ELDERS UPDATE
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Yo Wiksas! As you all may have heard, read or saw, the Elder's have been quite busy & very active this month :D We started off by maintaining the building to only having what was necessary. We had an Elder's luncheon on Nov.14. There was also a luncheon the next day with Lucy Hemphill at the Elder's Center to inform everyone about the Good Food Box Program. I meet with our Elder's Council every Friday mornings. This is basically where I give them updates as to who, what, where & when. Causes or concerns are also brought to attention in our meetings. We have continued on with the Elders Day Program every Monday starting @ 9am with Breakfast. Lunch @ 12pm & ending time 3pm. Please Elders, come on out and have some fun! The Elder's had fun making Gingerbread houses last week. I took it upon myself to squeeze in a Food Safe course last week! This was a definite must with all the cooking & catering we, the Elder's, do. I have been meeting with surrounding staff members in the community to work together as one. We are doing everything possible to make the most of what is offered from each program for the Elders. I still have yet to touch base with a few more staff members, so if your one of them, please don't hesitate to call or email me :)
News
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3-5 GOOD FOOD BOX PROGRAM 6 TUTORING SCEDUAL 7 BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY/WELCOME WISHES 8 PUBLIC WORKS 9 MSG FROM LUCY/H & F SERVICE/ CHRISTMAS HAMPER/ELDER ABUSE PRESENTATION 10 FORT RUPERT FUNDING 11 MEMORIAL COED INDOOR FUTSAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT 12 WORLD WIDE CANDLE LIGHTING 13 CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE 14-15 SOMETHING MOTHERS HAVE NOT TOLD YOU 16 BIRTHDATE DEATHS 17 35 THINGS YOU NEED TO STOP DOING 18 LOCAL JOB POSTING 19 COLOURING PAGE
The Elders are attending the KDC Assembly December 11,12 & 13th. If you wish to attend, please contact me yourself either by phone or email. Then I will add your name to the list. The deadline to sign up will be Tuesday December 3rd 4pm! So please, if you don't want to miss out.... CALL ME ASAP! We will be going by bus & staying in a hotel. Gilakasla
As the Elders Coordinator, it is my job to enforce the rules & regulations. A new one that has been brought up in several meetings & to the Elder's Council, is the age limit that is now 60 years of age. This was voted on & passed by the Elders themselves. So if you were born in 1953 or earlier, you will be hearing from me.... A LOT! :D PAGE 1
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Silena George, Elder's Coordinator 29/ 11/2013
Yo! News is prepared by Bernadine Clayton Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw Receptionist
STAFF Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Band Office
Phone: (250) 949-8343 / Fax: (250) 949-7402
This newsletter is delivered to all houses on the Tsulquate Reserve every second week and posted to the Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw website. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, contact Bernadine at (250) 949-8343 or e-mail bandreception@gwanak.info
Les Taylor, Band Manager
manager@gwanak.info / (250) 902-2307 Margaret Bernard, Finance
finance@gwanak.info / (250) 902-2308
The purpose of this newsletter is to keep Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw community members informed about what is happening in the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Band Office and the surrounding community. Anybody is welcome to make submissions to the newsletter, including announcements, lost-and-found, photographs, bakwam’kwala words, stories, legends, drawings, etc. etc. etc. Other ways to stay connected to the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw community are: Website (www.gwanak.info) Facebook (User: Gwasala Nakwaxdaxw) Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nations Band Office
PO Box 998, 154 Tsulquate Reserve Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0
COUNCIL
To get on the agenda please contact Les Taylor
Chief Paddy Walkus: (250) 949-1486
Sits on all committees / paddywalkus@gmail.com
Ernie Henderson: (250) 230-3404
Health & Social Development, Housing, Fisheries, Education, Ec. Dev., Treaty, Personnel and Finance Portfolios
Gary Walkus: (250) 230-3852
Health & Social Development & Ec. Dev. Portfolios
Victor Walkus: (250) 230-3855
Health & Social Development, Housing, Forestry, Ec. Dev., and Recreation Portfolios
Conrad Browne, Economic Development
ecdev@gwanak.info / (250) 902-2301
Pat Dawson-Hunt, Social Development
patriciad@gwanak.info / (250) 902-2309 Colleen Hemphill, Treaty
chemphil@telus.net / (250) 949-8424 Linda Paul, Treaty Administrative Assistant
kasalas4859@hotmail.com / (250) 902-2311
Lucy Scow, Communications & Exec. Assistant
lucyscow@gmail.com /: (250) 902-2300 Lorna Henderson, Housing
l.d.henderson7@live.ca / (250) 902-2304 Nicole McLelland, Natural Resources Manager
nmclelland@cablerocket.com / (250) 902-0550 Fax: (888) 345-5063 Grace Smith, Education
grace.smith176@gmail.com / (250) 902-2320 Bob Swain, Public Works
bswain4@telus.net / Cell: (250) 230-0087 Native Courtworker Office
(250) 902-2223
Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Elders Centre Silena George Elders’ Coordinator
Silena1314@gmail.com / (250) 949-7406 Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Health & Family Services
Front Desk: (250) 949-8131 / Fax: (250) 949-6811
Eddie Charlie: (250) 230-9251
Housing Portfolio
Sandra Charlie: (250) 230-4677
Housing Portfolio
Darryl Coon: (250) 230-0360
Housing Portfolio
Terry Walkus: (250) 230-2459
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Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School
Front Desk: (250) 949-7743 / Fax: (250) 949-7422 www.gwanak.bc.ca Eke Me-Xi School
(250) 949-833
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The Good Food Box Program has started:
You can give your $10 to Bernadine at the Band Office. If you’re on SA, the $10 can be deducted from your SA if you request it.
Hi All, I hope everyone is enjoying the coziness of fall. It hasn’t been very cold here lately, and so everything in the community garden has continued to thrive. Last Sunday Caitlin from the T’sakis Community Garden donated her time and a lot of seed-garlic. In exchange I taught her how to plant garlic. We planted two full beds, which will be ready to harvest in July. I’m really excited about the fact that the Good Food Box Program started last week. The produce was delivered last Friday morning and because it was my first time, I had no idea how much work was involved. I never would have got the bags packed in time if Dodie Rufus didn’t show up to save the day. She volunteered 5 hours of her time to help, and she did a wonderful job. Big thank you Dodie!
On the next two pages you’ll find a December and January Calendar with the GFB Payment and pickup dates. Please remove the calendar from the Newsletter and put it on your fridge or somewhere you can see it. Please note there will be no payment due on the 27th of December or pickup on the 3rd of January because of the Christmas Holiday. Because we’re just starting the program, Island Foods is giving me extra time to order the produce, just for the upcoming Good Food Bag. So, if you’re payment hasn’t been received by Friday this week, if you get it in before Tuesday I’ll still have time to order the produce before next Friday.
We had 21 participants, 9 of them were Elders. Their bags were full of wonderful fruit and veggies plus jarred chum salmon, five simple healthy recipes, and most of the extra ingredients needed for the recipes. Five of the participants contacted me to let me know they tried the recipes. They said they liked how simple they were, and that the food tasted great. If you want to be a part of the program you can sign up with your name, phone number and e-mail (if you have one) at the front desk at the Band Office. The good food bags will be delivered to the Elders Building on Friday every two weeks and can be picked up there between 3pm and 4pm. Your $10 payment has to be received the week before the good food bag arrives. PAGE 3
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As always, if you have any feedback, or questions about the program, please feel free to contact me
Lucy Hemphill Food Security & Nutrition Coordinator 250-230-2707 lucyhemphill7@gmail.com
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Tutoring December ScheduleAdult Education Centre at Gwa –Sala- ‘Nakwaxda’xw
Sunday, December 1
7-9
Monday, December 2
7-9
Thursday, December 5
4-6 (Stephanie Nelson)
Saturday, December 7
1-4
Sunday, December 8
7-9
Monday, December 9
7-9
Thursday, December 12
4-6
Saturday, December 14
1-4
Sunday, December 15
7-9
Monday, December 16
7-9
Thursday, December 19
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BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY/WELCOME WISHES: We would like to wish the following a very happy birthday: Eric Swain, Erica Walkus-Charlie, Uncle Tom Wallace, Thomas Coon, Natasha Puglas, Aurora Walkus, Chris Andrew Sr., Kadence Walkus, Jacob Louis, Robbin Wallace, Buddy Walkus Sr., Pamela Charlie and Jodi Walkus-Charlie. Love you all and hope you have a great day _______________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the family: Moses John, Justice Walkus, Georgia G. Walkus, Bryson Walkus, Kendra Fox, Ezra Walkus-Nelson, and Konner Walkus! Love you all ♥ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Congratulations on your marriage Cara and Johnathan Louis (Nov. 10/13)! We wish you many years of happiness! ________________________________________________________________________________________ Special 34th anniversary wishes to Cathy and Bob Swain! We wish you many more years of happiness ♥ ________________________________________________________________________________________ I would like to wish my husband Chris Andrew Sr. a very happy birthday (Dec. 15)! Love you Babe and have a great day ♥ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy birthday to my dad Love you ♥ from Sonny Andrew _________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy birthday to my pals Christy and Tash! I hope your day is great Love your pal Andrea _________________________________________________________________________________________ Birthday wishes going out for the Month of December 2013 December 2nd is for Christy George-Bird and for December 6th is for my son Billy-Joe Jack and also for Joanna Joanne Brotchie and December 7th for my daughter Joanna Jack- King and for December 10th is my for sister Alice Wamiss and for my uncle Tom Wallace and for my can't wait cousin Dodie Mary Rufus and also to my uncle Harry Bell and may God richly bless you all and keep you all safe in his loving arms and also pray for strength and guidance and protection. Love You all so much. From Maggie Jack ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy birthday to sister sugar on dec 2. Billy-joe dec 6. And Joanna on dec 7. Hope you all have a great day. From Bill, Alice and family. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Wishing my big sister Val a happy birthday on December 17th also wishing my baby brother Leonard a happy "sweet 16th" on December 15th I hope you both have an amazing day! I love you both! Love and Hugs ~ Angie, LeRoy, Nephs Ray-Ray & Crash-Man ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy birthday wish sent to my mom Joanne Brotchie. Love from Jolene. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy birthday aunty Joanne Brotchie and David Charlie, Dec 6 happy birthday Sis Francine Walkus Dec 7. Happy birthday to nephew tyreses Wilson Dec 18 Sister Lisa-marie Walkus Dec 18 than you from Priscilla and family ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy birthday Sister Paula Walkus Dec 18 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Just wanted to say congrats my sister cathy dick just had a baby girl yesterday so she has brought another beutiful GWASALA NAKWAXDAXW into the world. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Birthday wishes: •December 5 - happy birthday to my nephew Eric Swain. •December 6th - Happy 13th Birthday to my son David Charlie and Happy birthday to sis Joanne Brotchie. •December 11th - Happy birthday to my sis Natasha Nadine and also to my handsome nephew Thomas Coon. Best wishes to you all and we send much love and hugs to you on your special day️ Auda T & family PAGE 7
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PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE 2013 TRUST BUDGET
(10,000.00)
Administration fees
EMERGENCY PLANNING EXPENSES
$1,000.00
TSUNAMI SIGNS
$1382.65
TSUNAMI POLE
$4,000.00
(installation) PORT ALBERNI
$407.90
(tsunami awareness workshop) COURSE MATERIALS
$1,662.60
(JIBC manuals) EOC VESTS
$261.45
EOC OFFICE SUPPLIES Courtenay
$103.02 $300.00
(ESS Workshop) TOTAL
$9,117.62
Nov.29,2013
Bob Swain Public Works/Emergency Coordinator Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations 154 Tsulquate, PO Box 998 Port Hardy V0N 2P0 Tel. 250-949-8343 Fax 250-949-7402 Cell 250-230-0087
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NEWS FROM LUCY SCOW CALL OUTLIST Please if you are on the call out list can you please come in to update your numbers. I have tried to call for a few people now and had no luck in connecting with you. Or if you have a job and no longer want to be on the list let me know and I will put it aside, I will not throw it out but will keep it in the file. If you are interested in being on the call out list or want to know about the call out list please do not hesitate to call me at the band office or come down and fill a little form out I will be glad to help. SURVEYS Cara and I did a survey last year sometime and had a lot of information collected but lately we haven’t been able to use the information as much as we would like. We hope that you can come and update your file so we can have that information on hand when things come up. The program could be quite useful and beneficial if we had updated information such as courses and such. If you would like to know more about it please call or come by the band office and ask for.
HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICE Dr Hajeb will be in the office on Tuesday December 10, 2013 and dr douglas will be in the office Wedneday December 18, 2013 please contact me @ 902-2290 to schedule an appointment Maureen
Gazette Hamper Fund Christmas Hamper Delivery date will be Saturday, December 21st From 9am -3 am Someone has to be home...Or the hamper Will Not Be delivered, no exceptions. The hamper forms are filled out here at the Band office and brought to the Gazette. Have a nice day.
Elder Abuse Presentation Held at the Wakas Hall December. 15/ 2013 From the RCMP Victim Services. PAGE 9
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MEMORIAL COED INDOOR FUTSAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT WE welcome all teams to enter our indoor soccer tournament held on December 7th and 8th 2013 at the Wakas hall on Tsulquate reserve! The entrance fee is $150.00, roster limit of 13. You must have a girl on at all times. 50% of the entrance fee is due November 29th 2013. It will be Futsal rule’s, we will have the rules in your packages prior to the tournament. If you require more information please do not hesitate to text or call us! Also if you want to enter a team please call or text Ernie or Lucy Scow at 250-230-0135 or 250-9028724 Your team must be entered in as a memorial team PAGE 11
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THINGS YOUR MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU!! 1. Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster. 2. Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold! 3. Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking. 4. Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking. 5. To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up. 6. For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting. 7. Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic. 8. Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummm! 9. Reheat Pizza Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works. 10. Easy Deviled Eggs Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up. 11. Expanding Frosting When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving. 12. Reheating refrigerated bread To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster. 13. Newspaper weeds away Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers, put layers around the plants overlapping as you go. Cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers. 14. Broken Glass Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily. PAGE 14
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15. No More Mosquitoes Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away. 16. Squirrel Away! To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it. 17. Flexible vacuum To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings. 18. Reducing Static Cling Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and ... guess what! ... static is gone. 19. Measuring Cups Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out. (Or spray the measuring cup or spoon with Pam before using) 20. Foggy Windshield? Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth! 21. Re-opening envelopes If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily. 22. Conditioner Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair. 23. Goodbye Fruit Flies To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2' with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever! 24. Get Rid of Ants Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed! 25. Dryer Filter Even if you are very diligent about cleaning the lint filter in your dryer it still may be causing you a problem. If you use dryer sheets a waxy build up could be accumulating on the filter causing your dryer to over heat. The solution to this is to clean your filter with with a toothbrush and hot soapy water every 6 months.
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LOCAL JOB POSTING JOB TITLE : MASTER LIMITED SKIPPER COMPANY NAME : AQUA SEA INDUSTRIES Date Posted : 11/29/13 Full/Part-Time : Full-Time Location : Coal Harbour Details : Skipper for Tug/Barge, landing craft, freight operation in Quatsino Sound. Must have Master Limited ticket. May consider equivelant experience on boats. Require DL & forklift experience. This is a nonsmoking boat. Additional Info : Absolutely no smokers. Contact : P. Emmett Doyle Phone: 250.949.0220
JOB TITLE : DELIVERY DRIVER COMPANY NAME : SAM'S PLACE Date Posted : 11/22/13 Full/Part-Time : Part-time Location : Port Hardy Details : Require a Delivery Driver. Must have class 5 DL. Hours TBD, must be flexible, available for various shifts. Contact : Phone Yani 250.949.0169
JOB TITLE : SERVERS COMPANY NAME : SAM'S PLACE Date Posted : 11/19/13 Full/Part-Time : Full-Time Location : Port Hardy Details : Position can be full time or part time-new restaurant in NI Mall. Call to arrange interview. Will provide training. Start ASAP. Prefer experience but will train Contact : Phone Yani: 250.949.0169 or Charlie at: 250.203.3365
JOB TITLE : SAFE HOUSE MOTHER COMPANY NAME : NI CRISIS & COUNSELLING CENTRE Date Posted : 11/19/13 Full/Part-Time : Casual Location : Port Hardy Details : This is on call position for Safe Shelter, usual shifts are 12 hours. Must have DL and vehicle. PAGE 18
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Additional Info : Call Barb for more info 250.949.8333 Contact : Apply in person with resume or pick up application at 7095 Thunderbird Rd. (across from hospital).
JOB TITLE : FACTORY LABOURER COMPANY NAME : SELECT SEAFOODS CANADA LTD. Date Posted : 11/18/13 Full/Part-Time : Full-Time Location : Piece work Details : 130 ft Factory Trawler. Duties include: load freezers & fish hold, feed machinery etc. Laundry facilities, sleeping quarters & full-time cook provided. Required: experience, steel toe boots, rain gear, bedding and fishing licence. Additional Info : Trips are generally 10+ days. Pay is approx. $1500 - $2100 net (subject to catch) Contact : Sarah Buston Phone: 604.360.0169 Fax: 604.940.9295 Email: sarahbuston@gmail.com
JOB TITLE : CHILD &YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CO-FACILITATOR COMPANY NAME : NORTH ISLAND CRISIS & COUNSELLING Date Posted : 11/15/13 Full/Part-Time : Part-time Location : Port Hardy Salary : $26-$28/hr Details : Child and Youth Mental Health Group CoFacilitator. Needed January, 2014, for approximately 5 hours/week to co-facilitate activity-based groups that focus on self-esteem, behaviour management, life skills and social skills training. Additional Info : Schedule to be negotiated, but must potentially be available early evenings and/or weekends in Port Hardy. Contact : Please send resumes Attn: Executive Director Email: reception@nicccs.org or Fax: 250.949.8344
JOB TITLE : SERVER COMPANY NAME : QUARTERDECK PUB Date Posted : 11/15/13 Full/Part-Time : Part-time Location : Port Hardy Details : Part time server required immediately. Must have Serving It Right Certification and Food Safe Level 1. Contact : Drop resume to Quarterdeck Pub, attn: Terri 29/ 11/2013
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