80 METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 Recent notable achievements Recognition of Metis rights and contributions in Lake of the W oods W atershed and the Gr eat Lakes In ter national Joint Commission Engagement with certifcation activities of the For est Stewar dship Council Engaged with Ontario Ministr y of T ransportation on consultation with r espect to new highway develop ment Began formal engagement with pr oponents involved in Ontario s Ring of Fir e ar ea Obtained municipal r ecognition by inclusion in longterm offcial plan for Owen Sound Engaged in formal hearings r elated to quarr ying nuclear licensing oil pipelines transmission right of ways and the frst joint federal pr ovincial mine assessment In 2012 MNO LRC staf f put a lar ge focus on working concurr ently on multiple pr oject deliverables to deliver faster r esults Put out a Request for Abbr eviated Pr oposals and cr eated standing of fer agr eements with highly specialized and compr ehensive ser vice frms in the ar eas of T raditional Knowledge studies and technical r eviews The MNO LRC Branch under went r estructuring that incr eased effciency in branch operations W A y o F lIF e F RAM e W o RK W o L f The objectives of the W ay of Life Framework WOLF ar e to gather Metis T raditional Knowledge conduct historical r esear ch and pr ovide training to MNO communities on Metis rights and W ay of Life T o accomplish these goals WOLF conducts T raditional Knowledge and Land Use TKLU studies an annual sur vey of MNO har vesters and participates in the MNOMNR policy dialogue table Recent notable achievements WOLF has carried out consultationdriven T raditional Knowledge and Land Use TKLU studies Studies included inter views with knowledge holders drafting r eports and ar chiving study data Studies continued and or undertaken in 201213 wer e Ontario Power Generation OPG Little Jackfsh TKLU Study 21 knowledge holders Region T wo complete Stillwater Canada TKLU Study 21 knowledge holders Region T wo complete OsiskoRubicon Minerals TKLU Study 30 knowledge holders Region O ne complete OPG Lower Mattagami New Post Cr eek TKLU Study 2030 knowledge holders Region Thr ee in pr ogr ess OPG Deep Geological Repositor y TKLU Study appr oximately 20 knowledge holders Region Seven complete p ro G ram de T a I ls Funders Ministry of n atural r esour ces M nr Gover nment of Ontario Envir onment c anada Gover nment of c anada n umber of s taf f 4 of the 15 fulltime staf f identifed under nrf s taf f ar e located in f ort f rances Guelph t hunder Bay and t or onto e ligible Clientele M no c ommunity c ouncils and P c M no r egional c ouncillors m et is knowledge holders meet in Kenora to d iscuss t he m et is way of l ife