Community Services

Ontario Hydro supplies electricity in Wapekeka. The system was completed in 1991. Therefore, most homes have electricity. Major source of heating comes from wood burning stoves, Band Office, School, Nursing Station, Community Centre, M.T.O. Building, teacherages, Educational Offices and Hostel are equipped with fuel oil burning furnaces.The community has a complete water and sewer system. The system provides treated water to the School, Teacherages, Nursing Station and Nurse's residence, and most of the community. Water and sewage system was completed in December of 1999.

 

Wapekeka has experienced and qualified fire fighters, who have to be recertified every year by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

 

The Wapekeka First Nation employs two First Nations Constables through the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service who oversees the police protection of the community. They also enforce the First Nation By-Laws and Provincial Statutes that are applicable in the community. Provincial Court is held in the community every six months and the Justice of the Peace comes in every three months.

 

Wapekeka has and Anglican Church (St.Paul's), in the summer of 1985 the residents completed a construction of a new church. Church services are held every Sunday and sometimes during weekdays. There is also a Parish Hall where the Senior Citizen Complex residents usually go for Church services. Priest(s): The Ven. Ananias Winter is an ordained Minister under the Anglican Church of Canada. Full Gospel Youth Ministry Church was completed last summer. They provide church services and hold tent meetings. Wapekeka Assembly Church was completed 3 years ago. The Pastors are Nellie Nothing, Moses Nothing, Rodney Winter, Mary Anderson, Edward Anderson and Henry Roundsky. They provide church services 3 times a week. They also hold annual tent meetings.

 

There is a Community Store which stocks mainly canned food, dry goods, hardware, major appliances and other merchandise that can be specially ordered for a customer.

 

One of the Wapekeka Resident's is currently operating a convenience store which sells confectioneries, groceries and smaller merchandise but sometimes there are individual orders.

 

Wapekeka Band has a hostel for persons who want to stay for a period of time under similar hotel rates. In the Small Business Centre there will be a hotel, restaurant, laundromat, post office and the community store.