Fiona Wirz-Endrys, BES, M.Env.
Community Impact and Food Security Specialist, Odonaterra Inc.

Fiona has experience working in sustainable development, environmental assessment, and community resilience strategies. She has a Bachelor of International Development (Honours) from Waterloo University, a Master of Environmental Assessment from Concordia University, and is pursuing a Certificate in Food Security at the Toronto Metropolitan University.

Fiona has supported several socio-economic and cultural baseline studies and impact assessments for mining, wind, and dam projects in northern Quebec and Ontario. She has recently completed Indigenous-led social impact assessments for mining projects with the Cree Nation of Wemindji and with Slate Falls Nation. She is supporting the development of culturally informed impact assessment tools and training resources with Mushkegowuk Council for use by Ontario Omushkego First Nations. Fiona is currently the lead advisor for Wemindji’s climate change resilience and food security planning projects, which are focused on community leadership, capacity and resilience building.

Fiona has experience leading Indigenous Knowledge and land use studies and supporting Indigenous-led impact assessments and their contextual methodologies. Fiona has also supported the development environmental management plans, land use plans, and an environmental assessment law. Fiona emphasizes building relationships and trust with clients, supporting community-led processes, and providing tools to strengthen community voices and self-determination. 

Fiona has skills in GIS mapping, experience in ethnobotany, holds a permaculture design certificate, is a member of the Ontario Association for Impact assessment, and is currently completing a certificate in food security at the Toronto Metropolitan University. Fiona is fluent in English, French, German and Czech.  Fiona lives on the traditional and unceded territory of the Omàmìwininìwag (Algonquin), Anishinabewaki and the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) peoples, who have been the stewards of these lands, rivers, and mountains since time immemorial, and continue to be so today.