le'qa:mel first nation newsletter - september 2011
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Leq’Leq’Leq’Leq’á:mel First Nation :mel First Nation :mel First Nation :mel First Nation September 2011September 2011September 2011September 2011
Community Events;
Birth Announcement
2
Community
Announcements
3
September Calendar 6
Seven Genera�ons 5
Seven Genera�ons 4
Effec�ve March 2011, all newsle�ers will be sent to members via email. Please add your name to the email list to
ensure that you will receive the newsle�er in the future. Hard copies will be available by request at the LFN band
office. Hardcopies may be mailed to band members by request only.
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Leqá:mel Cultural Society Long House Fundraiser
Salmon Barbeque 3:00- 7:00 pm, September 25th,2011
Leqá:mel First Nation Gym 43101 Leqá:mel Way
Deroche, BC
Performance by
Leqá:mel youth
dancers and
drum group
50/50 Draw
Cost is:
$5.00
Per plate
All Proceeds from dinnerAll Proceeds from dinnerAll Proceeds from dinnerAll Proceeds from dinner and 50/50 will assist and 50/50 will assist and 50/50 will assist and 50/50 will assist
in construction of long house.in construction of long house.in construction of long house.in construction of long house.
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Leq’á:mel First Nation Community Events & Notices
Membership Meeting
Date: September 21, 2011 Time: 7 pm Location: LFN Gymnasium
Salmon Barbeque Fundraiser
Date: September 25, 2011 Time: 3-7 pm Leq’a:mel Cultural Society Longhouse Fundraiser Location: LFN Gymnasium
Elders Baking Orders (In place of monthly bake sales) Contact: 604-217-1537 or [email protected] Please request order from the receptionist, or contact Barb Leggat.
Leq’á:mel First Nation · 43101 Leq’á:mel Way, Deroche, BC · T: 604-826-7976 · F: 604-826-0362 · [email protected]
Birth Announcement Congratulations to Phil Sherwood and Nicole McLellan on the birth
of their daughter:
Philamena Nicole Sherwood 8 lbs 3 oz
Born June 14, 2011
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Congratulations I'd like to congratulate Justin Laslo and Dan Kelly for graduating from the Seven Generations Environmental Services training program and for being selected as part of the service team. I, and your whole family (I suppose that you remember that there are a lot of us) are very proud of you for completing the program and doing so well that you've been selected to now put your knowledge, skills and abilities to work. Your efforts will benefit not only us today but the generations to follow. I'd also like to acknowledge and thank the program sponsors and partners, BC Hydro, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Westland Resources Group, Van-couver Island University and the Sto:lo Development Corporation for having the foresight and commitment to make such an important program become a reality. Thank you for giving our young people a chance to prove themselves. I have no doubt that such a great program and the capable professionals that you've hired to conduct the work will be of great benefit to our environment and to their lives. All the Best to All for a Job Well Done!! Your Uncle T'esot'sen (Patrick Kelly)
Congratulations to Newlyweds Joshua Kelly and Rania Elkhatib Married on September 3, 2011
At the University Golf Club in Vancouver, BC
Seven Genera�ons Environmental Services
SevenGenerationsEnvironmentalServicesLtd is structured to initially provide environmental moni-
toring services to both public and private customers throughout British Columbia. As the Company
grows the range of complimentary environmental services such as site restoration services will expand
with the growing market needs. The Company is equally owned by six Sto:lo First Nations communities.
Seven Generations Environmental Services Ltd will be managed based upon the principle of recruiting
the very best to become participants in the Company and providing the best training and education pos-
sible for our employees. Ongoing training, education and development of our staff, will be a core founda-
tion of the Company.
The Company's vision is to become one of the leading Aboriginal owned providers of environmental
monitoring and related services in British Columbia, where the sustainability principles of the Company,
are shared with our clients and partners.
Above: Seven Generations Environmental Services graduates, August 31, 2011.
Leq’á:mel First Nation
Seven Generations Environmental Services Ltd. is Aboriginal owned and operated.
∎ Aitchelitz First Nation
∎ Leq'a:mel First Nation
∎ Skawahlook First Nation
∎ Skowkale First Nation
∎ Tzeachten First Nation
∎ Yakweakwioose First Nation
It is with great pleasure that our community of Leq’a:mel was able to offer this type of training to our
young community members. As we build on the agreement with BC Hydro and the Interior to Lower
Mainland transmission line project, we never forget the values we share as 4irst nations. That we are
the stewards of the land, that we will ensure through participation in projects that we will hold individ-
uals and companies accountable for caring for our land the right way. This company is just one step in
ensuring that we will be a part of caring for the land.
I had the opportunity to attend a luncheon with the trainees at the beginning of this process and they all
had very good qualities, upstanding values and were genuine in their responses as to what this training
meant to them, to us and to the communities that could utilize their services and expertise. I also at-
tended the recent graduation of these same trainees and I am proud to say that of the 18 that 3 of these
individuals were from our community and two of these were actually chosen as the 4irst 12 to be hired
by Seven Generations to be a part of the ILM Project work. To all of the graduates: Dan Kelly, Justin
Laslo, Samantha Fontaine, Tana Mussell, Barry Schmitz, Dayton Bardos, Sheridan Conlin, Eli Gosselin,
Delaine Howden, Tracy Martyn, Luke Pike, Ashley Watson, Russ Francis, William Bailey, Maria Camp-
bell, Gracie Henry, Robert Peters, and David Sepass I want to wish you much success and I hope that you
will 4ind that this training is just the beginning for you. You are the young leaders in our community
and if this is any indication to what we have to look forward to, then we are doing our jobs well.
On behalf of Leq’a:mel First Nation, to those 12 who have been offered employment contracts, welcome
aboard.
Mae’xe
Chief Alice Thompson
Leq’á:mel First Nation
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SEPTEMBER 2011
S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T
1
Employment
Services 9-3
Drumming
5-7 pm
2 3
Deroche Totems
NA 7-8 pm
4 5
Labour Day
Office Closed
6
Youth Night
4-6 pm
7 8
Employment
Services 9-3
Drumming
5-7 pm
9 10
Deroche Totems
NA 7-8 pm
11 12
Craft Night
5:30-7:30 pm
13
Youth Night
4-6 pm
14
Sto:lo Commu-
nity Futures @
LFN
1-3 pm
15
Employment
Services 9-3
Drumming
5-7 pm
16
Deadline for
Youth Outing
Sign Up
(Great Escape)
17
Deroche Totems
NA 7-8 pm
18 19
Craft Night
5:30-7:30 pm
20
Youth Night
4-6 pm
21
Membership
Meeting
7 pm
22
Employment
Services 9-3
Drumming
5-7 pm
23
Youth Outing:
Great Escape
Bus leaves at 9
am
24
Deroche Totems
NA 7-8 pm
25
Salmon Dinner
Fundraiser
3-7 pm
26
Craft Night
5:30-7:30 pm
27
Youth Night
4-6 pm
28
Sto:lo Commu-
nity Futures @
LFN
1-3 pm
29
Employment
Services 9-3
Drumming
5-7 pm
30
Gym Booking
Boardroom Booking
Office Closed
General