A lobbyist recently separately tapped by two small northern First Nations tweaked his registration for the communities this week, each of which aims at securing them funding for local improvements.
Josh Albert of The CCS Group is registered to lobby for both the Wasauksing First Nation and Mitaanjigamiing First Nation.
Wasauksing First Nation, the larger of the two, has a population of just over 1,000 people. It's located near Parry Sound.
Albert's firm is "assisting Wasauksing First Nation in obtaining funding for a number of community initiatives including a language program, child and family services building and an upgrade to the local Marina business," his registration says.
Wasauksing First Nation received $3.6 million in provincial funding last year, and $5.7 million from the federal government, according to Ontario's lobby registry.
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, located near Fort Frances, has a population of about 200.
Albert and his firm are "assisting Mitaanjigamiing First Nation in obtaining funding for the development of a childcare and education facility, a cultural roundhouse and a harvesting facility," his registration says.
Last year, Mitaanjigamiing First Nation received $750,000 in provincial funding, coming from a few different ministries, plus $3.8 million from the federal government, Ontario's lobby registry shows.
For each First Nation, Albert is signed up to lobby several ministries, including Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development for both. Both list the same two agencies as lobbying targets as well: the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
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