Opiikapawiin Services LP was established by a partnership of 24 First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. The 24 First Nations Partnership is also majority owner in Wataynikaneyap Power, a transmission company building 1800km of new transmission lines to connect remote First Nations communities to the provincial power grid. Opiikapawiin Services is primarily responsible for administering projects and programs for Wataynikaneyap Power relating to community engagement, community readiness, education & training, business readiness, stakeholder engagement, communications, and capacity building. Opiikapawiin Services will also support the First Nations Partnership in the management of its investment in Wataynikaneyap Power.

ᐅᐱᑲᐸᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ 24 ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠᓀᑲᐱᐦᐊᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ 24 ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᐅᑎᐯᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᔑᑐᐨ 1800 ᑕᓱᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᒋᔭᑲᐧᐱᑫᒧᐠ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᓄᐱᒥᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᓇᐸᐱᑫᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᐱᑲᐠ ᒋᐅᓇᐸᐱᑫᓯᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐱᑲᐸᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐸᐸᒥᓯ ᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᑲᐊᔭᒥᔭᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧ ᑲᐧᔭᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐦᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧ ᑲᐧᔭᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒋᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐅᐱᑲᐸᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᑲᐃᐧᒋᑐᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᔭᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᑲᐠ.

For more information regarding the Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project visit www.wataypower.ca