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Covid-19 Updates for Qalipu Offices – Mask Mandate Lifted by Province Re-Opens Doors at Qalipu Offices

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We are pleased to reopen our doors at our Qalipu offices and give an overdue Welcome back to our communities!

Newfoundland & Labrador’s mask mandate was lifted as of midnight August 10th, 2021.

  • Masks are no longer required while working in our offices but are very much welcomed to individual preferences.
  • All offices are now open for walk in traffic, as we did in pre-pandemic times.
  • Further reopening of our community rooms for community-based groups bookings will be effective August 16th, 2021.

Qalipu offices will still undertake COVID screening protocols for guests and our barriers and hygiene practices will remain in place.

Take Care & Stay Safe!

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Residential Home Heat & Energy Rebate Program (Program Closed)

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Residential Home Heat & Energy Rebate Program

As a direct result of the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic and previous multiple stay-at-home orders, Qalipu First Nation recognizes that its members have endured financial hardship due to an unexpected rise in the cost of heating and running their homes. To support its membership through these unprecedented times, Qalipu First Nation is pleased to host a random draw to disperse a one-time payment up to $200 to successful applicants towards their incurred Home Heat & Energy Costs. The draw will extend until funds are exhausted.

Here are the details you will need to know to enter the draw for the Residential Home Heat & Energy Rebate:

  • Program is open to Qalipu First Nation (QFN) members residing in Canada for a minimum of (12) consecutive months prior to date of the application.
  • Applicants will be required to provide proof of service charges in the form of a receipt or invoice from a registered home heat or energy provider with a minimum total of $200 charges between April 1st – September 1st, 2021 (ex. NL Power, Irving Oil, Superior Propane etc.).
  • Online application collection will be open for three weeks: Aug 11th – September 1st, 2021, at 4pm.
  • Paper/mail in applications will need to be post marked by September 1st, 2021, at 4pm.
  • Paper/mail in applications will not be accepted after September 7th, 2021, at 4pm.
  • Limit of one application per member. Duplicate applications will be removed from draw. In the event duplicate applications are received, QFN will consider the first application received as the valid submission.
  • All applications will require: Name, Accurate Shipping/Mailing address, Street Address (if different from mailing address), Band #, Phone Number and/or email address. Incomplete applications will be removed from draw.
  • While all member applications will be accepted, only one successful applicant per household is permitted. If additional applications are subsequently drawn from the same household, they will be considered ineligible.
  • Random draw will take place on September 8th, 2021.
  • Due to privacy reasons a list of winners will not be posted and only the successful applicants will be contacted.

Complete one of the following form options to apply:

To apply online:
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To download and print application:
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Please complete all sections of the application. Applications that are unsigned or incomplete will NOT be accepted. Faxed applications will NOT be accepted.
FAQ’s for Residential Home Heat & Energy Program

If you require assistance, please contact a member of our COVID-19 Support Team at 709-634-4577, 709-393-6777 or covidsupport@qalipu.ca

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Notice for Medical Transportation

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Notice for Medical Transportation As our staff continues to support clients with their medical transportation and reimbursement:

Please understand that in the event clients may have an emergency transportation situation that the process for the medical transportation program still falls under a notice of 3 to 7 business days. In the event of an emergency, claims and reimbursements still need to go through the process of approval under the same timeline of 3 to 7 business days.

Note that not all medical transportation is guaranteed to be approved under NIHB. Thank you for your understanding!

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Qalipu Enrolment Process Update

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Reassessment Based on Disability

  • The Government of Canada and Federation of Newfoundland Indians are implementing an initiative to accommodate people:
    whose application for founding membership was denied based on the group acceptance criterion (point system);
  • who had a disability that significantly restricted or prohibited travel for a substantial portion of the period from 2006 and September 22, 2011
  • who were unable, based on their disability to meet the requirements of the point system because of that travel restriction.
    The people affected by this situation received a letter on July 31, 2021, explaining steps to follow to request a reassessment as well as how the enrolment committee will reassess files.

Instructions

The reassessment is based on the following scenarios:

  • Scenario A: Your disability significantly restricted or prohibited from travel for much of the period from 2006 to September 22, 2011.
  • Scenario B: Your disability required you to move from in or around one of the 67 geographic locations of the Mi’kmaq Group of Indians on the island of Newfoundland to accommodate your disability within the period from 2006 to September 22, 2011.
  • Scenario C: Your disability required you to move from elsewhere on the island of Newfoundland to accommodate your disability within the period from 2006 to September 22, 2011.

If one of the above scenarios applies to you and you would like a reassessment, please send us the Disability Declaration form completed by a medical provider and all documentation supporting your request. For details on what documents are required as well as the list of acceptable communities, please visit the instructions page of the Disability Declaration form.

In order for your application to be reassessed, your application must be sent and postmarked no later than September 14, 2021. Any request for reassessment received after the deadline will not be considered by the enrolment committee.

If you have any questions, please call the Government of Canada’s Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation toll-free line (1-800-561-2266; TTY: 1-800-465-7735).

Quick link to print the Disability Declaration form: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-ISC-SAC/DAM-FNDNG/STAGING/texte-text/qalipu-83-181-prt_1627920385741_eng.pdf

Quick link to print the instructions for the Disability Declaration form: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-ISC-SAC/DAM-FNDNG/STAGING/texte-text/qalipu-83-181-instructions_1627920283451_eng.pdf

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Tourism, Arts and Crafts Development for Indigenous Communities Throughout Mi’kmaw Territory

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Join the Conversation Live on Zoom!

Would you like to join in a lively conversation on the subject of art, craft and tourism development in our territory?

If so, please join us on August 16th at 10:00 am to participate in a 1-hour virtual sharing session over Zoom.

Join the Zoom meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89601889042?pwd=OWNwcDJVUlJEdnpSaTc0eWdKTjJDZz09

The questions linked below will form the session’s structure; however, all additional thoughts, ideas, and insights are welcomed.

If you are unable to join, please consider answering the questions attached and emailing them back to Qalipu’s Manager of Tourism and Community Development, Angela Brockway at abrockway@qalipu.ca

 

Questions for: Discussion on Zoom Call

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Experience Qalipu Launches Tourism Survey

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Experience Qalipu is creating a Strategy to provide direction for growing Indigenous tourism, arts, and crafts development. We would like to hear your thoughts, ideas, and insights to create engaging and meaningful plans to grow together.

Sharing our culture with the world has the potential to strengthen our cultural knowledge and traditions while bringing social and economic benefits to the communities across Mi’kmaw territory.

Please Complete a 10-minute online survey to have your voice heard!

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Election Dates Set, Plans Made at Recent Meeting of Council

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Qalipu Chief and Council met on July 29th. One item on the agenda was planning for the upcoming Band Council Election which takes place every three years. More detailed news including how and where to file nomination papers, the appointment of the Electoral Officer, and information regarding a helpdesk to support voters who may need assistance with online and telephone voting, will be issued in the coming weeks. For now, here are the highlights:

  • The nomination process, or “Call for Nominations”, will commence on August 30th at 8:30 am and end on September 10th at 12:00 noon.
  • Election Day has been set for October 22, 2021. Voters are reminded that voting, however, takes place over the course of a window of time and votes can be cast between October 14-22 online or over the phone. All votes will be counted and the election will end on October 22.
  • Your voter package will be sent to you in the mail. Please make sure your current mailing address is listed on your ginu membership profile. Click here to submit a form to ensure this is done.
  • Along with voting for your elected representatives, there will also be a referendum vote to ask members if they are in favour of moving from a three-year term in office to a four-year term in office for elected Council. If this is passed with a majority “yes” vote, the changes would not come into effect until following the next election in 2024.
  • All the latest Election related information will be posted to Qalipu’s Voter Information Hub. Find it here: https://qalipu.ca/qalipu-election-2021
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Your Feedback is Important – Five Year Forest Management Plans – EngageNL and Corner Brook Pulp & Paper

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The Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is seeking input on the planning, development and use of the forest resources of the province located in planning Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 7 and Forest Management Districts 21 and 22. To submit your direct feedback go to: Five-Year Forest Management Public Consultations | EngageNL

Specifically, for Zone 7 (Districts 9 & 16) surrounding White Bay, extending from Deer Lake in the west to Cat Arm in the north and includes all the Baie Verte Peninsula – see link below or contact our Manager of Environment & Natural Resources at ahunter@qalipu.ca or 709-634-1500. CBPP Zone 7 (Districts 9 and 16) Five-Year Operating Plan (2022-2026) – Environment and Climate Change gov.nl.ca/ecc/projects/project-2145

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Offices Closed August 2nd, 2021

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Corner Brook, Glenwood, St. Georges, & Stephenville Qalipu Offices will be closed for the Civic Holiday on Monday, August 2nd, 2021. Grand Falls – Windsor will be open for regular business hours