Week of Events
Sunday, March 23, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, March 24, 2025
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March 24, 2025 - RecurringIndigenous Seniors Circle
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March 24, 2025 - RecurringSisters in Recovery
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March 24, 2025 - RecurringIndigenous Youth Recreation Club – Virtual Reality Ages 13-18
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March 24, 2025 - RecurringJourney to Freedom Challenge
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March 24, 2025 - RecurringCulture Night
Indigenous Seniors Circle
Aaniin, Boozhoo! Shé:kon, Ullakut! Waachiyaa, Osiyo! Hello, Bonjour! We would like to invite you to our 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. Wabano...
Sisters in Recovery
Sisters in Recovery will be cancelled for Dec 23rd and 30th 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,...
Indigenous Youth Recreation Club – Virtual Reality Ages 13-18
Bring a friend, a family member or come alone and dive into the world of virtual reality with us! Snacks and homework help are also available. Time: 4:30 to 6:30 pm Location: Youth House, 275 Bradley Ave. We hope you can join us! Wabano programs are for First Nation, Inuit and Métis community members only. If...
Journey to Freedom Challenge
The Journey to Freedom Challenge is a fun and supportive aboriginal group therapy program designed to help individuals reduce their tobacco intake or quit altogether. Participants will join weekly online sessions focused on building coping strategies, staying motivated, and learning about tobacco addiction. The program offers personalized one-on-one support, free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and...
Culture Night
Join us every Monday for an evening of cultural knowledge sharing and guest presentations! Open to all interested in learning about First Nations, Inuit and Métis culture.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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March 25, 2025 -Drumming and Singing with Grandma Sharon
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March 25, 2025 -North of Nowhere – Workshop with Dr. Marie Wilson
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March 25, 2025 - RecurringNimiigwetchwendam
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March 25, 2025 -Book Talk – With Dr. Marie Wilson
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March 25, 2025 - RecurringCardio Drum Fitness
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March 25, 2025 - RecurringAnishnaabemowin (Ojibway) Classes
Drumming and Singing with Grandma Sharon
Join us for our monthly circle with the little ones singing and drumming alongside Grandma Sharon. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your Early years team via email earlyyears@wabano.com or call: 613-748-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments...
North of Nowhere – Workshop with Dr. Marie Wilson
Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Tuesday March 25th Join us at Wabano as we explore Truth and Reconciliation with Dr. Marie Wilson. Having spent six years crisscrossing the country as a commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. She has spoken throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on the...
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...
Book Talk – With Dr. Marie Wilson
March 25th 5:30-7:00pm You are invited to hear parts of the incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it. Part vital public documentary, part probing memoir, North of Nowhere breathes fresh air into the possibilities of reconciliation amid the persistent legacy of...
Cardio Drum Fitness
Come and join an exciting and fun drumming exercise you are sure to have fun as we "drum" ourselves to fitness. This provides a workout that promotes physical, social, emotional, and cognitive health for all life stages. Come and get your heartbeat in sync with the drum :) Come and check it out and bring...
Anishnaabemowin (Ojibway) Classes
Learn Anishnaabemowin with Louise Garrow We’re excited to welcome Louise Garrow back to Wabano this January to teach Anishnaabemowin! Join us for this engaging language program, open exclusively to Indigenous community members. 📅 When: Tuesday evenings, January 21 – March 25, 2025 Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, please arrive 15 mins before class starts 📍...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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March 26, 2025 - RecurringIndigenous Seniors Circle
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March 26, 2025 -Birch Bark Art
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March 26, 2025 - RecurringWasa-Nabin Wednesdays
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March 26, 2025 - RecurringWellbriety – Relapse Prevention
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March 26, 2025 - RecurringMen’s Drum Practice
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March 26, 2025 - RecurringBeading Nights with Jessica Dumont
Indigenous Seniors Circle
Aaniin, Boozhoo! Shé:kon, Ullakut! Waachiyaa, Osiyo! Hello, Bonjour! We would like to invite you to our 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. Wabano...
Birch Bark Art
Drawing doesn’t just have to be on paper. Birch bark is one of the oldest mediums of art. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your Early years team via email earlyyears@wabano.com or call: 613-748-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend...
Wasa-Nabin Wednesdays
As Winter returns, so does storytelling! Join us as we explore creatively a funny, mischievous, dramatic or mysterious story from a different Nation each Wednesday. We also invite you to share a favorite story from your Nation! Indigenous YOUTH 13 to 18 years old are invited to explore topics that are relevant to them throughout...
Wellbriety – Relapse Prevention
Starting Wednesday June 25ᵗʰ, join us at 268 Bradley Avenue for a relapse prevention group, utilizing the medicine wheel, culture and ceremony to honour our spirit. With knowledge and guidance from Cultural Grandmother Louella, learn how to recognize the potential for relapse before it happens. Light dinner provided Bus tickets available upon request Programming schedule:Wednesday...
Men’s Drum Practice
Experience the heartbeat of the drum! Come learn the teachings, protocols, songs of the drum with our drum group. Wabano Centre's Men's drum practice passes on traditional knowledge and provides a healthy space for our community to learn, laugh, have fun and to carry on the traditions. The Pow Wow Drum & Song was created...
Beading Nights with Jessica Dumont
Please join us for a series of Beading Nights with Jessica Dumont who will show us how to make Fringe earrings with brickstictch on the following Wednesdays: March 5, 12, 19 & 26th, 2025. For ages 16+, opening to all skill levels, from beginners to advances. For community members with proof of Indigenous Ancestry. Space...
Thursday, March 27, 2025
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March 27, 2025 -Storytelling with Louise Profeit-LeBlanc
Storytelling with Louise Profeit-LeBlanc
Our cultural storyteller Louise Profeit-LeBlanc is back to tell us wonderful cultural stories! To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your Early years team via email earlyyears@wabano.com or call: 613-748-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments and light lunch...
Friday, March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025 -Wabano-win: The Art of Seeing Clearly March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025 -Sugar Bush at Proulx Farm
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March 28, 2025 -Winter Walk
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March 28, 2025 -Youth Drop-In
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March 28, 2025 - RecurringWellbriety – Kiyam
Wabano-win: The Art of Seeing Clearly March 28, 2025
Wabano-win: The Art of Seeing Clearly is a learning journey that teaches participants to better understand two core things: How to contribute to improving Indigenous health, and How to create safe spaces for Indigenous people in their practice. Wabano’s training was created to help service providers to see clearly on their professional journey, and to support them...
Sugar Bush at Proulx Farm
Join us for a Sugar Bush outing at Proulx Farm! Enjoy a private guided tour and wagon ride through the maple bush and indulge in a delicious free brunch, complete with taffy on the snow. Experience the sweet tradition of maple syrup harvesting along with the maple teachings from Grandma Sharon. Transportation is provided—our bus...
Winter Walk
Join us for a winter wonderland walk in the forest! To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your Early years team via email earlyyears@wabano.com or call: 613-748-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments and light lunch will be served...
Youth Drop-In
Youth Drop-In Night is an exciting, safe, event designed for young people aged 12-24. This program provides a fun and supportive environment where youth can hang out, meet new friends, and engage in a variety of recreational, creative, and social activities. Whether they want to create art, listen to music, or just relax and chat,...
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....
Saturday, March 29, 2025
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March 29, 2025 -Soup’s On Saturday
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March 29, 2025 - RecurringCardio Drum Fitness Program
Soup’s On Saturday
It’s the perfect time of year to get warm and cozy with a bowl of soup! Come bring your family to Soup’s On Saturday for a hot meal – and get together for some fun! To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your...
Cardio Drum Fitness Program
Come and join an exciting and fun drumming exercise you are sure to have fun as we "drum" ourselves to fitness. This provides a workout that promotes physical, social, emotional, and cognitive health for all life stages. Come and get your heartbeat in sync with the drum :) PLEASE NOTE: Feb 8 No Cardio Drum...