Garland Moses

Garland Moses, a member of the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation, is employed as a Capital Housing Manager and is charged with the responsibilities of Capital and Housing responsibilities.

Over the past twenty years, Garland has brought improvement to a new Water Treatment Plant which is currently extracting its water supply from ground source that is being treated with slow sand with an ozonation treatment system.

In addition, Garland has assisted in the development of a new Daycare centre located in the community which is now known as Children and Family Learning Centre.

To support the overall need in wellness of the community and the surrounding area, Garland has been instrumental in the capital development of the Holistic Treatment Centre, the Biibaaban Healing Lodge.

His latest support to the community infrastructure is the completion of a new office to support the Anishinabek Police Service.

With the assistance of the Housing Committee support by our leadership and management team, the housing program has grown up to 160 residential units which includes a Senior Complex as well as a Six Complex which was recently completed in March 2010. With the completion of the Six Plex, the Housing Program has completed a major part of the Ojibways of the Pic River Ten Year completion which addresses the need to construct up to forty residential units. Today, along with the Home Improvement Program, which has completed renovations to nineteen of existing residential structures, another eighteen units are currently in process and are slated for completion by the end of March 2011.

To support the overall success of Pic River’s long term objective to transfer ownership directly to its membership, programs such as Certification of Possession, home maintenance, budgeting, adequate insurances and the examination of a Housing Authority is being considered for future development.

Of course, these achievements will not be possible without the support of its Housing Committee, Senior Management, Council and private lending institutions such as the Toronto Dominion Bank, Bank of Montreal and the Royal Bank Programs. And most importantly, we appreciate the support and cooperation of the membership of Pic River who are setting the path for our future, the upcoming generation.