Marathon Gold has advised that an Amendment to the Valentine Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been submitted to the NL Department of Environment and Climate Change.

Members of Qalipu First Nation are encouraged to provide comments to our Manager of Environment and Natural Resources Alyssa Hunter at ahunter@qalipu.ca or call 709-634-1500. Written comments regarding the Amendment must be received by September 25, 2021.

Comments may also be emailed to EAProjectcomments@gov.nl.ca or mailed to the following:

Mr. Eric Watton, M.Sc.

Project EAC Chair

Valentine Gold Project

Environmental Assessment Division

Department of Environment and Climate Change

P.O. Box 8700

St. John’s NL A1B 4J6

 

The EIS including the Amendment can be viewed on the Department’s web site at https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/projects/project-2015/

Voting will be done over the phone or online using a PIN that will be sent to voters by postage mail.

To receive your voter PIN please ensure your mailing address is up to date!
You can update your mailing address by completing the Voter Registration Form
or by going to your Ginu membership profile and updating your personal profile information

 

We recommend you take the additional step of updating your address with Indigenous Services Canada. You can reach them at 1 800 561 2266. For support doing this, you can connect with Nancy O’Connell our Indian Registration Administrator at (709) 634-4010 or email noconnell@qalipu.ca.

 

Qalipu Elections 2021 Additional Information

Qalipu Chief and Council would like to announce to its members that the position of Electoral Officer has been appointed to Carol Lahey. In this role, Carol will administer the upcoming Band Election for Fall 2021 in accordance with the Custom Rules Governing the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band Elections.

Carol Lahey was a Deputy Electoral Officer in both 2012 and 2015 elections and was then appointed Electoral Officer during the last election in 2018. She has become very proficient in her understanding of the Qalipu election process, rules, and procedures. Lahey also brings with her experience working in both provincial and federal elections.

We look forward to another successful election in 2021.

To reach Carol, please email clahey@qalipu.ca or call 709-630-7678

Find a copy of the Election Code here: Election Code

Voters will receive an information package in the mail containing a secure PIN that they will use to vote either online or over the phone:

Question: What can I do to make sure I receive my voter information package in the mail?

Answer: We need your correct mailing address. Please register your current information by completing the Voter Registration Form or by updating your Ginu membership profile on your own

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!

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

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!

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