MARCH 2014
WE, THE TSE’KHENE NATION (PEOPLE OF THE ROCK) ARE PROUD PEOPLE
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20 Making sure the footprints we leave behind are ones our children will be proud to walk in
Dear Members, I hope all our members are well as we head into spring. I look forward to visi;ng and upda;ng all of you at the upcoming March Quarterlies. At the Quarterlies I will be providing a presenta;on to our Members and the topics include: the McLeod Lake Indian Band’s 2014 Elec;on, Bill C-‐27 Transparency Act, mee;ngs with Fort Nelson and Haisla First Na;on on proposed LNG development, a summary of Duz Cho Logging, Duz Cho Construc;on and Summit Pipeline’s previous year’s financial performance, the most recent values for the Treaty 8 Trust SeVlement Account, Economic Benefits Agreement with the BC, TransCanada Pipelines, and the opportuni;es we are looking at moving forward. McLeod Lake Indian Band 2014 Elec;on In June 2014 McLeod Lake Indian Band will be holding Elec;ons for Chief and Council, Board of Trustee’s and Land Management CommiVee. McLeod Lake will follow the 2013 Custom Elec;on Code which was ra;fied by our Membership in December 2013. Important dates moving forward are: March 27th -‐ Pos;ng of the Voters list and No;ce of Nomina;ons; and Mail out
Nomina;on Packages to all eligible McLeod Lake Members. April 22nd -‐ Nomina;on Mee;ng in McLeod Lake 7:00pm to 9pm. April 26th Pos;ng of Elec;on No;ce and list of Candidates. June 06th -‐ Elec;on Day with polls in McLeod Lake and Prince George. June 9th -‐ Final Report to Chief and Council. June 10th -‐ Mail-‐out of results to McLeod Lake Indian Band Members
Bill C-‐27 Transparency Act In 2013 the Federal Government approved the Transparency Act for First Na;ons throughout Canada. This legisla;on may be very beneficial to First Na;ons that may have corrup;on and other financial challenges. However, for the more successful First Na;ons with growing businesses and opportuni;es this new legisla;on will disadvantage us and slow our growth. Bill C-‐27 forces First Na;ons to post their Annual Consolidated Financial Statements on their websites, so that anyone in the world can see them. This widespread disclosure to the world could have significant nega;ve impacts for McLeod Lake Indian Band and our Companies.
McLeod Lake Indian Band has a very stringent procedure to ensure transparency and accountability to our members. First, MLIB has our Financial Controller go over the records to ensure they are accurate, in order, and ready to be presented to the Audi;ng firm DeloiVe and Touche’ LLP (A na;onally recognized Audi;ng Firm) for our Annual Audit. Once the Auditor has completed our Audit, the finalized Audit goes under a Quality Assurance Review by a separate DeloiVe Firm. When the Audit is approved by DeloiVe LLP, the Financial Statements are then given to INAC and they perform a detailed Review of the MLIB Audited Financial Statements. INAC then provides a General Assessment that outlines any concerns. This process happens every year and MLIB’s audited Financial Statements, to date, have been accepted. In fact, MLIB has been assessed as a low risk community. MLIB rated a 1.94 on a scale of (0-‐18.5) For transparency and accountability purposes Auditor Jane Newman, from DelioVe & Touche LLP will be aVending the March quarterlies to answer any ques;ons that our Membership may have about MLIB’s financial posi;on. Fort Nelson First Na;on On February 12-‐14, 2014 Councillor Geraldine Solonas and I traveled to Fort Nelson to meet with the Chief and Council of the Fort Nelson First Na;on. Our main purpose for the visit was to discuss the impacts of LNG development within their Territory. Fort Nelson First Na;on has significant LNG ac;vity in the Horn River and Liard Basin which are located in their Territory. Chief Sharleen Gale took us on a helicopter tour of the developed areas. It was a beau;ful day to fly and got a great perspec;ve on impacts of LNG. On April 14-‐16, 2014 Fort Nelson First Na;on will be the hos;ng the, Striking the Balance, conference in Fort Nelson to further discuss the impacts of LNG development. I have been asked to be a guest speaker at this conference in April. Ki;mat On February 12-‐14, 2014 Councillor Geraldine Solonas and I traveled with a delega;on from the District of Mackenzie to Ki;mat. The main purpose of our trip was to meet with Haislia First Na;on and learn about their proposed plans regarding LNG. Haisla have a number of opera;ons which include Transporta;on, Camp and Camp catering. We also met with the District of Ki;mat to discuss posi;ve and nega;ve impacts of increased popula;ons needed to develop major projects in the Region. Fort St. John LNG Conference
On February 18-‐19, 2014 Councillor Geraldine Solonas and I traveled to Fort St John to aVend the Fort St. John LNG Conference. The conference was hosted by the Treaty 8 Tribal Associa;on. Many First Na;ons, Government and Industry representa;ves par;cipated in the well aVended conference. The conference topics of discussion included, protec;on of water, cumula;ve impacts, Regulatory Processes and Industry Partnerships. I was a quest speaker on two panels at the conference. I spoke about MLIB’s success and posi;ve partnerships.
Duz Cho Logging, Duz Cho Construc;on and Summit Pipelines. On February 22, 2014 I met with the Board of Directors for Duz Cho Logging, Construc;on and Summit Pipelines. The 2013 Financial Statements were presented to and approved by the Board. Once again our Companies’ prior year’s performance was excellent. At the upcoming quarterlies I will have a summary presenta;on outlining Logging, Construc;on and Summit’s prior year’s performance. Treaty 8 Trust SeVlement Account On February 28, 2014 I met with the Board of Trustees in Prince George. I am happy to inform the Membership that the Treaty 8 Trust SeVlement Account has a surplus and will have detailed presenta;on for you at the upcoming quarterly mee;ngs. Gordon Larin, Regional Vice President -‐ Aboriginal Services Group for the Royal Bank of Canada will also be aVending our quarterly mee;ngs to answer any ques;ons from our Membership. Economic Benefits Agreement On January 09, 2014 Chief and Council met with the Province of BC to discuss the status of the nego;a;ons between the Province and MLIB. We are discussing several different types of agreement with the Province, including a Government to Government, which provides McLeod Lake Indian Band input on sensi;ve issues within MLIB’s Tradi;onal Territory; a Regional Coal Agreement that provides revenue sharing on coal Mines within our Territory; an Economic Benefits Agreement providing general revenue sharing in our territory and a Strategic Engagement Agreement providing an enhanced consulta;on process with respect to permijng. Many of the other Treaty 8 First Na;ons already have Economic Benefits Agreements with the Province. The Provincial Government has recently ini;ated talks on LNG development. The Province is offering land and revenue as compensa;on for the proposed projects.
TransCanada Pipelines On January 8, 2014 Chief and Council met with representa;ves from TransCanada to discuss the proposed Pipelines within McLeod Lake Indian Band’s Tradi;onal Territory. TransCanada has four proposed projects, Coastal Gaslink (CGL), Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT), Meric and North Monteney. The first two CGL and PRGT lines will run from Northeastern BC to the Coast. Both pipelines will cross a significant area of our Territory. Chief and Council are very concerned about the cumula;ve impacts of all the development going on within our Tradi;onal Territory and have clearly expressed to the Government that they must address our concerns regarding the environment before moving forward. In conclusion, I look forward to mee;ng many of our Members at the upcoming Quarterlies. I will provide updates on these and many other topics. Thank you for your ;me and considera;on. If you have any ques;ons or concerns please feel free to contact me at dorr@mlib.ca or 250-‐981-‐1332 Respeclully,
Chief Derek Orr
Danache'a Community members There is a lot of Good news coming to our Band, we are a Band who has good rela;ons in BC, in the Business Community and with our other federal and provincial funders. Our accountability and transparency is working in our favor. All of us are moving forward in our team approach that we have been building over these past few years!! As I meet and chat with other Southern First Na;ons members from Cowichan, T'sarlip, T'souke to name a few, I find common struggles and issues like housing, communica;on and government rela;ons but I see some Ah Moments were we are doing well if compared. This is more informa;on sharing and realizing a bigger picture that MLIB is part of in the 500+ BC First Na;ons. For the last 6 years I have been an off reserve council member, I have experienced with my team many different issues, successes and s;ll some challenges. I want to share in this Quarterly report that everyone needs to hear our posi;ve news and a start to that is hearing that McLeod Lake Indian Band is a Successful and Thriving Band as one in 500+ First Na;ons Bands in BC. We con;nue to work as a team and as a community. As the current Elec;on in June approaches, please consider a team dynamic and the benefit that has been for us when elec;ng the next C&C. I will share that these past two terms on C&C has been the best for me, I experienced and learn more about our Band, our Businesses and their rela;ons to gejng McLeod Lake to be economically sustainable. I share this experience first because in 2008 when the C&C got the call that the World economy crashed, I was in a new territory of "Wow, what do we do?". Since then the Team of Staff, Board of Trustee, Members and C&C have been working together in understanding, pulling together our knowledge and resources to get ahead. Now MLIB is inves;ng in it's own companies and lending money to them so the Band gets the interest instead of a bank. AWESOME!!! That is one of my economic successes to share. The next experience I have learned is that we are family, community and we are in business and personal space daily. That is a hard place to be, live and manage together some;mes but again MLIB is working together and doing it well. We are s;ll working together, talking, and planning for our bands beVer future, we can build on our recent experience to know what does and doesn't work. We all talk about our children and their childrens children and to have something to share, give or leave for them, and that's just what is happening. Mussi Cho for members ;me and interest and concern. It's easy to say that a small group SHOULD do something but I have seen that since 2000 is that each
band member is being more involved, interested, wan;ng more for our youths, environment and rela;ons. Mussi Cho Family and Community!! It's our turn now to provide beVer communica;ons and resources and capital to our members. The distribu;ons in the last year have been very welcomed and should be. Near future economic plans could help set more in place but I realize in a business sense you can't give everything away in a promise. We need to make our iden;ty sustainable, and ensure our Childrens Children know who there are and what it means to have beau;ful Land in their genera;on. Our Cultural and Language now have space and resources to take the stage and be used, shared and strengthened with the base and resources we have now. Mussi Cho Everyone!!! Off reserve Councillor
Yasmin prince 2993 Robinson Rd, Sooke BC (778) 425-‐2542
January 2014 Council Report Geraldine Solonas Jan. 6th: MLIB office opened ater Christmas holiday. Jan. 8th: I had day surgery at doctor office in PG on thumb due to rheumatoid arthri;s. Jan. 9th: EBA mee;ng in PG, which I ended calling into due to vehicle problems. Council along with legal counsel con;nues to meet twice monthly with province in regards to Economic Benefits, Oil & Gas Consulta;on, Regional Coal, Government to Government, Strategic Consulta;on Framework, and, Nego;a;on Capacity For Natural Gas Pipeline Development Agreements. MLIB decided to hire an economist consultant to review the financial data the province has put forth to ensure it is comparable within today’s economy. Financial data must be provided by province in order for MLIB consultant to review. Jan. 10th & 11th: I aVended the “Cumula;ve Environmental Community & Health Effects Forum on Natural Resource Developments in Northern BC” at UNBC Friday evening and Saturday, along with Eran Spence and Clayton Davis of the LRO. Found the informa;on provided quite informa;ve and interes;ng, which included: Opportuni;es and challenges in economic development; changing environment affects everyone health-‐wise; provision of health services must adapt to changes; human ac;vi;es can disrupt the balance; Less resources! Less customs! Less culture; and, much more. Lana Lowe, of the Fort Nelson Band gave a powerful presenta;on on natural gas development in their tradi;onal territory, which will be increased 600% should and when the proposed liquid natural gas pipeline projects are approved. Jan. 12th: Chief Orr and I travelled to Fort Nelson to meet their Council at their invita;on to our Council learn first-‐hand their stance on the proposed LNG projects considering the LNG will be fracked from their tradi;onal territory, and had supper with Chief Sharleen Gale. Jan. 13th: Chief Orr and I met with Fort Nelson Council members for breakfast mee;ng at 7:30 a.m.; went to their school for their opening of day (prayer & sharing by students); further mee;ng with Council sharing what each Band is involved in; had lunch; tours of their LRO, training centre and school with the managers; and, toured the Reserve community with their Chief Sharleen Gale. As much as they wish to be self sustaining through the proposed LNG projects they feel that their concerns about the need for more ;me and a proper environmental assessment being done in order to make the right decision on behalf of their Na;on is not being heard by the government.
Jan. 14th: Chiefs Gale & Orr, Councillor Dickie and I went on a helicopter tour for two hours in the morning where they showed us several areas which had gas rigs, including some with flaring gas, tents (quite large) where they kept the fracking chemicals; and, some camp sites sijng there wai;ng for the work to begin?? We saw some 30 moose during this tour, and were told that some of them are probably diseased as that is what they are finding. Jan. 15th: I aVended the Meikle Wind Energy Community display and informa;on session at the Band hall. This is a proposed Windmill project between Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge. Google “Meikle Wind Energy Project” for more info. Jan. 16th: Council had their regular monthly mee;ng in ML at the NRC from 9:25 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. All Councillors present. Agenda items not dealt with deferred to Jan. 20th Special Council mee;ng. Jan. 18th: I aVended the Board of Directors lunch and stayed for about an hour ater lunch at the Sandman Signature in PG at their invita;on to Council. I commended the Board and at that mee;ng for sharing their knowledge and exper;se for the benefit of MLIB and the members. As I sat in the mee;ng and listened to a presenta;on and discussions I felt in awe and humbled that these people on the business Board of Directors worked so hard to get the mill started in Mackenzie for the benefit of our members (for employment) and felt the need to thank them. It would be so great if Band members would realize this as a blessing and be thankful to have these people working on our behalf. Jan. 20th: I aVended the Special in-‐house EBA mee;ng at the NRC at 10 a.m.; first dealing with items let from last Thursday’s mee;ng. At 11 a.m. Council met with ScoV Forrest and legal counsel, Albert Peeling, to discuss ideas for possible land selec;on for Site C nego;a;ons; and, went through the current status of all the agreements as discussed on Jan. 9th. Jan. 22nd & 23rd: I aVended the Premier’s BC Natural Resource Forum in Prince George at the Civic Centre along with Councillors Jenine, Fred and Chief Orr and LRO staff. Agenda included: forestry; skills training equalling jobs; mining; LNG; transporta;on within the industry; aboriginal rela;ons; and, integrated resource management. On the aternoon of Jan. 23rd, Council also met with Thompson Creek along with Chris Leatherdale of DCC as to the current status of this mining project, including the fact that they are having issues currently with drilling which is slowing the produc;on process at this ;me. Jan. 25th (Saturday): I aVended the Tse’khene Community Development Corpora;on training session at the Sandman Signature in PG from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as I sit on that Board. The Board and EcDev staff met as this is a fairly new Board to review how a Board runs and to discuss what this Board deals with on
behalf of MLIB and went through our mandate and did a SWOT analysis. Ken Solonas was appointed as chair of this Board. Jan. 26th: I travelled to Vancouver to aVend the two-‐day Interna;onal Indigenous Energy Summit at the HyaV Regency hosted by the Na;onal Energy Business Centre of Excellence of the Tsuu T’ina Na;on of Alberta. January 27th & 28th: I aVended this two day event and found the presenters who were from Norway, Australia, USA, New Zealand, Canada (including Chief Orr), and; Iceland quite interes;ng as it related all projects to Earth, Fire, Wind and Water. It was great to listen and learn how other countries world-‐wide share similar challenges and blessings as we do in NEBC with regard to economic development. Informa;on shared was on: Using River Energy for Genera;ng Energy for Reserves; Fracking issues; Geothermal energy for hea;ng for a city; Solar hea;ng on Vancouver Island; and; the pros and cons of First Na;ons involvement in local economic development in the different countries. Jan. 29th: Council met with RCMP reps. Including Bill Wallace, Jason Davidson, Bryan Reid and Colby Grimmer regarding the Tripar;te Agreement MLIB has with the RCMP as it will be up for renewal in March of this year. Discussions were on: priori;es for the MLIB community; mee;ngs throughout the year; and, focussing on the youth in ac;vi;es. Jan. 30th: Council met with the provincial reps at the NRC at 10 a.m. regarding the Economic Benefits Agreement and the TSR Forestry licence. Chief Orr expresses concern about the wood that is burned which MLIB wishes to use and feels that MLIB is being penalized with regards to the forest licence. Overview of status of O/G Consulta;on, Nego;a;on Capacity Funding, Regional Coal, Government to Government agreements and term sheet. Further mee;ng dates set for February 11th & 21st. ******************Continue to read Psalm 91 daily and much blessings to your families every day!*********************
Geraldine Solonas
Good day, In the past, I used to always be in a rush for the season of spring to arrive. However, that has changed. The last few years, I couldn’t help but no;ce the low water levels, so I’ve grown to appreciate snow and the importance of it. As you know, snow plays an important role to our eco system most importantly snow increases water levels for the lakes, rivers and streams. So snow is a good thing. Enjoy it while you can. MLIB fiscal year is coming to an end by March 31, 2014. We con;nue to be on target with the service delivery of programs funded by Aboriginal Affairs, First Na;ons Health Authority (formerly Health Canada), PGNAETA, Oil and Gas Commission, etc. Chief and Council have approved the new fiscal year budget to begin on April 1st. Leading up to the new fiscal budget, back on October 2013 Chief and Council and the senior staff of MLIB and its en;;es gathered together to set strategic goals for the new fiscal year. We recognize the strategic plan and goals may change ater June 6, 2014 depending on the outcome of the Elec;on. However strategic planning and sejng community priori;es is essen;al to the fiscal budget. On another maVer, MLIB has undergone a General Assessment by Aboriginal Affairs. The General Assessment is a risk assessment that measures MLIB ability and capacity to meet the terms and condi;ons of the funding agreements. In the end, it was determined MLIB con;nues to maintain a status of ‘low risk’. That is a status we should all be proud of as it tells the world MLIB is a sound government with good management prac;ces in place. It takes a whole team to accomplish such a feat. Way to go MLIB TEAM. The Administra;on team is busy implemen;ng the newly amended MLIB Custom Elec;on Code 2013. The changes to the Elec;on Code are being implemented in the upcoming June Elec;on. For your informa;on June 6, 2014 is General Elec;on Day for MLIB. In keeping in line with the ;melines of the Code, C&C has appointed the Electoral Officer and the Appeal Board. As you know, General Elec;ons add pressure to MLIB Administra;on staff. As a result of the challenges, the Administra;on will be given direc;on to how we conduct and con;nue business during the pre-‐elec;on period. The key is not to get involved in the elec;on process but con;nue our service and program delivery for MLIB. At this ;me, I want to wish you all smiles and joy as we quickly approach a new season. Spring ;me is special because it is a ;me of ‘new beginnings’. All the best to you and your family. Best regards,
Adele chingee
Annual General MeeEng 10 AM – Saturday March 29, 2014 Band Hall McLeod Lake Indian Band IR #1 McLeod Lake, BC, V0J 2G0
This noEce is to advise the shareholders of Duz Cho Group of Companies Ltd.; Duz Cho ConstrucEon Ltd.; Duz Cho Logging Ltd.; and MLIB ExploraEon CorporaEon that there will be an Annual General MeeEng to review the financial reports of the above companies for the Fiscal Year Ending October 31st, 2013; absolve the volunteer Board of Directors of liability; to establish the next volunteer Boards of Directors and Auditor for the coming year. The meeEngs will take place on Saturday, March 29th commencing at 10:00 AM in the Band Hall, McLeod Lake Indian Band. Members of McLeod Lake Indian Band are encouraged to a_end. The order of events will be:
10:00 Welcome • Opening Prayer • IntroducEon • Purpose of the Annual General MeeEng 10:15 • • •
10:30 • • •
Duz Cho Group of Companies Jane Newman, CA, Deloi_e LLP Jim Humphreys QuesEons Duz Cho ConstrucEon Ltd. Jane Newman, CA, Deloi_e LLP Jim Humphreys and Chris Leatherdale QuesEons
11:00 Duz Cho Logging Ltd. • Jane Newman, CA, Deloi_e LLP • Jim Humphreys and Robert McCarthy • QuesEons 11:30 • • •
MLIB ExploraEon CorporaEon Jane Newman, CA, Deloi_e LLP Bob Inkpen QuesEons
12:00 Annual General MeeEng Concludes
Lunch
Mackenzie 1:00 Open House – New Mackenzie Offices Tour and Discussion of future Duz Cho Forest Products 2:00 Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with College of New Caledonia, Northern Lights College, Duz Cho Group of Companies and McLeod Lake Indian Band to provide Heavy Equipment Operator training. 4:00 Open House ends
Natural Resources Report March 10, 2014
Treaty 8 Forestry Duz Cho is logging this winter’s volume on Treaty 8 lands (Tower Road and Tsatchuka Road). Sawlogs have been sold to Conifex and pulp logs have been sold to Mackenzie Fibre. Total volume to be logged is es;mated at about 60,000 cubic meters, as per plan, and should be completed about March 31. A new Forest Development Plan is being prepared for distribu;on to all Band Members very soon. Input on forestry ac;vi;es will be gathered from Band Members through the Forest Development Plan process. We hope to aVend the next set of Quarterly Mee;ngs, with a short presenta;on and a display table where members can review maps and provide comments. GIS PosiEon The Geographic Informa;on Systems (GIS) posi;on at the McLeod Lake office has been filled. Daris Piper will be providing in-‐house computerized mapping services for the Forestry, Land Management, Land Referral, and Public Works Departments. Misc. Other Works Miscellaneous jobs to be worked on over the next while include: -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐
Staff planning for this summer Snow removal (Public Works now does most of this work; we assist occasionally) Firewood (crew is working to provide wood for a growing list of people running low) Plan projects for comple;on next summer (cultural camp, smokehouse, signs & gates, boat launch, cemetery, etc.) Ongoing management for McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest and Three Feathers Forest License Assis;ng new GIS posi;on to become fully opera;onal Assis;ng with AGA 2014 planning
Summer Employment Summer is fast approaching. Band Members who were laid off from various work crews last summer will be called back to work for this summer. There are s;ll a couple of posi;ons for this summer that need to be filled (forestry, brushing, groundskeeping). If you are interested, the ;me to express your interest is now. Please send an expression of interest and a resume to Natural Resources Manager or Human Resources Manager. It is hoped that we can fill all posi;ons in the next few weeks, with a projected start date of May 5. MLIB Natural Resources Manager
Ryan bichon
ACCOUNTANT Wanted Duz Cho ConstrucEon Ltd. is seeking a qualified accountant to work from its Mackenzie Office. Accountant Job DuEes: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account informa;on. Documents financial transac;ons by entering account informa;on. Recommends financial ac;ons by analyzing accoun;ng op;ons. Summarizes current financial status by collec;ng informa;on; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports. Substan;ates financial transac;ons by audi;ng documents. Maintains accoun;ng controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures. Guides accoun;ng clerical staff by coordina;ng ac;vi;es and answering ques;ons. Reconciles financial discrepancies by collec;ng and analyzing account informa;on. Secures financial informa;on by comple;ng data base backups. Maintains financial security by following internal controls. Prepares payments by verifying documenta;on, and reques;ng disbursements. Answers accoun;ng procedure ques;ons by researching and interpre;ng accoun;ng policy and regula;ons. Complies with Canada, Bri;sh Columbia, and local financial legal requirements by studying exis;ng and new legisla;on, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed ac;ons. Prepares special financial reports by collec;ng, analyzing, and summarizing account informa;on and trends. Maintains customer confidence and protects opera;ons by keeping financial informa;on confiden;al. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills/QualificaEons: The accountant must be a Chartered Accountant or Cer;fied General Accountant. Experience: Experience in accoun;ng for a construc;on company is desirable. Duz Cho ConstrucEon Ltd. is an earth works company opera;ng primarily in northern and central Bri;sh Columbia and engaged in the oil and gas, mining and wind energy industries. The company has a fleet of some 90 pieces of earth works equipment and has staff of up to 200 persons at peak opera;ons. Contact: For more informa;on, interested applica;ons should contract Mr. Chris Leatherdale, General Manager, at (250) 262 5557. A résumé should be sent to cleatherdale@dcclp.com prior to March 31, 2014.
March 10, 2014 To:
All Tenants
Re:
Annual Rent Renewal
It is that ;me of year again, every spring of the year, all tenants are required to come in to renew the rental agreements and complete the rental calcula;on forms. You will need to submit proof of income such as; latest pay stub or bank statement. All informa;on is filed and kept confiden;al. This is the responsibility of you as the renter and failure to complete this task will result in you, being charged the maximum rent which is $590.00 or $620.00 per month depending on the type of unit in which you are ren;ng. If you wish, you can submit the documents to me and I will call you when the forms are filled out and we can set up a mee;ng to review and sign the forms. You can call me at 250-‐750-‐4415 ext.871 or email jsolonas@mlib.ca with any inquiries. Mussi Cho, Jolene Solonas MLIB Housing & PW Assistant Tel: 250-‐750-‐4415 ext.871 Fax: 250-‐750-‐4420 Email: jsolonas@mlib.ca
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Winter Challenge 2014
March 7, 2014 Housing & Public Works Report Right now on IR 1 we have 50 Units, 2 unoccupied and which require a large amount of repairs, one more than the other. One of the units is a family unit and the other a single or couples unit. On IR 5 we have 3 units; one is occupied, another used as a summer house, the other is in major need of repairs as there has been major structural damage. We will be moving Josie Tylee to the elders unit and the Elders CommiVee will be moved to the old Daycare/Headstart unit. The necessary departments will be having a mee;ng regarding a proposed Elders Unit. We have many Band Members that will be in need of single level units with their health and safety in mind. It would be nice to have a complex with a common visi;ng area as well as personal units for their own privacy. We will keep the members updated as this project progresses. George McDonald has let us to work for AANDC as their Circuit Rider and we are very sorry to see him go. Paul McNabb-‐Tylee has been keeping everything running smoothly in his place and Valerie O’Connal is our ac;ng Department Manager for the ;me being. Right now we are without a Housing and Public Works Manager and these posi;ons will be filled hopefully soon. We are working on gejng another Water Well underway as well as a Fire Sta;on/Public Works Building and these projects are s;ll in the planning stages. List of workers in our departments; Housing:
Keith Cooper – Repairs & Maintenance (as needed) Andrea Jackson – Prepara;on & Pain;ng (as needed) Mark Tylee – Garbage Pickup (full ;me) Seraphine Solonas – Prepara;on & Pain;ng (as needed)
Public Works:
Paul McNabb-‐Tylee – Operator/U;li;es (full ;me) Calvin Inyallie – Road Maintenance (as needed) Tyler Vallee – Snow Removal (as needed) Barry Solonas – Road Maintenance Backup (as needed) Gracie Solonas – Janitor (Main Building) Sharlene Inyallie – Janitor (NRC Building) Seraphine Solonas – Janitor Backup (as needed)
SubmiVed by: MLIB Housing & Public Works Assistant
Jolene solonas
HUMAN RESOURCES/OFFICE MANAGER REPORT March 2014 Happy Belated New Years Gree;ngs to all McLeod Lake Indian Band Members! I hope and pray that 2014 is kind and that the year ahead is filled with all of the people and things that make you happy. I also want to extend warm wishes to the MLIB Chief & Council, as well as all MLIB Employees! Thank you for what you do! I appreciate the commitment, hard work and talent that you all bring to the table on behalf of the MLIB membership. Mussi cho! Recently in the HR/Office Management Department, I have assisted several McLeod Lake Indian Band (MLIB) departments with recruitment ac;vi;es and I am very pleased to announce that four (4) McLeod Lake Indian Band (MLIB) Members have been newly recruited and one has chosen to take on a different posi;on. They are as follows: •
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Tradi;onal Land Use (TLU) Coordinator – Barry Solonas commenced employment with the Land Referral Office in January. He will however be working out of the McLeod Lake offices. Coal Coordinator – Cheryl Chingee commenced employment in February. She will also be working from the McLeod Lake offices for the Land Referral Office. Economic Development Manager – Lucy Mar;n, who commenced employment in this posi;on in February. She will be located in the Main Office of MLIB. Part-‐Time Payroll & Benefits Administrator with the Finance Department – Kandy Klijnsmit, who commenced employment March 3rd; and finally Anita Vallee, currently the Employment & Training Officer, who has been tenta;vely hired as the new Tse’khene Food & Fuel (TFF) Manager.
Two other posi;ons have also been filled recently. They are: Daris Piper has joined the Natural Resources team and is the new MLIB GIS Technologist. She will work from the McLeod Lake office but will also be working with the Land Referral staff in Chetwynd as required; and finally • Current Full-‐;me Elder Coordinator, Kathy Parkinson, has been recruited as the new Part-‐;me Staff Accountant in the Finance Department. As a result, her full-‐;me status in the Elder Coordinator posi;on has been reduced to part-‐;me. •
I will be assis;ng the New Economic Development Manager (EDM), Lucy Mar;n, and the new tenta;ve TFF Manager, Anita Vallee, in preparing a job descrip;on and interview ques;ons for the TFF Cashier-‐AVendant posi;ons. To-‐date, five applica;ons have been
received from MLIB members for these posi;ons and all of them will be interviewed. I encouraged the MLIB First Na;on Employment & Training Liaison, Misty Williams, to assist the EDM in iden;fying posi;on-‐specific training for the new TFF Gas Sta;on staff. They in turn held a mee;ng with Northern Lights College representa;ves to iden;fy the various types of training that will be required to prepare the TFF staff for their new posi;ons at the gas sta;on. Some of the training that will be provided to them is First Aid, Cashier training, Fire Safety, etc. We hope to commence these training ac;vi;es on-‐ site at MLIB as soon as the interviews for the Cashier-‐AVendant posi;ons are complete. We are quite excited about this ini;a;ve and are looking forward to working with Northern Lights College in this training endeavour. I encourage any interested MLIB Member to contact the EDM to have your name added to the poten;al list of trainees. So far it has been a busy year and the MLIB administra;on, in terms of staff, has been going through a change. Ci;ng personal reasons, we have had a couple of departures recently, but are encouraged by the recent recruitment ac;vi;es and are very confident that we will be able to fill these vacancies very soon. We want to reassure the MLIB Membership that there will be no interrup;on to service delivery. Finally, even though it may be a sore subject for some, I want to remind the MLIB membership that it is not only the responsibility of all MLIB employees and Chief & Council, to ensure a safe work environment for all MLIB employees, but it is also the responsibility of the MLIB membership to ensure this as well. We make every aVempt, at the MLIB Administra;on, to create a respeclul, welcoming and safe atmosphere for all MLIB members and staff, so that we can con;nue to provide quality service delivery to the MLIB membership that is effec;ve and efficient. We appreciate your con;nued coopera;on to this end. Mussi cho! I am honoured to be working for the McLeod Lake Indian Band and want to wish the MLIB Chief & Council, MLIB membership, employees and their families a wonderful Spring and Summer 2014. Sincerely, Human Resources/Office Manager
Valerie O’connal
Duz Cho Group of Companies First Na;ons’ Business Development Manager The Duz Cho Group of Companies Ltd., encompassing Duz Cho Construction, Duz Cho Logging and the future Duz Cho Forest Products, is seeking an experienced First Nations member that will promote the Duz Cho Group with business, recruit and place First Nation’s workers in the employment of Duz Cho Construction, arrange appropriate skills training for First Nations’ employees, and work with Chief and Councils to develop business agreements. The position will be located in Mackenzie, BC and will be filled as soon as possible. Salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience. Duties Aboriginal liaisons are employed by public and private sector organizations. In general, they: •
Promote the Duz Cho Group with business, government, McLeod Lake Indian Band members, and other First Nations government and membership.
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Promote cross-cultural understanding and facilitate communication between people of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal origin within the Duz Cho Group.
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Work with the Duz Cho Group, business, and communities to facilitate the consultation process and act as a mediator when necessary.
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Advise others in Duz Cho Group regarding Aboriginal issues, cultures, trends and demographics.
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Recommend ways to establish and maintain good working relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal employees, suppliers, and customers.
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Work with others in the organization to identify and remove any barriers in the employment process for Aboriginal people.
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Work co-operatively with other community agencies to promote awareness of Aboriginal issues and support Aboriginal employment and career development.
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Promote their organizations' services and policies in the Aboriginal community
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Promote their organization as a potential employer
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Facilitate access to their organizations' services
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Educate others in their organizations about discrimination
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Provide advice regarding effective intervention and prevention strategies, and help implement strategies
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Identify appropriate resources for use with Aboriginal clients or customers
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Promote the integration of Aboriginal content in programs and resources
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Assist in the development and delivery of related programs and support services.
Working Conditions The First Nations Business Manager will work irregular hours including weekends and evenings. There is considerable travel consisting of air travel primarily to Calgary or Vancouver, and frequent trips to worksites, some involving flight by helicopter or small bush plane. Much of their time is spent away from the offices delivering programs, acting as a community resource and building community relationships. A considerable amount of travel may be required. An office will be provided in Mackenzie, BC.
Personal Characteristics The Manager First Nations’ Business Development: •
an interest in and respect for the Tse’khene and other Aboriginal cultures
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excellent communication skills, in person and in writing
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the ability to work effectively as part of a team
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the ability to consistently project a positive, professional image, on and off the job
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the ability to maintain a balanced perspective
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excellent organizational and time management skills
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an interest in facilitating individual and organizational growth
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negotiation skills
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The ability to multitask in a fast paced environment.
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Enjoy co-ordinating programs and services, and working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds (for example, Aboriginal community leaders, government representatives, managers at all levels of the organization).
Educational and Experiential Requirements
Aboriginal liaisons need a combination of related education and experience. They must be: •
able to write concise reports and facilitate communication and group learning
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knowledgeable about business generally, and earthmoving, mining, oil and gas, wind energy, logging and sawmilling industries specifically
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knowledgeable about local Aboriginal history, cultures and issues
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knowledgeable about their employer's organizational structure, culture and services or products
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Knowledgeable about First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities.
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Class 5 driver’s licence
Contact us For informa;on regarding the posi;on, please contact Bob Inkpen, 604 839 9051. Those interested in the posi;on should provide their resume to Bob Inkpen at e-‐mail: inkpen@uniserve.ca
AGA 2014 The AGA commiVee has been established and we are off and running. The dates for this year are 6-‐7-‐8th of August. The planning commiVee has met 4 ;mes already and has a lot of new and wonderful ideas for this year. We are trying to stay within more of a cultural tradi;onal aspect. Invita;ons will be sent out at the end of March. Please RSVP in a ;mely maVer so we can have a good idea of the number of members par;cipa;ng. Looking forward to seeing everyone. AGA CommiVee RSVP to Minnie Isadore misadore@mlib.ca 1-‐888-‐822-‐1143 Anyone interested in a vendor booth please include in RSVP Also, we need five names for roads, two for IR#1, two for IR#5 and one for the historic site road. We need them by the end of March. Thank you,
Minnie Isadore
Dana'che'a everyone......we hope spring has finally arrived!!! Just a liVle update about the happenings down at the daycare/head start site. We have 9 children registered with us at the center, 7 children in preschool and 2 toddlers at daycare :) Charlene has been busy pain;ng and ordering supplies for our play therapy/quiet room as well as taking a variety of courses leading up to the comple;on of her AECE, bachelor of arts and play therapy cer;fica;on WAY TO GO CHARLENE!!! In January of this year Head Start delivered carseats, booster seats and infant carseats to members in McLeod Lake, Bear Lake, Prince George, Nanaimo and Saskatoon :) Our preschoolers have been working with Georgina Chingee as well as having weekly visits by our wonderful elders and elders coordinator Kathy Parkinson learning all about the tse'khene language and tradi;ons, Mussi Cho to our elders. We have been aVending weekly swimming lessons since the beginning of February with our preschool children in Mackenzie BC which has been a huge success, the kids even have handmade swim bags donated by Jodi Sharps mom Barbara Hughes!! The school District 57 Aboriginal Educa;on Program invited us to their trapping field trip in February and it was a hit with our kids, each and everyone of them helped with the skinning por;on of the trip next year we hope to aVend the snowshoe por;on as well. Speaking of snowshoes we are proud owners of 10 toddler/child size snowshoes and 3 pairs of adult snowshoes, we are very, very excited to get out in the community with our liVle ones and prac;ce our snowshoeing skills so watch out for us ;-‐). That is it for now happy spring....st. paVy's day and easter from MLIB Daycare and Head Start Programs.
Jodi SharP
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AGGIE SHORT Youth & Family Worker Phone:(250)750-4415 ext.832 Cell:(250)750-7920 E-mail: ashort@mlib.ca
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ROBERTA VALIQUETTE Youth & Family Worker Phone:(250)750-4415 ext 832 Cell:(250)997-7307 E-mail: rvaliquette@mlib.ca
IMPORTANT DATES: ~Snowboarding: Thurs Mar 6/14 &Thurs Mar 13/14 @ 5pm at Lil Mac in Mackenzie ~Scrap Booking: Sun Mar 9/14 @ 10am-2pm Everyone Welcome (Youth must be accompanied by a parent/guardian). ~SPRING BREAK Mon Mar17/14± Fri Mar 28/14 Youth days listed run from 10am-2pm ~1st Annual Winter Games: Thurs Mar 27/14 9am-3pm-Fri Mar 28/14 9am-3pm @ the
Kayleigh Calder
Youth Department Monthly Update: Since the beginning of 2014 the Youth Department has been involved in a Snowboarding program through Northern Edge Snowboard Team in Mackenzie & becoming enrolled members with the First Na;ons Snowboard Team out of Squamish BC. A “BIG” Thank you goes out to the Parents and youth for making this program such a huge success! The amount of interest in this sport has me in talks with the coach to plan to do this again next year. Also, Kayleigh Calder was scouted out during our program to par;cipate in the provincial try-‐outs at Big White on March 2/14 compe;ng in snowboard cross. Kayleigh ended with 6th place in the Snowboard Cross Compe;on In February Aggie & Nicole put on a community Valen;nes Dinner that consisted of good food and big laughs. There night had games like; Worst or best date story... and prizes were handed out to winners. Scrapbooking/Games Day on Sundays has been added to our calendar instead of Family Days as for that wasn’t working and we have had no involvement so we thought we’d try a community scrapbooking day instead were everyone is invited to work on a scrapbook or play cards or game of choice with others, but children need to be accompanied by an adult. The Scrapbooking days vary depending on events taking place that month and if there is holidays, Scrapbooking runs from 10am-‐2pm on the Sundays posted, if you are wondering when scrapbooking takes place our calendar is posted across from our door and on our door if we are unavailable to answer your ques;on personally. Coming up this month, we have a Green Themed St.Patrick’s Luncheon planned for Monday March 17/14 from 12pm-‐1pm to kick off the beginning of the Youths Spring Break. There will be crats, games and prizes. On March 18/14 we have 5 youth, 1 youth Worker and 1 Chaperone going to Gathering Our Voices being held in Vancouver BC ;ll Mar 21/14. Everyone going is excited to aVend this conference. On the Second week of spring break on Mar 27/14 from 9am-‐3pm, it will be the 1st Annual Tse’Khene Ke’hne’ta Dze’ne (Sekani Play Day) a.k.a Winter Games around the office. The day will consist of Relays, Snow Baseball, Road Hockey, Snow Sculptures, Bannock Contest, Tug of War and Daycare will have a children’s carnival taking place in the gym. On the Mar 28/14 from 9am-‐12pm there will be a pancake breakfast to start the day and the handing out of awards followed by ice fishing and lunch on the lake. This is a 2 day community event. A signup sheet is being posted for volunteers so if you’re interested in helping out with cooking or events your help is greatly appreciated. Last but not least a review of the youth program in general. Monday (ages 5-‐9) and Friday (all Youth) youth programming takes place from 4pm-‐7pm unless posted otherwise ex. Pro-‐D Days run from 10am-‐2pm. Regular programming on a Monday consists of a healthy ater school snack, home work, a crat, healthy dinner and a physical ac;vity. Fridays follows the same outline as the Monday we some;mes will do
a movie night which I try to do at least once a month and more of a cheat food like pizza or tacos, we call these types of days Fun Friday. We have high school youth being tutored Tues (in ML for ML youth) and Wed (in Mack. For youth that live in Mack) and Thursday ages 10-‐13(in Mack for youth that live in Mack & ML youth that have homework) I advise all parents to contact Aggie or myself if you have any ques;ons or concerns about programming and we will do our best to help. Calendars do get sent home with youth, if they get misplaced please let us know and we can get you another one. As different events and programming has the tendency to change ;me to ;me and some;mes due to unforeseen circumstances, we will con;nue to try to keep you updated as much as possible. Sincerely, MLIB Youth Department
agatha short Youth and Family Worker McLeod Lake Indian Band General Delivery McLeod Lake BC VOJ 2GO Phone (250) 750-‐4415 ext. 832 Fax (250)750-‐4420 Cell (250)997-‐7920 Email ashort@mlib.ca
roberta valiquette Youth & Family Worker McLeod Lake Indian Band
General Delivery McLeod Lake, BC V0J 2G0 Phone: (250)750-‐4415 ext.832 Cell: (250)997-‐7307 Fax: (250)750-‐4420 Email: rvaliqueAe@mlib.ca
MLIB Explora;on Corpora;on MLIB Explora;on Corpora;on is the McLeod Lake Indian Band company that owned shares in Summit Pipeline Services Ltd., and currently owns some 12 acres of industrial property within the boundaries of Dawson Creek, Bri;sh Columbia. MLIB Explora;on Corpora;on sold the assets of Summit Pipeline Services Ltd in 2013. Approximately $9 million was provided in 2013 to eligible members in two payments of $15,000 each. As there was an impending lawsuit regarding alleged improper pipeline inspec;on, the purchaser did not want to take on poten;al liability for the old work of Summit Pipeline Services Ltd. Accordingly, they did not purchase the shares of the incorporated company and all of its liabili;es. Fortunately, the lawsuit was spurious and has gone away. Having sold the name of the company, Summit Pipeline Services Ltd., a new name was amended in March 2013 and is 3140296 Canada Limited. It is the inten;on that the numbered company will be closed. However, Canadian law requires that this company be kept alive for a period of ;me to allow former customers to sue should there be warranty issues regarding past work. While we know of no such concerns or ac;ons, it is prudent to leave funds in the numbered company should there be liability. Currently, there are funds of approximately $6 million earning an interest rate of 1.25% at the Royal Bank of Canada. There is a proposal to provide a demand loan of $6,000,000 to establish a new sawmill in Mackenzie. The loan would be guaranteed by Duz Cho Logging Ltd. and Duz Cho Construc;on Ltd. and the rate of interest would be the Royal Bank of Canada equivalent loan rate of 3.85%. The land in Dawson Creek is currently rented to the new Summit Pipeline Services Ltd. The land is for sale, but its loca;on has not aVracted much buyer interest. BC Assessment Authority places the value of the land at $603,000. MLIB Explora;on Corpora;on is a legal en;ty fully owned by McLeod Lake Indian Band. Ater Summit, the Corpora;on remains and is available as a legal vehicle to pursue other interests.
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