Community Service

Description of the Department

It is the department's responsibility to deliver programs and services for the members of the community.

Main responsibilities of the Department

As a team, four main areas or pillars:

Strengthening Cree Culture – Traditional Skills, Language and Our Wemindji values.
Supporting Education for our community to build future capacity
Encourage Healthy and Active Living
To build upon administration by creating best practices for program and service delivery

Following is the list of services we offer:

C.O.O.L PROGRAM

The C.O.O.L PROGRAM offers services to children from Kindergarten to Grade 6 with 60 spaces in total.

They are divided into 2 groups:

C.O.O.L. – Kindergarten & Grade One,
C.O.O.L. + - Grades Two to Six.

We also offer drop-off services for the Kindergarten & Grade One’s who are on the waiting list. To use this service, you must first register your child.

C.O.O.L. stands for “Challenging Our Own Limits” and is available 5 days a week for Grades 1 to 6 for the Cree Nation of Wemindji.