Summer Hours of Operation – May 13, 2024 to September 27, 2024
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closed | 8:30am – 4:00pm | 8:30am – 4:00pm | 8:30am – 4:00pm | 8:30am – 4:00pm | 8:30am – 12:30pm | Closed |
If you would like assistance applying for, or renewing your Secure Card of Indian Status (SCIS), please contact: SCIS Clerk, Betty Lou Hynes 709-634-8675, or email bhynes@qalipu.ca
Or you can reach our Indian Registration Administrator, Nancy O’Connell at 709-634-4010 or email noconnell@qalipu.ca, Toll Free 1-855-263-6440, or Pearl O’Quinn at 709-643-2539, or email poquinn@qalipu.ca
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Corner Brook Office
(head office)
Address:
Qalipu Mi’kmaq
First Nation Band
3 Church Street
Corner Brook, NL
A2H 2Z4
Phone: 709-634-0996 ext: 0
Fax: 709-639-3997
Gander Office
Mailing Address:
Qalipu First Nation
265 Airport Boulevard
Gander, NL
A1V 1Y9
Glenwood Office
Address:
45 Spruce Ave.
Glenwood, NL
A0G 2K0
Health: 709-679-5743 or 1-855-675-5743
Education and Training: 709-679-2338
Fax: 709-679-2344
Grand Falls-Windsor
Address:
Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band
28 Hardy Ave
Grand-Falls Windsor, NL
A2A 2P9
Phone: 709-489-6770
Fax:709-489-8417
St. George’s Office
Address:
Ktaqmkuk Mi’kmaw
Museum
183 Main Street
St. George’s, NL
A0N 1Z0
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 460
St. George’s, NL
A0N 1Z0
Phone: 709-647-3251
Fax: 709-647-3068
Stephenville Office
Address:
43 Main Street
Stephenville, NL
Phone: 709-643-2539
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Chief
Western Region Vice-Chief
Jennifer (Jenny) Brake
709-634-5070
j.brake@qalipu.ca
Band Manager
Charles Pender
709-634-8059
cpender@qalipu.ca
Human Resource Manager
Janet McAuley
709-634-2837
jmcauley@qalipu.ca
Communications Officer
Kellie Clark
709-634-8035
kclark@qalipu.ca
Human Resources Officer
Suzanne Park
709-634-5163
spark@qalipu.ca
Executive Assistant
Allyson Robbins
709-634-5111
arobbins@qalipu.ca
Executive Assistant
Natasha Lavers
709-634-6895
nlavers@qalipu.ca
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Director of Education & Training
Monique Carroll
709-647-3096
mcarroll@qalipu.ca
MANAGER OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Kayla Lucas
709-647-2055
klucas@qalipu.ca
MANAGER OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Kristina Duffy
709-634-5048
kduffy@qalipu.ca
Administrative Assistant
Paula Colombe
709-647-3251
pcolombe@qalipu.ca
Employment Coordinator
Yvonne MacDonald
709-647-3514
ymacdonald@qalipu.ca
Financial Liason Officer
Sharon LaSaga
709-647-3016
srlasaga@qalipu.ca
Post-Secondary Education
Client Intake Officer
Judy Falle
709-647-3171
1-888-251-7614
jfalle@qalipu.ca
Client Service Officer
Sharla Abbott
709-651-7667
sabbott@qalipu.ca
Client Service Officer
Charmaine Bath
709-679-2142
cbath@qalipu.ca
Client Service Officer
Jessica Companion
709-634-4706
jcompanion@qalipu.ca
Client Service Officer
Tina Diamond
709-634-2212
tdiamond@qalipu.ca
Client Service Officer
Erin Sheppard
709-647-2018
esheppard@qalipu.ca
Client Service Officer
Dianne Kennedy
709-634-9601
dkennedy@qalipu.ca
Client Service Officer
Ashley Young
709-634-5724
ayoung@qalipu.ca
Indigenous Labour Market Initiative (ILMI)
I Am Ready For Higher Studies Project
CULTURE, TOURISM, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Culture & Community Outreach
Manager of Culture and Community Outreach
Terri Humphries
709-651-7668
thumphries@qalipu.ca
Cultural Outreach Officer
Kimberly Butt
709-393-0233
kbutt@qalipu.ca
Cultural Outreach Officer
Paul Pike
709-643-3582
ppike@qalipu.ca
Education Outreach Officer
Miranda Osmond
mosmond@qalipu.ca
Education Outreach Officer
Alicia Whiffen
709-489-2898
awhiffen@qalipu.ca
Early Education Outreach Officer
Monica Companion
709-634-5972
mcompanion@qalipu.ca
Education Partnership Outreach Officer
Candice Bowers
709-393-6777
cbowers@qalipu.ca
Tourism & Community Development
Manager of Tourism and Community Development
Lindsey Swift
709-634-5479
lswift@qalipu.ca
Business Development Officer
Jonah Rowsell
709-634-9653
jrowsell@qalipu.ca
Tourism Development Officer
Ann Crocker
acrocker@qalipu.ca
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES
Director of Environment & Natural Resources
Ian Sullivan
709-634-0998
isullivan@qalipu.ca
Manager of Environment & Natural Resources
Administrative Assistant
Miranda Penney
709-634-6086
mpenney@qalipu.ca
Manager of Fisheries & Enforcement
Evan Bennett
709-634-2215
evan.bennett@qalipu.ca
Natural Resources Technician
Byron Bennett
709-634-5053
byron.bennett@qalipu.ca
GIS Technician
Aaron Hillier
709-634-4605
ahillier@qalipu.ca
Natural Resources Technician
Julia Ball
709-635-1500
jball@qalipu.ca
Environmental Monitoring Technician
Ashley Locke
alocke@qalipu.ca
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Health & Social
Director of Health & Wellness
Mitch Blanchard
709-634-8046
mblanchard@qalipu.ca
Manager of Mental Wellness
Annette George
709-634-1882
ageorge@qalipu.ca
Administrative Assistant
Brittany Deluney
709-634-1147
bdeluney@qalipu.ca
Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Navigator
Howard Thistle
709-679-5743
855-675-5743 (NIHB Inquiries)
hthistle@qalipu.ca
Indigenous Patient Navigator
Melissa Muise
Quality & Assurance – Western Zone
709-640-9007
1-833-640-9007 (toll-free)
melissaannmuise@westernhealth.nl.ca
NLHealthServices.ca
Mental Wellness Navigator
Susan Bryan
709-679-2238
sbryan@qalipu.ca
Jordan’s Principle Service Coordinator
Brigitte White
709-634-2234
brigitte.white@qalipu.ca
NIHB Support Specialist
Jennifer Dufour
709-634-5069
jdufour@qalipu.ca
NIHB Support Specialist
Melissa Hicks
709-489-6770
mhicks@qalipu.ca
NIHB Support Specialist
Shelley Dicks
709-634-5042
sdicks@qalipu.ca
NIHB Support Specialist
Amelia Regular Ropson
709-643-2456
aropson@qalipu.ca
NIHB Support Specialist
Megan Snook
709-643-2456
msnook@qalipu.ca
Housing
Housing Manager
Travis Hulan
709-634-3176
thulan@qalipu.ca
Housing Development Officer
Jason Park
709-634-0411
jpark@qalipu.ca
Housing Development Officer
Paul Brake
709-634-5472
pbrake@qalipu.ca
OPERATIONS
Administration
Director of Operations
Rod Bennett
709-393-7770
rbennett@qalipu.ca
Indian Registration Administrator
Nancy O’Connell
709-634-4010
noconnell@qalipu.ca
SCIS Clerk
Betty Lou Hynes
709-634-8675
bhynes@qalipu.ca
Receptionist
Felicia Blackwood
fblackwood@qalipu.ca
Communications & Computing Specialist
Ryan Matthews
709-634-5077
rmatthews@qalipu.ca
ICT Support Technician
Evan Bennett
709-634-7389
ebennett@qalipu.ca
FINANCE
Manager of Finance
Karen Tiller
709-634-1418
ktiller@qalipu.ca
Accounting Clerk
Samantha MacWhirter
709-634-8611
smacwhirter@qalipu.ca
Non-Insured Health Benefits
MAMKA
Accounting Clerk
Vickie MacDonald
709-634-6893
vmacdonald@qalipu.ca
Accounting Clerk
Nicole Companion
709-634-8043
ncompanion@qalipu.ca
QDC
MCF
Accounting Clerk
Bryant Ferreira Pennell
709-634-5041
bpennell@qalipu.ca
QALIPU COUNCIL
Chief
Western Region Vice-Chief
Jennifer (Jenny) Brake
709-634-5070
j.brake@qalipu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/jennybrakewestern
https://www.instagram.com/jennybrakewestern
Central Region Vice-Chief
Andy Barker
abarker@qalipu.ca
Benoit’s Cove Ward Councilor
Terri Greene
https://www.facebook.com/voteterrigreene2021
tgreene@qalipu.ca
709-896-1388
Corner Brook Ward Councilor
Sherry (White) Dean
https://www.facebook.com/groups/262381944439089/
sdean@qalipu.ca
Exploits Ward Councilor
Charlene Combdon
https://www.facebook.com/charleneforexploitsward
709-293-0614
ccombdon@qalipu.ca
Flat Bay Ward Councilor
Robert (Bobby) White
rwhite@qalipu.ca
709 649 5900
Gander Bay Ward Councilor
Calvin Francis
cfrancis@qalipu.ca
709-676-2188
Glenwood Ward Councilor
Francis Skeard
fskeard@qalipu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/FrankSkeard/
Port au Port Ward Councilor
Jasen Benwah
jbenwah@qalipu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/groups/QalipuWardPortauPort
Stephenville Ward Councilor
Hayward Young
hyoung@qalipu.ca
780-792-4623
St. George’s Ward Councilor
Ivan J. White
ijwhite@qalipu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/groups/STGWard/