This unit is responsible for the pick-up and delivery of waste to the landfill. This unit picks up waste and recycling products at the housing units and facilities throughout Sagamok. The staff within this unit are also responsible for the maintenance at the landfill and this is accomplished through the use of existing heavy equipment and local contractors.  

The P&I are currently working with Neegan Burnside and SBC Consultants on a Waste Management Plan. This plan will review the following:

• Strategic planning for a comprehensive waste management plan to either creating or enhancing your waste management program.
• Measure/baseline current waste generation. Establishing a baseline against which future reductions will be measured is an important first step in tracking progress. You cannot measure what you don't know you have, nor can you set reasonable goals or report on successes. Data measurement and management are essential components of a sustainable program.
• Complete a facility-wide waste operations assessment. Internally, assess waste and recycling container placement, color coding, and labeling. Poorly placed, unlabeled containers will ensure contamination. Externally, assess waste equipment utilization to maximize efficiencies and hauls to reduce costs and transportation impact.
• Develop strategic action plans for improvement. The Roadmap performance improvement measures list is designed to help you pick and choose projects to help you meet your goals.

The Fire Department is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of all residents/visitors of the Sagamok Anishnawbek. The Fire Department provides the following:

• Responds to emergency calls 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
• Enters burning or contaminated buildings, structures, and other areas to perform rescues and/ or fight fires while wearing appropriate firefighting equipment as supplied by the fire service.
• Attends regular and assigned training sessions to maintain and upgrade firefighting skills in accordance with established policies and operational guidelines.
• Works in accordance with established policies, operational guidelines and the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Drives and operates firefighting and emergency equipment, as well as personal vehicles, safely and in accordance with polices and applicable legislation.
• Maintains all equipment in good condition.

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Maintenance of all Band-Owned Facilities including the following:

• Band Office
• Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik School
• Sagamok Daycare
• Community Wellness Building
• Multi-Education Centre
• Fort LaCloche
• Other Buildings and Facilities

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This unit is working with all units within the P&I and other Departments with the Sagamok Anishnawbek on a number of capital projects.  

Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik School Project

Sagamok Anishnawbek’s current school, Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik, was built in 1985 to accommodate grades K-8.  It is overcrowded and does not meet the educational needs of the community in terms of overall space, quality and functionality.  Conditions surrounding the current school present health and safety concerns for students and staff, especially for high-needs students.  The existing school does not have a gymnasium, cafeteria, or science room. Students and staff have to leave the school property for physical education classes, and to access the library (at the Community Centre).  This poses serious health and safety concerns due to potential slips and falls, weather conditions and the risk of crossing and walking along a busy road. Additionally, the gym at the Community Centre is larger than Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) guidelines and requires higher than normal maintenance and upkeep costs and currently needs extensive renovations.

With a student enrolment of 197, based on 2016-2017 nominal roll, the Gross Floor Area (GFA) according to ISC’s School Space Accommodation Standards 2016 (SSAS) should be 2,510.9m2.  This exceeds the size of the existing building (1,689.0 m2) by 821.9m2.  As per the feasibility study completed in October 2018, the projected enrolment for the design year is 201 students with a GFA based on SSAS, including an area for high-needs students, of 2,829.7m2.  

A Pay Action Request (PAR) was approved in March 2019 by the Regional Director General to support the detailed design and construction phases for a new school that will meet the current and future needs of the students and community.  

The project was approved with a total estimated cost (TEC) for design and construction stages for $10,977,324 (excluding feasibility study of $180,070).  The TEC included a dependent off-site infrastructure component of $280,913 made up of construction cost of $225,000 and non-construction component of $55,913.  Spending authority up to a maximum of $582,130 was approved and released in March 2019 for the Design Phase.  A Design-Bid-Build project delivery method was selected by the community.

Through competitive tendering processes, a Project Manager and Design Consultant were procured in June 2019 and September 2019, respectively.

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