Aboriginal Firefighters Association of Canada (AFAC) Executive Director Blaine Wiggins recently returned from a trip to Australia where he met with Indigenous firefighters. Retired firefighter Uncle Norm Clarke, who was Queensland’s first fulltime Indigenous...
Pictured: Don Bilodeau, Innovation 7 Facilitator moderates an armchair panel with Darlene Marshall – Eskasoni Band Council Housing Director, John Cremo – We’keqma’k First Nation Fire Chief, and Arnold Lazare – IFMO Project LeadAFAC holds the first community...
We are inviting designates from geographically-diverse Indigenous communities, regional political organizations, technical services groups, National Indigenous Organizations, self-government and treaty organizations to provide input on behalf of the people they serve....
The 2018 AFAC poster campaign wrapped up with prizes being awarded to 14 individual students, 1 class, and 5 schools. This annual children’s campaign engages Indigenous communities in building fire safety awareness alongside the annual Fire Prevention Week campaign....
The 2018 National firefighting competition was held this past August in Dauphin, MB. Eight teams trained and competed over the 3-day event hosted by the West Region Tribal Council. This annual event provides the winning teams from the regional competitions with an...
Funding Formula Funding – No guarantee that funding is adequate to address the fire service needs and does not prevent funding from being re-directed. ISC Regional Disparity – No consistent region-to-region funding, delivery of service, or support for Indigenous...
