Welcome! Frontiers Foundation is a non-profit aboriginal voluntary service organization that promotes the advancement of economically and socially disadvantaged communities. Through the Operation Beaver Program, with volunteers from across the globe, we work with aboriginal communities to provide affordable housing and improvements in education. With the support of government and charitable donations, both from the private sector and individuals, we operate within Canadian borders, and Overseas.
Le chef Edmond Brazeau et le Conseil des Anicinapek de Kitcisakik ont le plaisir de vous inviter à l’inauguration d’une première maison issue d’un partenariat prometteur et une conférence de presse pour une annonce importante destinée à la communauté de Kitcisakik. (English translation)
The Staff & the Board of Directors of Frontiers Foundation would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm & happy Season’s Greetings to all our donors and friends of Frontiers Foundation.
Please join us for our Christmas Celebration!
Party Schedule:
4 p.m. Hors d’oevres & Carols
5 p.m. Turkey Dinner
6 p.m. Santa Claus comes to Project Amik
7 p.m. Rockettes Christmas Movie (Compliments of Larry Leone)
Please feel free to bring a refreshment to share.
Location:
Project Amik Community Room, 419 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto
Wishing you a Holy and Merry Christmas, we invite you to celebrate great housing news with us! Above, you’re looking at some very happy Kitcisakik Algonquins in an almost completed new home. These first Canadians have lived for uncounted generations at Grand Lake Victoria in northwestern Quebec in Third Word conditions, without hydro or running water – total population 386. After decades of vain efforts to gain federal recognition as an Indian Reserve, Kitcisakik Chief Edmond Brazeau contacted Frontiers Foundation’s Quebec Field Co-ordinator Lylas Polson, an Algonquin himself. After three years of fruitless pleading for either or both Ottawa and Quebec dollars, Frontiers offered Kitcisakik the use of two of our Woodmizer portables to mill their own timber plus $64,000 for other materials and Lylas’ supervision. Then last February a splendid new partner joined the enterprise: Emergency Architects of Canada. This appropriately dedicated group has already provided volunteer architects, detailed house plans and $35,000 worth of donations for the first five homes.
According to the Founder of Frontiers Foundation Rev. Charles R. Catto, the Golf Tournament at Angus Glen was a successful event. May I take the opportunity to thank you for generous contribution towards the success of the event.
In these difficult economic times, it is a more challenging than ever for those desperately in need of housing to get the help that they need. Your contribution to our Aboriginal voluntary service organization will be as faithfully applied as it is gratefully received. We will endeavour to continue toward our goal of solving the homelessness crisis in Canada.
Note: the original AGM date in July has been moved to August!
You are cordially invited to attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held at 419 Coxwell Avenue (South of Danforth Avenue and North of Gerrard Street) in East Toronto.
BBQ will be served at 5:00 p.m. There is plenty of parking at Amik Plaza.
Following the AGM, the regular Board of Directors meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m.
Frontiers Foundation members are encouraged to renew their membership for the period July 09-10. Thank you.
Frontiers Foundation celebrated its first national gathering on May 22-24, 2009. The venue was the Project Amik community room, 419 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto on May 22 -24, 2009. It began with the arrival of Frontiers regional coordinators who attended the regular Board meeting featuring reports on Frontiers work in Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, Northwest Territories, Haiti and Bolivia as well as an introduction to Project Amik housing complex in East Toronto.
Frontiers Foundation is holding its first National Gathering Dinner since the first Operation Beaver project back in 1964.
All our Directors, Field Co-ordinators including the new Manitoba team, plus an exciting number of our supporters and veteran volunteers will be in attendance.
As one who has made an enduring contribution to our kind of good news, we'd love to have you join us. There is no charge for the event, but of course donations will be joyfully received.
Location:
Project Amik, Community Room 419 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto