GDHS 1963 grad Dennis Martel, a polticial advisor, has a long history dealing with native relations. He currently works for Ontario Power Hydro as an Aboriginal Relations Advisor.
A former professor of Native Studies, Martel in the 1980s provided media services to Union of Ontario Indians (Anishinabek Nation), Assembly of First Nations: Media/ Government Relations, Restigouche (Listiguch) during salmon fishing crisis and during the patriation of the Canadian Constitution was communications secretary to R.K. Miskokomon, AFN Ambassador to Great Britain; Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom.
In the late '80s, he served at Queen's Park as special assistant to Rene Fontaine, Minister of Northern Affairs. In the 1990s he was a consultant to United Chiefs & Councils - Manitoulin: M_Chigeeng First Nation; Georgina Island First Nation; Mnjikaning First Nation Chief & Council:, Southern First Nations Secretariat, including advisor to Kettle & Stoney Point First Nation chief, media during the Ipperwash Crisis (1996).
In the last 10 years he consulted for the-Province of Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of the Attorney General, and First Nations and from 2003-08 was manager of operations for the Ted Nolan Foundation.
A former professor of Native Studies, Martel in the 1980s provided media services to Union of Ontario Indians (Anishinabek Nation), Assembly of First Nations: Media/ Government Relations, Restigouche (Listiguch) during salmon fishing crisis and during the patriation of the Canadian Constitution was communications secretary to R.K. Miskokomon, AFN Ambassador to Great Britain; Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom.
In the late '80s, he served at Queen's Park as special assistant to Rene Fontaine, Minister of Northern Affairs. In the 1990s he was a consultant to United Chiefs & Councils - Manitoulin: M_Chigeeng First Nation; Georgina Island First Nation; Mnjikaning First Nation Chief & Council:, Southern First Nations Secretariat, including advisor to Kettle & Stoney Point First Nation chief, media during the Ipperwash Crisis (1996).
In the last 10 years he consulted for the-Province of Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of the Attorney General, and First Nations and from 2003-08 was manager of operations for the Ted Nolan Foundation.
- Was our neighbour on Stevens cres way back when. Great guy.
- He was the creater of the Rebels logo I think,
- nope that was Ernie Pearce.
- Ernie won the contest to name the team "Rebels" - Denny did design the Swamp Fox Crest - the original crest
-should learn to read better. Ernie the name Denny the logo gotcha.....lol
- yes Randy he did... I remember him from high school
- A great friend.
- Great guy! Shared many a conversation and beer with him.
- One of the great all time best down to earth friends someone could have.
- Such a great guy was a friend of Ron's
- Good Man
- Keith's cousin! A pleasure to call him my friend.
Yes, Randy, Dennis was involved with the Rebels name & logo.
- Hi Dennis!! I miss your voice of reason on political posts!! I hope you're well!!
- Hi denny
- Hi Dennis. We have missed you at our Guelph, Owen Sound hockey get togethers. . Please let someone know how you are.
- Very good man
- Jim and I had a great re-connect with Denny through FB.
- Glad to call this great man..friend..
- Hope you are doing Well Denny.
- Dennis, so many people missing you on FB. Hope you are well.
- Great guy.
- Well hello Dennis . Hope you are well . I never see any posts so nice to see yr smiling face on here!😍
- Sounds like a pretty good guy although I don't know him.Any relation to a Howard Martel that I knew in school ?
- I heard from a relative that Denny is coming along health wise but is having major computer problems and is hoping to get them resolved, I am pleased to hear he in OK :)
- Glad to see that Dennis is on the road of mending his health problems , hope he gets well n soon miss his posts on here n hope Dennis gets his computer glitches fixed n he will be back on here, wishing Dennis all the very best ...
- He was the creater of the Rebels logo I think,
- nope that was Ernie Pearce.
- Ernie won the contest to name the team "Rebels" - Denny did design the Swamp Fox Crest - the original crest
-should learn to read better. Ernie the name Denny the logo gotcha.....lol
- yes Randy he did... I remember him from high school
- A great friend.
- Great guy! Shared many a conversation and beer with him.
- One of the great all time best down to earth friends someone could have.
- Such a great guy was a friend of Ron's
- Good Man
- Keith's cousin! A pleasure to call him my friend.
Yes, Randy, Dennis was involved with the Rebels name & logo.
- Hi Dennis!! I miss your voice of reason on political posts!! I hope you're well!!
- Hi denny
- Hi Dennis. We have missed you at our Guelph, Owen Sound hockey get togethers. . Please let someone know how you are.
- Very good man
- Jim and I had a great re-connect with Denny through FB.
- Glad to call this great man..friend..
- Hope you are doing Well Denny.
- Dennis, so many people missing you on FB. Hope you are well.
- Great guy.
- Well hello Dennis . Hope you are well . I never see any posts so nice to see yr smiling face on here!😍
- Sounds like a pretty good guy although I don't know him.Any relation to a Howard Martel that I knew in school ?
- I heard from a relative that Denny is coming along health wise but is having major computer problems and is hoping to get them resolved, I am pleased to hear he in OK :)
- Glad to see that Dennis is on the road of mending his health problems , hope he gets well n soon miss his posts on here n hope Dennis gets his computer glitches fixed n he will be back on here, wishing Dennis all the very best ...
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