Program: Housing Department
Organizations: Webequie First Nation
Webequie First Nation - Band Office
Description of Services:
  • Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests
  • Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed
    • Offers the following services:
    • Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
    • Receives and reviews applications for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
    • Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
    • Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
    • Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants and ensures work is completed
    • Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
    • Received funding through a gov't program called a Community Wellbeing Pilot Project to enable community to complete several housing projects by Jan 2019 including construction of 14 new modular homes, two new 4-plexes, 5 single family homes and renovations to 14 existing homes
    Also responsible for:
    • Providing assistance in the development of community infrastructure including roads, buildings, subdivision planning and mapping
    • Providing assistance in the long-term planning of minor/major capital projects
    • Development and maintenance of all documents and forms related to housing including leases, releases and notices
    Requirements
    Fees: None
    Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of Webequie First Nation
    Application: Copy of the housing policy and all related building applications/housing forms available at the Band Office
    Accessibility: Not Wheelchair Accessible      Not Wheelchair Accessible
    Languages: English
    Contact Information
    Phone Numbers: 807-353-6531
    Fax: 807-353-1218
    Email: info@webequie.ca
    Website: www.webequie.ca
    Address: c/o c/o Band Office
    PO Box 268 c/o Band Office
    Webequie, ON
    P0T 3A0
    Street
    Address:     		Band Office
    Webequie First Nation
    Map
    Location:
    • Band Office is located in the heart of the community of Webequie First Nation
    • Community is approximately 250 km NE of Pickle Lake, 540 km N of Thunder Bay, on the northern peninsula of Eastwood Island in Winisk Lake
    • Consists of
    Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
    Contacts: Cornelius Wabasse - Chief
    807-353-6531 Ext 226 * corneliusw@webequie.ca

    This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 7/22/2025