Halloween Bash
Event Address: Metis Office 209 Dundas St E, Whitby
When: Sunday, October 25th, 2026 - As the office can hold only 20 children and their parent. We will do 2 hours time slots for you to come and enjoy a snack, carve or paint a pumpkin, and receive a Halloween Grab bag.
Time slots - 10:30am to 12:30 pm
- 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
- 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Come Join us ..Prizes for best pumpkin carving
Register with link below
https://forms.gle/PQW1vCXa49q2kRoB9
Metis Children's Christmas Party Sunday Dec 6th, 2026
Event Address: Camp Samac Main Hall 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, - Sunday December 6th, 2026 11:AM to 3:00 PM.
Grandparents welcomed
Contact us at 416-453-1052 or oshawadurhammetiscouncil@gmail.com
Please fill out the following link, so I know how many for Santa's gifts and food.
https://forms.gle/HEcnyVvUwE1gVwHq7
I want to be able start in October reaching the sponsors to help our families/singles/seniors/students.
If you suffered this year, and it be hard to get essentials for your children and yourself please fill out the link below. I hope by October to have the profiles to start sending out to sponsors.
Please fill out the below link to be put on the list:
https://forms.gle/cKBt16fGj95aL1D88
Adult Mental Wellness Connection: Movement Matters - virtually
Wednesday, October 14 at 6:00pm EST // Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/xg_S1_IiSY6hJOpCJGEf5Q
Much like all other avenues of self-care, we fill our up our cup when we move our body. Whether that’s through exercise, posture, mindfulness or other forms of movement – we get to decide what movement looks like in our lives.
Join us for a session exploring all of the ways in which mental and physical health are connected. We’ll reflect on how movement looks different for everyone, and make intentional plans for taking care of ourselves moving forward. Participants will also have the option to join a community movement challenge after the event!
Topics:
- How positive movement impacts us
- The physical & mental health connection
- Mindfulness and stretching for wellness
- Posture shifts & other tools
- Movement in community spaces
Speakers:
Liv is one of two Health Promotion Specialists at the Métis Nation of Ontario. Liv is a mental health speaker, educator and advocate. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Social Development Studies and Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of Waterloo, as well as a Positive Psychology Specialization from the University of Pennsylvania. She spends her time offline singing in choir, reading books and going on nature walks to look for birds!
Alaina is a Health Promotion Specialist with the Métis Nation of Ontario. She earned her Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing from York University in 2004 and went on to build a diverse career in mental health as a counsellor, program facilitator, and advocate. She is also a certified yoga instructor, natural childbirth educator, and mindfulness life coach. When she’s not working, she’s usually in her gardens, spending time with her family and animals, or walking her trails.
Gift of Chistmas Sponsors needed
At Oshawa & Durham Region Metis Council we are again looking for sponsors to help Metis families at Christmas time.
We ask you to share it with friends, families, work colleagues to see if they would like help out this year. Some info below how we do this.
A LETTER FROM MRS. CLAUS
“The Gift of Christmas”
Our “Gift of Christmas” program is to support some of the most vulnerable Indigenous families and children in Durham.
This year’s program will once again focus on matching families screened and selected by Oshawa & Durham Region Metis Council (ODRMC) with a sponsor group or individual. A profile of each family will be given to the sponsor with a description of the circumstances and information about each family member.
Without your support these families would not have anything under a tree at Christmas; some would not even have a tree. It would be just another day. These families have had a tough year and we do this to help them have one day out of the year stress free.
As you will see, there are no names on the profiles of the families to protect their identity, only the number of children, their ages, and sizes, and what each child likes.
- We ask, if you can, get them 1-2 outfits each and a few toys each, or a gift card to let mom shop. But if you get them more that will be great; that family will get everything you buy for them.
- We have asked mom or dad what they would like for the house. We did this so they may receive something under the tree as well; but please do not feel you have to get them anything.
- We ask that, if you can, get food gift cards from No Frills or Walmart, as we would like to put $100-$200 in gift cards for food into each Family Basket (Bigger families will get more).
Please contact me if you are able to help. Even if it’s just one gift card or a new toy, every little bit helps.
If you or any other family members or colleagues would like to sponsor, please fill out the link below:
https://forms.gle/ZEKEMKUGC31XTWRD6
Thank you and God Bless
Helen Giacchetta (Mrs. Claus)
Oshawa & Durham Region Metis Council
416.453.1052