Qalipu’s Education & Training Department, in collaboration with Indigenous Services Canada, is currently seeking the input of the Indigenous community in the development of a new Comprehensive and Integrated First Nations Post-Secondary Education Regional Model. Elements of this new model may include such things as costs to support students, First Nations institutes, adult education and facilities, and community-based programming.

This survey makes reference to our current operating guidelines (the way we currently fund students). For more information about our current guidelines, please feel free to review our Local Operating Guidelines on our website here: https://qalipu.ca/about/governance/policies-and-local-guidelines/

We thank you for your time and contribution to this planning process.

Please click here to take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PJDGLZF

We are coming up on the holiday season in just a few short weeks. Our Corner Brook and all Satellite offices located Glenwood, Grand Falls-Windsor, St. Georges and Stephenville will be closing on Dec 23rd at 12:00 p.m for the Holiday break. Our office will reopen on January 4th, 2021 at 9a.m. Our staff has been working diligently during the Covid-19 pandemic to keep all services flowing smoothly for you, our members.

If you need a pre-approved transportation, accommodations or meals for medical reasons during this holiday break, we ask that you contact a member of our Health team to make arrangements before December 18th, 2020.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us (https://qalipu.ca/about/office-and-e-mail-addresses/) in the next few weeks if you have questions regarding Medical Transportation or Mental Health programs. We look forward to working with you in 2021. Here’s to a healthy New Year!!

An election was held recently to fill vacant positions within the Board at the Qalipu Cultural Foundation (QCF), the Band’s charitable foundation whose focus is on raising funds to support and promote Mi’kmaq culture in the province.

Candace Simon of Stephenville was elected to Chair the group with the support of newly elected Vice-Chair Jennifer Brake Strickland, Secretary Toby Penney, and Treasurer Brittany Pittman.

Other team members include Odelle Pike (Elder and Council Liaison), Lorraine Stone, Mildred Lavers, Sherry Dean, Jeff Young, Nicole Travers (QFN Support) and Tara Saunders (QFN Support).

Candace noted that she was honoured to be chosen to lead. She said, “I am very honoured and humbled to accept the position of Chair of Qalipu Cultural Foundation. I know that this position is a very important one. Our culture and traditions are at the core of our First Nation Band; when we embrace who we are, our potential is magnified and there truly are no limits to what we can accomplish for our communities.”

Candace added thanks and congratulations to outgoing Chair Sherry Dean who will stay on as a volunteer with the Foundation. “I would like to congratulate our outgoing Chair, Sherry Dean, and thank her for all of her hard work and dedication. She is a tough act to follow!”

One of the main objectives of the Foundation is to apply for and fundraise monies that can be distributed to grassroots organizations for community cultural programming. More than $10,000 is distributed annually through the Mi’kmaq Cultural Heritage Program Grant.

Band Chief Brendan Mitchell looks forward to the energy and ideas brought to the table by new volunteers like Candace Simon, while maintaining continuity with those returning members of the board.

“It’s positive to see new volunteers stepping up to share their energy and ideas alongside those who will continue in support of the Foundation. Together, in collaboration with Qalipu, we take on the important job of nurturing our cultural community. We are committed to working collaboratively with the QCF Board on stimulating and supporting cultural growth across all our communities.

Candace noted that the Foundation could always use more volunteers. She said, “Many hands make light work. We invite any interested band members to contact us for more information.”

To contact the Qalipu Cultural Foundation, please visit their website at http://qalipuculturalfoundation.ca/ or contact Candace at csimon.eiwfsc@gmail.com

Job Description: The First Nation Band and the RCMP are working together to build a worthwhile work experience for aboriginal youth who are interested in a career in policing and/or justice. This exciting job opportunity will give you an insightful look at the RCMP and may help you decide if this is a career opportunity you wish to pursue. This job opportunity is nine (9) weeks in duration from June-August 2021. Successful applicants will attend a one-week training session at the RCMP Headquarters in St. John’s, (all expenses paid) prior to being placed at the RCMP detachment closest to their location. This program is a great stepping tone for individuals interested in pursuing a career with the RCMP.

Location of Position: For the Summer of 2021, successful applicants are placed in locations near their hometown within the RCMP jurisdictions of Grand Falls, Stephenville, Deer Lake, Corner Brook, Gander, Bay Roberts and Harbour Grace.

Eligibility Criteria:   Interested   applicants   must   meet   the   following   eligibility   criteria:

• Have completed high school
• Be a member of the Qalipu First Nation Band or Self-Identified Person (students are asked to indicate on their cover letter their Indigenous Ancestry)
• Be between the ages of 19-29 as of June 30, 2021
• Not have a criminal record
• Currently registered as a full-time student
• Be planning to attend full-time studies in September
• Valid drivers’ licence

Salary Scale: $ 16.00 per hour which includes 4% vacation pay @ 40 hours per week for 9 weeks.

Apply: Please apply with resume, covering letter, a completed RCMP/Qalipu First Nation Summer Student Program Employment Application, Confirmation of Enrollment into full-time studies and a current Certificate of Conduct by mail or email:

Education & Training RCMP Summer Student Program
Attention: Yvonne MacDonald
PO Box 460, St. George’s, NL A0N 1Z0
Or email to ymacdonald@qalipu.ca

Please click here to view our application

Please be advised, the regular meting of Council originally scheduled to take place this Saturday, November 28, in Corner Brook has been postponed to December 12.

Band Manager Keith Goulding explained that recent news regarding the pandemic gave cause for concern to Council members about meeting face to face.

“In the Nov 23rd news conference regarding Covid-19, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald indicated that, while there is no evidence of wide-spread community spread, gatherings will need to wait until a vaccine is in place. While she stopped short of elevating the alert levels; the Chief and Council discussed the upcoming Council meeting and decided to defer the meeting in the interest of being mindful of the recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer for NL.”

The face-to-face meeting will take place in December if the epidemiology of the virus warrants it.  An additional update will be made at a later date.

Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Circle (ASRCNL) wishes to advise all interested coaches that the Coaching Association of Canada is currently accepting applications for one (1) Indigenous Coach Apprentice position for Team NL at the Canada Summer Games in 2022. This position is open for either male or female applicants of Indigenous heritage. The sports for which an Indigenous Coach Apprentice position is possible for Team NL is as follows:

Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball (male), Bicycling (Road & Mountain), Diving, Golf, Rowing, Rugby Sevens (female), Sailing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming. Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Wrestling
Please see the attached application form for further details.

The deadline for applications is December 18, 2020.

All applications should be submitted to:
Doug Halliday
S4L/Coaching NL Project Leader
Sport NL
1296A Kenmount Road
Paradise, NL
A1L 1N3

T 709-576-4979
F 709-576-7493
e-mail: dhalliday@sportnl.ca
website: https://sportnl.ca

https://qalipu.ca/about/office-and-e-mail-addresses/

Join the circle to meet and share with other Indigenous women, recharge and be inspired!

Wednesday November 25, 2020 at 7:30PM

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