One-week Certification Courses

 In order to reduce the training costs for our northern communities, the Centre will be offering one-week certification courses beginning in 2012.

This will save on expenses incurred by First Nations, reduce the length of time an operator would be away from home and work, and provide an opportunity to have more operators take advantage of the training programs offered at the Centre.

 Operators wanting to acquire their OIT (Operator-in-Training) certification can write their Class 1 exam and submit a form upon passing to have their OIT issued. The operators would be issued with the relevant OIT certificate on passing until they have passed their Entry Level Certification (for Water) and gained their 1 year of hands-on experience.  At that point they can upgrade to the level one (having already passed the exam).

Check our calendar for course dates and deadlines for applications.

Water Taste Challenge

Congratulations to: Ochii’Chagwe’Babigo”Ining-Dalles First Nation for winning the “Water Taste Challenge” at the 57^th Northwestern Ontario Water & Wastewater Conference, to Wabauskang First Nation for second runner-up and for Eagle Lake First Nation finishing in fifth.

November is O&M month

November CEUs    (Click on the links for course details.)

O&M of Filters ==Nov 8 ==[0.7 CEU]

O&M of Valves ==Nov 9 ==[0.7 CEU]

O&M of Motors and Pumps ==Nov 22, 23, 24 ==[2.1 CEUs]

Click here for a registration form.

Training for Operators

Please take a minute to complete our survey about specific training you would like to see at the Centre: http://www.quia.com/sv/549315.html.

Class I-II Water Treatment and Distribution certification is confirmed for October.

The October 11 to 21 WT/WD I-II is confirmed with Gary Oja as instructor. The site exam will take place on October 21. Operators need their OWWCO letter of confirmation and a photo ID for the exam.

Confined Space a Success!

The Confined Space and Emergency Procedures course on Sept. 20 and 21 was a success despite the cool and wet weather. Operators from Deer Lake, Poplar Hill, Summer Beaver and the City of Dryden participated in the two-day course.

Best Wishes Barry

Barry Strachan has taken on a new position with the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services in Fort Frances. The Centre would like to congratulate Barry on his appointment and wish him all the success in his new position.

First Mile

Check out this link for more information on the Keewaytinook Centre of Excellence:

http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/resource/view.php?id=3490

Summer 2011

The Centre will be closed for the month of July 2011.

The following courses will be available in August:
1. WHMIS (0.4 CEU) and Transportation of Dangerous Goods (0.3 CEU) - Aug. 23.
2. Safety in the Workplace (0.6 CEU) and Lock Out / Tag Out (0.2 CEU) - Aug. 24.
3. Management of Work in Confined Spaces (0.3 CEU) - Aug. 25.

The deadline to register for the next OIT course (Sep. 13 to Sep. 23) is Aug. 23.

Have a safe summer!

National Aboriginal Day

June 21 was chosen because of the cultural significance of the summer solstice, the first day of summer and longest day of the year. Many aboriginal groups mark the date as a time to celebrate their heritage.
Read more at
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/aboriginals/aboriginalday.html

The Rights and Roles in Source Protection and Water Quality

Here is an interesting article brought to our attention by Brian Indian from Onegaming F.N.

http://www.safewater.org/PDFS/waternewsmagazines/CWTJulyAug2009.pdf

Canada Wide Wastewater Regulations

Environment Canada and the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment have developed new wastewater regulations that will be implemented sometime this year.  For First Nations the "end of pipe" effluent quality standards will be enforced through an amendment to the Fisheries Act.

The following link will give readers the full picture with regard to this new legislation:

http://www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/cda_wide_strategy_mwwe_final_e.pdf

CEUs for June 2011

1. Source Water Protection will take place from May 31 to June 2. This three-day workshop is worth 2.1 CEUs.
Download the CEU Keewaytinook Reg. form from our homepage and fax it to 807-223-8426.
2. Math for Water / Wastewater Operators will take place from June 28 to June 30. This three-day workshop is worth 1.9 CEUs.
Download the CEU Keewaytinook Reg. form from our homepage and fax it to 807-223-8426.

GED

The GED class is confirmed for Monday, May 30 and classes will start at 9am.
The GED exams will take place on Friday, June 10 and on Saturday, June 11.
Photo ID is required.
Keewaytinook is pleased to welcome participants from Cat Lake, Fort Severn, Kasabonika, Wabauskang, Deer Lake and Poplar Hill for this GED session.

OIT deadline extended to Friday, May 20.

The June OIT class is confirmed. The deadline for registration has been extended to Friday, May 20.
You must fax all of the following:
(1) the Keewaytinook Reg. Form,
(2) the MOE OIT Exam Reg. Form, and
(3) the OWWCO Waiver for OITs (or proof of Grade 12 equivalency).
These three forms can be downloaded from our homepage. Fax these forms to 807-223-8426.
This will be the last certification session until September.
The next site exam date at Keewaytinook will be on September 23rd.