YO! News
Yo Wiksas! Hope you are all enjoying the last bit of summer. The Elder's have been enjoying their weekly activities. We will be starting apron making. Eventually we can work towards making button blankets after that. Time has yet to be determined when that project will start. Wellness Day continues on every Tuesday starting @ 12pm with lunch. Games follow after. Door prizes to be won. Wednesdays are still Elder's Days. Lunch starts at 12pm. Feel free to come on down and help cook starting @ 10am. The Elders played water pong last week. Here are some photos for your enjoyment.
August 14, 2015 3 G-N CCP planning update 4 Housing: FYI
5 Patient Travel
6 Community input survey
7 Tsulquate Creek Wildfire & Water Restriction 8 Water Restrictions
9 Coastal Forest Resource Certificate
10 G-N Job Posting: on call Secretary 11 Fisheries Technician Opportunity 12-13 Birthday wishes/Requests 14-22 G-N Community Survey
Have a safe trip. It is going to be a little choppy. I will pack basic bagged lunches, sandwich, a piece of fruit, granola bar & water. Please bring what ever you may need with you. IE: Drinks, gravol, advil, certain snacks you like. Have a good weekend. <3 Mayaxala one another <3 Silena ______________________________________________
Boat trip to Nekite will presume. Please be at the Seagate dock before 7:30am tomorrow, Saturday August 15, 2015. There is limited seating. So we had to have a sign up sheet. Those names of Elders are: Mary Henderson Ernie Hanuse Betty Walkus Bird Rufus Mary V Rufus Willie Walkus Charlotte Walkus Sally Bruce David Bruce Kathy Walkus Emma Webber
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Social Development FAMILIES that receive the BCFB I need a copy of your BCFB, if I don’t receive it by the 26 Aug.15 I will holding on to your cheque, until I get a copy. I need to put them in your files and report this amount each month. Thank you, Pat
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STAFF Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Band Office
Yo! News is prepared by Bernadine Clayton Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw Receptionist
Phone: (250) 949-8343 / Fax: (250) 949-7402
This newsletter is delivered to all houses on the Tsulquate Reserve every first of the month 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 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 Chief Paddy Walkus: (250) 949-1486
Sits on all committees / paddywalkus@gmail.com
Ernie Henderson: (250) 230-2155
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
Leslie Walkus: (250) 230-0034 Dodie Rufus: (250) 230-4642 Darryl Coon: (250) 230-0360
Housing Portfolio
Terry Walkus: (250) 230-2459
Dylan Thomas, Band Manager Manager@gwanak.info / (250) 902-2307 Elisha Taylor, Native court worker
(250) 949-8343
Margaret Bernard, Finance
Margaretb@gwanak.info / (250) 902-2308 Conrad Browne, Economic Development
conrad@kedc.ca / (250) 230-5081
Michael Schnurr, KEDC Accounting michael@kedc.ca / 250-902-2301 Erin Latham, Land & Resource Els.latham@gmail.com / (250) 902-0550 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) 949-8994
Chelsey Walkus, food & nutritious Coordinator chelseywalkus@gmail.com Katrina Johnny, CCP Coordinator katrina@gwanakplan.org / (250) 902-2305 Lucy Scow, Finance
lucyscow@gmail.com/ (250) 902-2308 Lorna Henderson, Housing
l.d.henderson7@live.ca / (250) 902-2304 Leo Lawson/ Capital Specialist officer lhanslawson@msn.com / (250) 949-2306 Grace Smith, Education
grace.smith176@gmail.com / (250) 902-2320 Bob Swain, Public Works
bswain4@telus.net / Cell: (250) 230-0087 David Schmidt, Natural Resource manager david.schmidt@snrc.ca / (250)902-2310 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 Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School
Front Desk: (250) 949-7743 / Fax: (250) 949-7422 www.gwanak.bc.ca Eke Me-Xi School (250) 949-8332
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G-N Comprehensive Community Planning (CCP) Update
Greetings all! Here is an update for the G-N CCP. In July I formed an Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will be helping me with preparing activities for community meetings and advising me on each step of the planning process.
I have spent a lot of last month studying and learning more about the CCP and planning process. I will continue to learn and study more. I will be training with Jessie Hemphill learning facilitation skills this month. She has taught me a lot already and I am eager to learn more from her, she is a very smart woman and she has done a lot for our community already. In case some of you are unaware, she is the one who helped us make the last CCP that was implemented in 2010 and she did a great job.
I am planning to have a big CCP launch in September for the whole community. The date and time will be announced in the near future. There will be a dinner, a meeting, and door prizes to follow. We will be having regular CCP meetings starting after the CCP launch. I hope to see everyone! I encourage you all to take part of all the CCP meetings because decisions are better made by all rather than by a few. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions please come by my office any time during office hours or you can give me a call, text or e-mail. Thank you for your time,
Katrina Johnny, CCP Coordinator Work: (250)-949-8343 Mobile: (250)-230-3419 E-mail: katrina@gwanakplan.org
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WATERING RESTRICTIONS PUBLIC NOTICE - AUGUST 7, 2015 - EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY STAGE 2 WATER RESTRICTIONS - Bylaw 06-2005 2. Stage 2 – Reduced Lawn Watering and Limited Water Use 2.1
During Stage 2:
(a) no person shall use a Sprinkler to water a lawn growing on a property with (i) an even numbered address except on an even numbered day between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and (ii) an odd numbered address except on an odd numbered day between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and (b) no person shall use Water to wash sidewalks, driveways or parking lots, exterior windows or exterior building surfaces, except as necessary for applying a product such as paint, preservative and stucco, preparing a surface prior to paving or repointing bricks, or if required by law to comply with health or safety regulations; and (c) a person may (i) water trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables on any day with a Sprinkler during the prescribed hours for Stage 2 lawn watering and on any day at any time if watering is done by hand-held container or a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle; (ii) water newly planted trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables by any method during installation and for the following 24 hours; (iii) use Micro-irrigation or Drip-irrigation systems to water trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables at any time on any day; (iv) water all weather playing fields at any time if failure to do so will result in a permanent loss of plant material; and (v) wash a vehicle with Water using a hand-held container or hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle and at car dealerships and commercial car washes. 2.2 As exceptions to Stage 2 restrictions, (a) Owners of property who, by reason of physical or mental incapacity, are unable to water their property within the restricted days and times, may water their property any three days of the week for a maximum of 9 hours per day; (d) Nurseries, Farms, turf farms and tree farms are exempted from the restrictions; and (e) Public Authorities may water lawns and boulevards on any day but no more than three days per week.
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POSITION AVAILABLE FOR THE GWA’SALA-‘NAKWAXDA’XW BAND
POSITION AVAIABLE: On Call Secretary JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Band Manager and Executive Assistant the Secretary provides support and assistance to employees as well as community members and visitors. Attend to visitors and deal with inquiries on the phone and face to face. Supply information regarding the organization to the general public, clients and customers. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Receives and screens information, visitors and phone calls. • Provides information and refers requests to the appropriate individual. • Files and retrieves documents, records and reports • Maintains office equipment. • Provide information to callers • Greet people when entering the organization • Answer telephone, screen and direct calls • Take and relay messages • Direct persons to correct destination • Deal with queries from the public and customers • Ensure knowledge of staff movements in and out of organization • Provide general administrative and clerical support to staff as well as visitors • Prepare correspondence and documents • Receive and sort mail and deliveries • Schedule appointments • Control inventory relevant to reception area • Tidy and maintain the reception area • Tidy and maintain the kitchen and coffee areas, make coffee • Making the YO! Newsletter and getting it distributed to the community • Other duties as assigned by supervisor REQUIREMENTS: • Experience working with and supporting senior staff and executive level management. • Ability to exercise sound judgment in setting priorities and dealing with confidential and sensitive information. • Minimum grade 12 with a certificate in Office Administration or other relevant degree. • Initiative and time-management skills to work with minimal supervision. • Ability to work in a fast paced environment and interact with administration staff and Council. • Excellent interpersonal skills, professionalism and integrity. GNN Members given preference. Other First Nations members are encouraged to apply. Please forward cover letter and resume to angela@gwanak.info no later than August 12,2015
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BITHDAY WISHES/REQUESTS August 10th 2015 Like To Wish My Handsome Son Storm Norman A Happy 3rd Birthday Wish You Nothing But The Best Love You To The Moon&Stars Love Mommy ____________________________________________ Happy Belated Birthday to my best friend Ricky Johnny.
_________________________________________ Happy birthday Angela Rufus August 8th happy birthday Chloe Blair August 9th happy birthday wallence August 12th happy birthday uncle Vic August 15th happy birthday sister core August 16th lots of love crys Bray Bryce and ty ____________________________________________ Happy 3rd Birthday to my baby Nephew Storm Norman I love you baby heart emoticon August 10th Happy Birthday to my baby sister Florence Skookum Wilson August 13th Happy Birthday to my Nephew Jordan Jorden Daniel Henderson Happy Birthday to My Daddy Danny Walkus many more yrs to come. I love you all August 26th Congratulating to Albert & Rachel Charlie on their marriage August 15th Congratulations to Thomas & Jolene on there marriage August 22nd best wishes to all ____________________________________________ August 13 Wishing My One and Only Son Rollind a Happy 3rd Birthday! August 15 Happy 7th Birthday to my Oldest Daughter Destiny-Ellen. I love you both. love mom and Fai Fai August 18 Also would like to wish my beautiful Momma MaryEllen a happiest Birthday! I love you so much momma! I hope you have a fantastic day. Love always Etta and kids. _____________________________________________ Happy birthday to Kevin Sheard on Aug. 9th nd b day wish to my gran Charlotte Aug. 10 and think jimbob b day Aug 28th nd brucie Jr b day PAGE 12
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on Aug. 29th and happy anniversary to Babigurl Walkus Nelson nd I on Aug 29th _____________________________________________ A very special birthday wish to Trudy Humchitt and Charlotte Dubitski and charlie george on aug. 23rd from Kathleen and richard and children ♡ _____________________________________________________ Happy birthday to my niece destiny and happy anniversary to my uncle Michael and aunty Colleen George august 15. Happy birthday to my beautiful mother Maggie Jack august 18. Congrats to my bro Thomas and Jolene on there big day happy birthday uncle charlie august 23rd love you all from Joanna rolando king and kids _____________________________________________ Happy anniversary to Herb & Sarah Lancaster Aug 5 Happy birthday Charles Willie - Aug 6 Happy birthday Destiny & happy anniversary Mike & Colleen George -Aug 15 Happy birthday sister Maggie Jack - Aug 18 Happy birthday bro Charlie George & Trudy Humchitt - Aug 23 Happy birthday brother in law Herb Lancaster Aug 25. Love you all and wishing you all the best. From Bill, Alice & lil family. smile emoticon Happy Birthday Sister Kell Aug 6th Happy Birthday Granny Charlotte Aug 10 Happy Birthday Gf Flobags 13 Happy 2nd birthday to my Daughter Kendra on Aug 14 smile emoticon Nd Happy Birthday Rog on Aug 19th Loves u all _____________________________________________ Happiest birthday to the greatest dad Kevin on aug 9th also special wishes to our Gran Ethyl Marie on aug 10th happiest birthday to our youngest aunty Cynthia Grace on aug 14th happy birthday dad/grandpa victor sr on aug 15th lotsa love Val weldon keagon And Baby Kevanna Marie ___________________________________________ WOULD ️LOVE TO SAY A VERY SPECIAL "WISH" TO MY SISTER ETHEL MARIE , HAPPY ️BIRTHDAY SIS N MANY MORE COME ️YR ️WAY,,l ️LOVE U N ENJOY ️YR DAY!!!! _____________________________________________ Happy 43rd. birthday to my son Harry Boy,Love you son.
hello to all family from sally charlie and Lee Joseph in vancouver miss you all so much xxoo ____________________________________________ Special birthday wish going out to our baby Flo August 13th love from gran nd i nd the rest of the Skookum gang love you baby ___________________________________________ August Birthdays Angela Rufus Wally King Corrine Walkus Victor Walkus Jorden Henderson Dad Danny Walkus From Terry and Brenda _____________________________________________ Angie, LeRoy, Ray-Ray and Crash-Man would like to wish Granny Ethyl, Baba Victor, Aunties, Trudy, Mary-Ellen, Cynthia Grace, uncles Kevin and uncle Bossy happy birthdays from us crazy Vancouverners! we're wishing you all the best in your old fart years! _____________________________________________ Augest 16, happy birthday sis Corrine have a good one love you heart emoticon love your bro trev , court an Bradey Corrine heart emoticon _____________________________________________ A very special Birthday wish to sis Sally Louisa Patsy Walkus Aug. 25th. Love you sis always forever. From me and my household. _____________________________________________ Happiest Birthday wishes to Thee greatest parents and grandparents ever. Ethyl Charlie- August 10- My beautiful baby Sister Cynthia Grace- My wonderful pops Victor Walkus. I hope you all have a tremendous day that you deserve. Love you all
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August 12 Happy birthday uncle/bro wally we love you hope you have a great. Love Mac, Bernice, Casey and myself August 19 Happy birthday granny Janet heart emoticon hope you have a wonderful day we love you. Love Mac, Bernice, Casey and Melissa August 22 Happy 12th birthday Casey hope hope you enjoy your day we love you. Love your younger Sib and mom August 25 We would like to wish our papa a happy birthday we love you hope you enjoy your day love your grandbabies and Melissa ____________________________________________ Happy birthday going out to (mom) Janet Paul Aug 19th, also Casen Henderson Aug 22nd , Belated birthday wish going out to Rose king. From Ernie and Dorothy and family. _____________________________________________ Birthday wishes to: Jack Henderson - august 1 Davis Henderson - august 6 Janine Sheard - august 7 Angela Rufus - august 8 Kevin Sheard & Darcy Walkus - august 9 Lucy & Katie - august 11 Julia Smith - august 12 Patricia D - Hunt/ Dennis Walkus - august 14 Victor Walkus - august 15 Corrine Walkus - august 16 Jordan Henderson - august 26 Hoping you all have the best day and another great year! Cheers from Lorna & Tom :)
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