Week of Events
Seniors Circle (In-Person)
Seniors Circle (In-Person)
Aaniin, Boozhoo! Shé:kon, Ullakut! Waachiyaa, Osiyo! Hello, Bonjour! We would like to invite you to our IN-PERSON Indigenous Seniors Circle. Weekly teachings and activities will revolve around every month's moon. Share great moments, lots of laughter and a beautiful atmosphere with new friends. Regular programming takes place Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 am to 2 pm....
Sisters in Recovery
Sisters in Recovery
Join us in-person for a weekly harm-reduction based healing circle for Indigenous women, and those beyond the binary, that will focus on a holistic approach to healing and recovery, incorporating traditional teachings as well as Western knowledge. Group will be co-facilitated by Addictions Counsellor, Sasha Gordon, and Cultural Grandmother Louella. Programming takes place Mondays from...
After-School Program
After-School Program
Join us after school; this program offers youth cultural teachings, physical activity, healthy snacks and help with homework. Tuesdays (ages 7-9) Wednesdays (ages 13-18) Thursdays (ages 10-12) 275 Bradley Avenue (backyard or indoors) For more information, please contact: Garnet Moore, Youth Support and School Liaison 613-748-0657 ext. 309 gmoore@wabano.com Funded by the Ministry of Tourism,...
Culture Night
Culture Night
Join us every Monday evening for Culture Night! Featuring new guest speakers every week, discussing teachings, medicines, and more! Come learn the ingenious ways Algonquin ancestors built the foundational structure of their birch bark canoes with the simplicity of their intellectual designs. Pinock is an Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation near Maniwaki,...
Culture Night
Culture Night
Join us every Monday evening for our Culture Night! Featuring new guest speakers every week, discussing teachings, medicines, and more! Now in-person at the Centre (299 Montreal Road) For more information, please directly contact: Raymond Soosay Cultural Coordinator 613-748-0657 Ext. 317 cultureteam@wabano.com
Maple Sugar Bannock
Maple Sugar Bannock
Bannock just doesn’t have to be plain—it can be a sweet treat too! Join Grandma Sharon on learning how to make bannock and paint with Maple. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. Please register with: Kathryn Barry at KBarry@wabano.com or 613-748-0657 ext. 241 Bus tickets are provided to attend program....
Nimiigwetchwendam
Nimiigwetchwendam
A weekly, co-ed, confidential and in-person sharing circle utilizing the 7 Sacred Teachings, the Medicine Wheel and other traditional concepts as guiding principles to promote the healing and wellness of participants. Light snack and bus tickets provided. In-person at Wabano Housing, 338 Montreal Rd., 2nd Floor No registration is required for this group. Wabano programs...
After-School Program
After-School Program
Join us after school; this program offers youth cultural teachings, physical activity, healthy snacks and help with homework. Tuesdays (ages 7-9) Wednesdays (ages 13-18) Thursdays (ages 10-12) 275 Bradley Avenue (backyard or indoors) For more information, please contact: Garnet Moore, Youth Support and School Liaison 613-748-0657 ext. 309 gmoore@wabano.com Funded by the Ministry of Tourism,...
Zumba (In-Person)
Zumba (In-Person)
Zumba is a cardio and Latin dance fitness class designed to get you moving and having fun! This weekly event takes place at 295 Montreal Rd., Vanier, ON. Registration is required. Please fill out the form below or contact: Funded by MOHLTC, Government of Ontario
Full Moon Celebration – Cancelled
Full Moon Celebration – Cancelled
*This event has been cancelled, we will see you next month!* Please join us for teachings of the full moon ceremony! Louella will host a virtual celebration from 4-5PM, followed by an in-person celebration from 5-7PM. Please use the main entrance at Montreal and Bradley. IN-PERSON: 5-7PM at Wabano (299 Montreal Rd.) - register below....
Wellbriety – Indigenous Recovery Group
Wellbriety – Indigenous Recovery Group
This co-ed group will focus on a holistic approach to learn and benefit from traditional, as well as conventional means of healing. It will provide the medicine and tools that will help empower ourselves over drugs, alcohol and or violence, to help us overcome the trauma that has caused our spirits to be wounded. Programming...
Seniors Circle (In-Person)
Seniors Circle (In-Person)
Aaniin, Boozhoo! Shé:kon, Ullakut! Waachiyaa, Osiyo! Hello, Bonjour! We would like to invite you to our IN-PERSON Indigenous Seniors Circle. Weekly teachings and activities will revolve around every month's moon. Share great moments, lots of laughter and a beautiful atmosphere with new friends. Regular programming takes place Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 am to 2 pm....
Art with Mark
Art with Mark
The Early Years are happy to have Mark Seabrook join us here for a paint session. No experience necessary. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. Please register with: Kathryn Barry at KBarry@wabano.com or 613-748-0657 ext. 241 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments and light lunch will be served...
Wasa-Nabin Wednesdays
Wasa-Nabin Wednesdays
Wasa-Nabin Wednesdays is a hands-on cultural program for Indigenous youth 13-18 to gain experience with Indigenous arts, crafts, tools and activities. Facilitators will be brought in to guide programming and teach about cultures from across Turtle Island. Indigenous YOUTH 13 to 18 years old are invited to explore topics that are relevant to them throughout...
Wellbriety – Indigenous Recovery Group
Wellbriety – Indigenous Recovery Group
This co-ed group will focus on a holistic approach to learn and benefit from traditional, as well as conventional means of healing. It will provide the medicine and tools that will help empower ourselves over drugs, alcohol and or violence, to help us overcome the trauma that has caused our spirits to be wounded. Programming...
Planting a Pizza Garden
Planting a Pizza Garden
Do you like pizza? Who doesn’t?! Let’s make a pizza garden (!) here at the Early Years! To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. Please register with: Kathryn Barry at KBarry@wabano.com or 613-748-0657 ext. 241 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments and light lunch will be served during program...
Parenting Bundle
Parenting Bundle
Receive the gifts of songs, stories, medicines, traditions and the wisdom of experience. The Parenting Bundle is a 8-week holistic and cultural parenting program that empowers Indigenous parents and caregivers so that we may raise healthy children, families and communities. • Weekly smudge ceremonies • Seven Grandfather Teachings • Medicine wheel teachings • Knowledge keepers...
After-School Program
After-School Program
Join us after school; this program offers youth cultural teachings, physical activity, healthy snacks and help with homework. Tuesdays (ages 7-9) Wednesdays (ages 13-18) Thursdays (ages 10-12) 275 Bradley Avenue (backyard or indoors) For more information, please contact: Garnet Moore, Youth Support and School Liaison 613-748-0657 ext. 309 gmoore@wabano.com Funded by the Ministry of Tourism,...
New Beginnings: Men’s Sharing Circle with Thomas Louttit
New Beginnings: Men’s Sharing Circle with Thomas Louttit
Join for closed sharing circle for Indigenous men every Thursday evening from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. with knowledge keeper Thomas Louttit. In-person at 268 Bradley Ave. Wabano programs are for First Nation, Inuit and Métis community members only. If a program is open to the general public, it will be specified. With open programs that...
Nature Walk
Nature Walk
Come join us and Mother Nature on Friday for a walk through the woods. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. Please register with: Kathryn Barry at KBarry@wabano.com or 613-748-0657 ext. 241 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments and light lunch will be served during program times. Wabano Kids...
Wellbriety – Kiyam
Wellbriety – Kiyam
This in-person men's group will focus on a holistic approach to learn and benefit from traditional, as well as conventional means of healing. It will provide the medicine and tools that will help empower ourselves over drugs, alcohol and or violence, to help us overcome the trauma that has caused our spirits to be wounded....