alltime foremost citizens, Lincoln M. Alexander.
Charles Catto interviewed on The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Charles Catto, honourary chief of the Wasauksing Ojibwa First Nation, talks about home building projects across the country that the Frontiers Foundation is doing.
Watch the interview here:
http://ww3.tvo.org/video/182420/charles-catto-advancing-aboriginal-agend...
Architects behind rebuilding of Quebec FN community honoured
The architects responsible for helping rebuild a Quebec First Nation have won the Governor General’s Medal for architecture.
Emergency Architects Canada is rebuilding the Anishinabe community of Kitcisakik located about 350 kilometres north of Montreal.
APTN National News visited the community last November and reporter Danielle Rochette offers a look back.
The video can be watched here:
http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2012/08/28/architects-behind-rebuilding-of-que...
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Citation and Medal presentation to Charles R. Catto, C.M.
Diamond Jubilee Medal
“For his work to engage Canadian and international youth in building and reclamation projects”.
This splendid award represents well deserved recognition not only for Charles’ near-fifty years of service with Frontiers Foundation / Operation Beaver but for all the partnering thousands who have dug, hammered, sweated, prayed, advocated and fundraised to make so much good news in housing, health, road construction, education, agriculture, reforestation and electrification happen.
On behalf of Frontiers Foundation, we congratulate Rev. Charles R. Catto, honorary Chief Wasauksing Ojibwa First Nation.
Lawrence Gladue, C.M. Marco A. Guzman, LLD Roland Niganobe
President Executive Director Operation Beaver Division
Hexagonal tables & chairs for children in rural Bolivia:
Warm greetings to you. I just came back from my country of origin where I have witnessed the lack of school furniture in several rural schools on the Bolivian high plateau.
Frontiers Foundation is now seeking donations to allow the villagers on Bolivia’s high plateau (Altiplano) to purchase lumber and manufacture hexagonal tables and smaller chairs (as shown above) for children attending the rural schools.
The cost of one hexagonal table and 6 chairs is US$100 and will greatly enhance the education of these children.
Please also forward this appeal to your friends who might be inclined to give their helping hand to Bolivia. There is a strong potential that monies raised through this campaign will be matched 3 to 1 by the Canadian International Development Agency.
Submitted by tupac on September 13, 2012 - 9:53pm.Frontiers Foundation Annual Breakfast 2012
On Thursday June 29, our Annual Breakfast was a huge success with 120 attendees in the Flora McCrea Hall at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. As usual our faithful Batchawana Bay friends Iolene and Olaf Bjornaa donated and cooked fresh pickerel and trout for everyone.
Submitted by tupac on July 7, 2012 - 6:36am.
