Dootilh - July 2018

Dootilh July 2018

Haisla Nation on social media:

”BUILDING A POWERFUL, PROSPEROUS AND PROUD COMMUNITY, HEALTHY IN MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT.”

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BEFORE AND AFTER

Once it was all over, no one seemed to have minded the cold at all after the group of eight people joined James Harry (rear row, centre) as he led the participants in the traditional nakwelagila, a cold water cleanse. It was a short walk from the pumphouse along Wathl Creek to where the ceremony was performed.

The Haisla Lightning team provided a crucial public service, cooking and serving breakfast for National Indigenous Peoples Day. The pancake breakfast was a great start to the rest of the activities to follow.

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SOAPBERRY MAKING One of the top highlights from the June 21 celebration was the soapberry making contest, which had a row of teams - using an array of special ingredients like root beer - competing for who could make the best dessert.

The panel of judges ultimately awarded first-timer Dallas Bisshopp as this year’s top whipper.

The evening had Haisla gathered by the soccer field for a community bonfire, with song. At right, working down: a selection of fried bread available at lunch; Community Cultural Coordinator Teresa Winsdor with community Social Worker Jennifer Lagace; Expressive Arts Therapist Miriam Windsor, leading a discussion on what it means to be Haisla.

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BOARDWALK Starting soon, the installation will begin for a boardwalk at Haisla Harbour. The boardwalk will extend to the corner of the harbour where it meets the Douglas Channel. Next year the plan will be to extend the boardwalk by connecting it to the breakwater. The photo shows an existing piling.

GOING UP The Kitimat Multicultural Society hosted the annual Flag Raising ceremony at the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce’s Heritage Park on June 23.

The Haisla flag flaps among flags of various countries. A new, lighter Haisla flag is now raised to ensure it flows in the wind even better than before.

In the photo is Basil Grant having the honours of hoisting the flag.

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HALIBUT Haisla Fisheries distributed halibut to the community on June 27.

Members who could make it to the Health Centre that day could take five pounds.

In the photo is Haisla Harbour’s Trevor Amos handing out a portion to one of the early arrivals.

LIGHTNING STRIKES Above, the Haisla Lightning women’s team poses victorious placing first in a soccer tournament held July 7. ( ) The weekend saw a number of soccer matches, both among the women’s division, as well 5

as Men’s who were competing in the first annual Haisla Braves soccer tournament.

On the men’s side, the Greenville Athletic Club took home the honours of the first place.

Attending teams representing communities all around the northwest.

Driving School The Haisla Driving School, now that it’s officially up-and-running, is delivering driving services for everyone in the Kitimat area.

Haisla members needing their driver’s licence should connect with the school’s instructors - Harold or Burt - as Haisla members’ fees are covered by Haisla Nation Council to participate.

Non-Haisla persons can sign up for lessons as well.

The website www.drivehaisla.ca has a section where you can book times with the instructors or just contact them directly with questions.

How to keep our territory safe See anything of concern in our territory?

Talk to our NRS Environmental Liaison, Howard Vroon.

You can help conserve our natural and cultural resources by being “eyes and ears” in our Territory. Please report any suspicious or unlawful activities you may observe.

A description of the vessel or vehicle, description of the individual(s), the nature of suspicious activities along with the location, date and time are much appreciated. If able, take pictures of what you observe. Your tips are held in confidence.

Email Howard Vroon, Haisla NRS Environmental Liaison at: hvroon@haisla.ca or drop by his office at the Haisla Resource Centre. He can also be reached at: 250-6399361 ext. 146 With accurate reporting, your information will be relayed to the proper authorities quickly. Accurate and timely violation reports 6

reduce response time and increase the likelihood of apprehension and successful prosecution.

In addition to minimizing any damage caused by poachers and polluters, you can help prevent violations before they even occur.

The watchful eyes of responsible and informed resource users are a powerful deterrent to potential violators.

The BC Wildlife Federation pays rewards up to $2000 for information leading to the conviction of persons who have violated laws related to the protection of fish, wildlife, or the environment, or damaged the property of companies or individuals who provide access to hunters and anglers. In 2015, BCWF paid out $2000 in rewards. The files involved the killing of a moose out of season, the killing of deer out of season, allowing edible meat to spoil, and using a motor vehicle in an area where the use of a motor vehicle is prohibited.

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First-hand Mammoet opened up their Edmonton facility for a tour to HNC Assistant Education Manager Cliff Grant who was there with a recent Haisla welding graduate Wilfred Maitland. The tour was to emphasize opportunities and to motivate a commitment to work with our Joint Venture partners.

At left, Cliff Grant with Mammoet’s John Blanchett and COO Jan Kleijn, and Wilfred Maitland. Above, Cliff, Wilfred, and Service Manager for Transport Kevin Brooks.

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Don’t forget that www.haisla.ca is the membership’s source for information.

Follow the news posts to see what events and activities are coming up soon, and find job postings for Haisla Nation Council under the ‘Council’ tab.

Clicking on the ‘Community Plan’ tab will take you to information about the ongoing Comprehensive Community Plan process including opportunities to submit your feedback if you haven’t already.

One of the newer tabs is ‘Haisla Services & Resources’ which includes a number of documents important to Haisla members including details about the Haisla Minors’ Trust, contact information for health services, Education department forms, and more.

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Active Measures continues to measure up As 16 weeks came to a close, the organizers of Active Measures look back on a course which brought a real sense of family to eight students.

"It's amazing to see the impact of positive transformation in a short period of time," said Liz Robinson, Active Measures Coordinator.

The Active Measures Program (AMP) is a sixteen-week three phase comprehensive job readiness course that combines personal growth, academic upgrading and trades certification course ending with a two-week job placement.

Academic, personality and learning style assessments pinpoint a starting place for the action plan and progress tracking of each student. AMP assists adults who are reentering the work force or wanting to achieve a higher level of education.

Yet the program is not a dry presentation of plans, but really embraces the unique talents of individuals and humanizes the whole process.

Students would even make comparisons of the Instructors Assistant Cecil Paul Jr, saying he was like “Albert Einstein with the jokes of Adam Sandler.�

Phase one of the program is applications which is a focus on the personal emotional, physical and mental health and well-being of each student. Liz Robinson the Coordinator states 'It's amazing to see the impact of positive transformation in a short period of time'.

Phase two is trades certification courses.

Some of the certifications include Building Service worker level one, WHMS, CSTS, OFA1, Food Safe, Bear Aware, Computer Basics and Fork Lift.

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The Active Measures Graduates are:

Tiffany Bolton | Colleen Duncan | Randy Dundas | Nancy Maitland | Jesse Starr-Maitland | Noreen McMillan | Brandon Nyce-Wilson Phase three is two weeks of job readiness and then two weeks in an actual job placement. Successful job placements have resulted in full time jobs.

With the possible upcoming increase in jobs in Kitimat the AMP graduates will be prepared to go to work.

Robinson also describes other activities in the program, such as the Iron Chef competition and the day trips to surrounding community museums. In this last session the students travelled by boat for a two night stay at the Kemano Oolichan Camp to see for themselves the actual oolichan camp site and learn exactly what is involved in processing oolichans into oolichan grease.

Liz acknowledges and is grateful to Rio Tinto Canada Trust for the funding, Haisla Nation Council Education and Employment for administrative support and Kitimat Valley Institute for the space to deliver the program.

SEPTEMBER 17 TO

JANUARY 31, 2019 IN KITIMAT

For more information and to Sponsored by, register contact: Liz Robinson at 250-639-5984, or Cecil Paul at 250-639-7128.

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CON-GRAD-ULATIONS The Haisla Nation Council Education & Employment department pulled out all the stops to recognize the efforts of our members who have graduated an academic program.

Celebrating more than 60 students total, the ceremony at the Riverlodge centre in Kitimat saw students and families join together to present rewards for their achievements, and a dinner which followed.

The celebration was for any Haisla students who, over the past two years, had completed a secondary school program or any other higher learning program.

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2ND CHANCES

The sixth annual 2nd Chances Walk/Run was held on July 7 in Kitamaat Village. The event continues the tradition of promoting healthy living and habits with either a 2.5km or 5km walk through the Village, followed by a lunch in the Haisla Recreation Centre, and a number of door and grand prizes for participants.

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to see the optometrist. To register, call the Haisla Health Centre at (250)-632-3600 or As many of you are aware, we were supposed to have an Optometry Clinic coming (250)-639-9361 ext.301 or ext. 302, or you can drop by and provide the following information to the Haisla Health Centre this month of June. Unfortunately, there has been a setback. to register: Name, Birthdate, phone number, Status Card Number, Personal Health Care The Optometrist is out of the country and will be coming back either August/September. We Number {CareCard) Sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused, and will be letting people know when we have a please pass the word for those that do not date set and we will call to set up have Facebook. appointments for those who registered.

There is still time to register if you would like

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GRIZZLY BEAR

The Grizzly Bear Foundation will be providing safety information to Kitamaat Village to provide solutions and techniques to reduce bear-human conflict.

Join us!

July 26 3 pm

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You may qualify for a bus pass A program through the federal government may qualify you for a bus pass as long as you meet a selection of criteria, including being a person with a disability who is receiving disability assistance, or a person aged 60 or older receiving income assistance, or other eligibility, or other. The program would grant you a transit pass good throughout B.C. To learn more contact Louise Charles at Haisla Nation Council, by calling 250-639-9361 extension 103, or e-mail LCharles@haisla.ca

Zac Munroe returned to Kitamaat Village the last week of June to host a series of youth soccer camps for the community.

Invite for the Fish Clan for a clan meeting Darren, Calven, Rebecca, and Lucille would regarding the September 13 Feast for the late like to invite the Fish Clan to a clan meeting on Christine and Dale Harms. Thank you.

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Be involved in the Community Plan We're updating our 2009 Community Plan!

The new plan will create a vision for where our community wants to go and identify the steps to get there.

The plan will address the issues we've heard are important to members, including health and wellbeing, education, economic development, and cultural issues.

The project only kicked off in May and we started our first round of engagement events in June with open houses in Kitamaat Village, Terrace, and Vancouver. The event in Vancouver was live-streamed over the internet to members in Prince Rupert and Nanaimo something new we are trying as part of our commitment to involve all Haisla members in community planning. We also had workshops with Haisla Nation staff and Elders, and are planning events later in the summer with Council and youth.

If you didn't have a chance to attend any of the open houses, check out the project website (http://haisla.ca/community-plan/). You can check out the project presentation, open house posters, and provide input through an online survey.

We've also been coordinating with the Haisla Land Use Plan team to make sure we link the CCP to that important project. We're also looking for opportunities to some shared engagement.

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The timeline shows we are in the project.

Through the summer we will pull together everything we've been hearing to make a community vision and goals for the community to review during the next phase of engagement this fall. Keep your eyes open for updates!

Your participation is critical to creating a CCP which truly captures the vision Haisla members have for their community and the Nation going forward into the future.

Want to know more? Keep your eyes open for upcoming newsletters and visit our project website for all the latest information (http://haisla.ca/community-plan/).

You can also contact Trish Grant, Executive Assistant - Chief Executive Officer. Email: trishgrant@haisla.ca Tel: (250) 639-9361 Ext. 104

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Help make BC's health care system better!

We are patients, families and caregivers working together with Health Care Partners to improve our health care system.

Each volunteer opportunity is unique and depends on the needs of a particular project led by a Health Care Partner.

Local opportunities will let you improve care in your community, while provincial opportunities might impact patients across British Columbia.

WE’LL SUPPORT YOU You'll receive training, education and ongoing support so that you can have a meaningful impact. You'll also be able to connect with other PVN members, to share experiences and learn from each other.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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Each volunteer opportunity is unique and depends on the needs of a particular project led by a Health Care Partner. For example, you might sit on a working group, help develop a program or resource, or share the patient experience with care providers.

Before participating, you'll know an opportunity's time requirements as well as whether you will be asked to participate in person, through a teleconference or online.

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DUMP FISH PROPERLY

Community members are reminded to dispose of fish waste appropriately.

The Haisla Health Department has received several complaints regarding the dumping of fish guts behind community members' backyards, leading to strong unpleasant odours entering homes and posing respiratory problems.

Failing to dispose of fish appropriately poses health hazards to residents and attracts wildlife in to the community.

Residents are encouraged to store and freeze fish waste until garbage collection days or use one of the bear-proof bins in the community.

Your understanding and usual cooperation is very much appreciated.

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HAISLA NATION COUNCIL

HAISLA YOUTH RECREATION PASSES For Haisla 6-18 years old Don’t forget about the exciting new program available to Haisla youth in the Kitamaat Village and Kitimat area.

Haisla youth ages 6 to 18 who live in Kitamaat Village or Kitimat are now able to drop in at the District of Kitimat’s recreation facilities – Riverlodge for open gym, swimming pool and skating rink.

Youth must show a valid piece of identification when dropping in.

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Want to know more?