Chief Claire Sault welcomed people to the ribbon cutting ceremony that included past Chiefs, as well as the first female elected to council, Carol Tobicoe, Honourable Arif Virani Minister of Justice, Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for Parkdale-High Park.
The Council House was built in 1882 and has served as a seat of Anishinaabe governance as well as a gathering place for MCFN members for over a century. MCFN received contributions from FedDev Ontario, the MCFN Community Trust and the Ontario Trillium Foundation as well as modest contributions from the EHS.