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NEW FOOD SECURITY/ NUTRITION COORDINATOR POSITION Hi All, Fall is here, the days are getting shorter, the air is getting crisp, and the wonderful smell of wood smoke is in the air once again. With the start of each new season there comes the possibility of new beginnings, new food to harvest, new hobbies to start, new friends to make. It’s an exciting time for all.
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This is an especially exciting time for me because I have just been hired as the Band’s Food Security/ Nutrition Coordinator. I will be working half time in this role and will be working on a number of difference projects. The areas I will be focusing on are nutrition, food security (which means everyone’s right to access to food), traditional food and traditional medicine. The idea behind this job is that food plays an important role in the health of our people and that the healthiest foods available are the traditional foods. Also, everyone deserves access to good wholesome food, which is easier said than done when fruit and vegetables are more expensive than chips and pop. The aim is to work extensively with the community, and especially the Elders to learn as much as possible about traditional food harvesting, gathering and preparing, and to use that knowledge to help our community become healthiest it can be. Some of the projects we will be working on are: a good food box program; traditional food gathering excursions; healthy cooking classes; traditional food gatherings; the community garden; a traditional medicine garden; and a food processing pavilion/ gathering place. The first project we are working on is the Good Food Box Program. Please look for an update on that in the next newsletter. If anyone is interested in knowing more, or would like to be involved in any way please feel free to e-mail me.
I look forward to working more with you all in the upcoming months Lucy Hemphill, Food Security/Nutrition Coordinator lucyhemphill7@gmail.com PAGE 1
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WE CAN STOP BULLYING BIRTHDAY & THANK YOU WISHES, BUTTON BLAKET MAKING AWEENAK’ OLA NEWS LETTERS INVASIVE PLANT PUBLIC INFO SESSION TUBERCULOSIS, HEALTH CARE HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICE, COMMUNITY WIDE TB SCREENING LOSING WEIGHT TIPS- MAJOR CORE MUSCLES EDUCATIONS TOM JOSEPH & GILL WALKUS JR FLOOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT LOCAL JOB POSTING COLORING
DOGS WILL BE DEALT WITH Note to the community that as of Sunday September 29th 2013 the dog problem within our community will be taken care of, so if you do not wish for your dog NOT to be taken please have them tied up. Any dogs that are lurking the streets will be taken. Thank you for your understanding.
27/09/2013