staff update april

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw First Nation Comprehensive Community Planning

Staff UpdateApril 2009

Forestry Forum CCP Meetings Community VisioningWorkshop

April 1610:00am to 3:00pm

Wakas Hall, Tsulquate Reserve

Staff from all of the forestry companiesworking in our home lands will be at thehall to talk to community members aboutthe forestry activities out there. Don’t miss

the panel discussion in the afternoon!

Regular Monday-night CCP meetings at theelders’ centre will begin again as soon as the

new chairs and tables arrive.

These meetings are held once a week from 5to 7 pm. Dinner is always served, and child

minding is available, although kids musthave an adult accompany them to the

meeting.

On there will be a workshop held inthe Elders’ Centre here in Tsulquate. At thisworkshop, participants will learn how to do

community visioning in their owncommunities. We will also be learning howto write good proposals to get funding for

community visioning.

Grand door prize of a trip toSeymour Inlet!

Check out the latest CCP News forreports from the last few CCP

meetings.

If you are interested in attending,phone Jessie at 902-2306 a.s.a.p. as

the spaces are filling up quickly.

May 27

Hope you all had a great long weekend! It’s been pretty busyaround the CCP office, check out the newest CCP News for anupdate on the different activities that have happened in the

last few months.

The next step in our CCP is community visioning, where thecommunity comes together to describe how we want our communityto be in the future. It would be great to see staff members out to CCPmeetings at this crucial stage in our comprehensive communityplanning. Remember, even if you’re not a Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xwband member, you are still part of the community if you work here.

Check out some of the activities that are coming up soon. Hope to seeyou there!

Gila’kasla,

CCP Coordinator CCP AssistantJessie Hemphill Silena George

We need more staff participationin the CCP. Please come out toCCP meetings or let Jessie knowhow to include you in the CCP in

a way that works for you.

Top: Terrence and Ernie helping Jessie clean up after the CCPMeeting on Health.

Bottom: Participants at the March 26 workshop on ‘BuildingRelationships Between First Nations and Non-First Nations’watch students from the G-N School perform the Hili’kala.

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xwComprehensive Community

Planning (CCP)(250) 902-2306ccp@gwanak.info