Northern Healthy Foods Initiative
The Northern Healthy Foods Initiative’s (NHFI) vision is for people to define their own food systems to access healthy foods in northern Manitoba. Our goals are:
- to increase food security efforts at the community level
- to strengthen community-led development
NHFI supports local and regional projects that contribute to the development of culturally relevant, healthy food systems, while improving health and well-being. NHFI’s role is to increase access to food by working with communities and coordinating efforts aligned with the program's goals and objectives. Our strategic priorities are to:
- Strengthen strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts to support local food production and access. Partnerships are intended to increase community access to resources and opportunities, build on community development efforts, facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experiences and reflect the uniqueness of communities.
- Enhance support for local efforts, including strengthening community-led approaches that reflect cultural values.
NHFI is administered and managed by Municipal and Northern Relations.
Service Delivery Model
Food security projects are being delivered in northern and remote communities by community-based organizations known as NHFI partners. These include:
- Bayline Regional Roundtable
371 Flemming Dr. Box 108
Wabowden, MB ROB 1S0
Ph: 204-689-2598
Fax: 204-689-2355
Email: baylinerrt@outlook.com
Administrator: Carol Sanoffsky
Administrative Assistant: Donna Sanoffsky - Northern Association of Community Councils
Unit 9, 395 Berry Street
Winnipeg, MB R3J 1N6
Ph: 204-947-2227
Fax: 204-947-9446
Executive Director: Andrea Kwasniki
Project Coordinator: Nadine Tonn - Four Arrows Regional Health Authority
500-338 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0T2
Ph: 204-947-2397
Fax: 204-982-3359
Executive Director: Alex McDougall
Program Manager: Byron Beardy - Food Matters Manitoba
422 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1R1
General Office: 204-943-0822
Fax: 204-943-0823
Executive Director: Demian Lawrenchuk
Program Coordinator: Myles King - Frontier School Division
30 Speers Road
Winnipeg, MB R2J 1L9
Area 1 Superintendent: Don McCaskill
Garden Coordinator: Hendrik Barentsen
Communities in the North
The initiative targets communities in over 80 per cent of the province. These communities include First Nations, Northern Association of Community Councils, and *"all parts of Manitoba North of the boundary of Township 21".
*Definition taken from the Northern Affairs Act
You can find a full list in the Northern Food Prices Report and you can find a map that defines NHFI eligibility here.
General Contact
Northern Healthy Foods Initiative
Municipal and Northern Relations
Community Development Branch
6th Floor – 800 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, MB | R3G 0N4
Phone: 204-945-3379
Email: CDPrograms@gov.mb.ca
Toll-Free Calling: 1-855-644-0401