The Department of Education and Training will be conducting Post-Secondary Engagement Sessions with Qalipu First Nation (QFN) post-secondary students, parents and general community members across the island and in many of our ward areas. These sessions will include engagement around ways to work with student and community feedback to ensure that concerns and aspirations for the Post-Secondary Education Programming are directly reflected in the alternatives developed for the future. Participants will be joined by guest Carol Spicer, owner of Spicer Facilitation and Learning, who will facilitate the engagement sessions and gather feedback.

Engagement sessions will be held in St. John’s, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook, Stephenville and St. George’s. Engagement sessions being held at CNA or MUN campuses will be limited to only post-secondary students due to Covid-19 restrictions. All are welcome to attend the evening community engagement sessions. Each engagement session will provide participants with a brief overview of the current program outlining items such as eligibility requirements, intake dates, and how the reimbursement process is conducted. All those in attendance will by divided into small break-out groups to better address what should start, stop and continue happening with the Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP). A facilitated discussion will be held to identify resources needed to support post-secondary student success within the community. Proof of vaccination will be required for these engagement sessions as per provincial regulations.

To register for the Post-Secondary Education Engagement Session and receive updates on the event, follow the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/256FLY2

All attendees will be entered for a draw to win an iPad! Your attendance and interest in this event are much appreciated. Hope to see you there!

In partnership with College of the North Atlantic (CNA), Qalipu First Nation is pleased to announce we will be conducting a Workplace Safety Training Initiative at CAN Grand Falls-Windsor Campus from November 1st – November 15th. This opportunity is designed for Qalipu Members or self-identifying Indigenous individuals who are interested in completing workplace safety training courses.

The application form can be found here:Workplace Safety Training Initiative Application

Applications are due October 22nd, 2021 @ 4:00PM and can be submitted either via email to ymacdonald@qalipu.ca, or hand-delivered/mailed to the St. George’s Office.

Voter Information packages are enroute! Members will begin receiving their voter information packages October 10^th through 15^th, 2021. Worried that you may not receive yours? Don’t panic, there are three ways in which you can retrieve your voter package! This is determined by the information you have provided on your GINU Membership Profiles with us at Qalipu First Nation.

1. If you have listed an EMAIL on your GINU Profile, your voter packages will be EMAILED to you. Please remember to check your junk/spam folder if you do not see it in your main email inbox during the week of October 10^th -15
2. If you do not have an email listed or do not use email, then your package will be sent to you by POSTAGE MAIL (during the week of October 15^th) at the listed home address on your GINU profile.
3. No email or address listed or your GINU profile OR your profile information is outdated? You will have access to a voter’s HELPLINE beginning October 12^th (Helpline number will be made available at 8:00am NL time on October 12^th). The helpline will be open daily from 8:00am to 7:00pm on October 12^th through 21^st and from 8:00am to 8:00pm on October 22^nd.

Details about this opportunity are available here: BambooHR

Qalipu First Nation is pleased to bring to you a video series, The L’nu Dietitian! Our Mi’kmaw Language Facilitator Dean Simon, who is also a Registered Dietitian will be creating short videos in Mi’kmaw with English subtitles, on a wide variety of topics.  These are being recorded in Mi’kmaw to give language students a chance to hear the language spoken and learn a little more about Nutrition at the same time.  Stayed tuned each month for The L’nu Dietitian as L’nui-kina’masulti’kw (We are learning to speak Mi’kmaw)!

Qalipu First Nation worked together to hold and provide space for Walk and Vigils with communities surrounding Glenwood, Grand Falls-Windsor, St. George’s, Stephenville, and Corner Brook during Orange Shirt Day this year, the first year recognized by the Canadian Governments as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The support, honour, and respect shown by the communities was a sight that did not go unrecognized. It was a space to learn, reflect, and bring awareness to the Children lost and those who are still with us today on their continuous healing paths from the horrific result of Canadian Assimilation Schools – closing as recent as 1996.

Many thanks to community groups and associations, city and town halls, Minister Dempster, Joyce, and Byrne, and especially our staff of Qalipu and their families for working together to provide the space and safety of everyone during the day.