Transcript Miisun Board of Directors
Miisun Integrated Resource Management Company
Miisun is a 100% First Nations Owned Integrated Resource Management Company based in Kenora.
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Miisun was developed to promote First Nations opportunities in forest management.
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Miisun has an evergreen management agreement for the Kenora Forest with Miitigoog (formerly held by Weyerhaeuser) MIISUN INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC.
MIISUN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Chief Eric Fisher Wabaseemoong (Whitedog)
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Chief Warren White Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay)
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Chief Lorraine Cobiness Ochiichagwe’Babigo’ining (Dalles)
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Chief Norman Copenace Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation
OUR MISSION To develop strong working relationships with First Nations Communities, Industry, Government and Forestry and Mining Sectors capitalizing on an innovative team of resource professionals providing a cost effective and high quality product.
MIISUN INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC.
MIISUN INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC.
Strategic Direction and Growth of Company Miisun Board of Directors Chief Warren White Chief Lorraine Cobiness Chief Eric Fisher Chief Norman Coppenace Miisun Staff: Shannon Rawn, R.P.F. General Manager Bob Boyce, R.P.F. Forest Management and Renewal Specialist Vacant - Operations Manager Donna Puls, GIS Applications Specialist Daniel Wemigwans, Anishinabe Resource Liaison Vacant, Anishinabe Liaison Gary Beardy, Anishinabe Liaison Intern
Miisun Integrated Resource Management Company Services:
Forestry Geographic Information Systems
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Forest Management
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Renewal (Surveys, administration, monitoring,
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Data Collection and storage etc.)
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Forest Resource
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Resource Mapping Planning
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GIS and GPS training
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Roads Planning
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Timber Cruising
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Timber and land evaluation
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Compliance Monitoring
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Custom printing, mapping an d s
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Information Management
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Data conversion
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Geo-processing Mining
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Access road and trail design
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Information sessions
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Obtaining Permits
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Services of Anishinabe Liaison
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Values and land mapping
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Contract Administration Access Roads Planning
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Road design ,layout and stream surveys site survey, permitting and installation
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Aggregate Anishinabe Liaison
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Co-ordination of First Nation community information sessions
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First Nations information and values gathering
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Anishinabe translation services Environmental Services
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Watershed monitoring and hydrology
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Fisheries assessment and surveys
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Compliance monitoring and
Official Signing over of SFL to Miitigoog – April 1, 2010 and Celebration in August 2010 Purchase of Management Office in Kenora – August 2010 Fully Operational Management Office and Infrastructure – January 2011 Miisun Integrated Resource Management President Chief White signing full management contract for Kenora SFL – April 1, 2011
Miisun Official Grand Opening Sept 1, 2011
ACCESSING & IMPROVING F.N. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PROFESSIONAL STAFF & CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION CAPACITY Capacity Building and Training in Resource Management IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS & PLANNING SYSTEMS