march .7 / 2014

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW NATIONS YO! NEWS 03/07/2014

UPDATE ON HOME LAND PROJECTS In the Yo! News from Feb. 7 you may remember we wrote about the

three TRM projects that are happening right now:

1. Reconstructing Ba'as

2. The Ba'as Lands Plan

3. The Strategic Forests Management Plan.

In the Yo! News from Feb. 21 we gave some more information about

the forestry-related activities that have been happening for these

TRM projects. This is a quick update on activities that have been

happening since then.

(Please note that, while these activities focus heavily on the Ba'as area, similar work is planned for Takush.)

On February 24 we had the second round of community meetings.

We had a daytime meeting with the elders and council, and an

evening meeting that was open to anyone. There were over a dozen

attendees for the daytime meeting, and about 20 community

members at the evening meeting.

The purpose of these meetings was to talk about the Reconstructing

Ba'as project, and answer questions like: If we could build ONE thing

in Ba'as, what should we build there? What kind of things DON'T

you want to see there? Do you see yourself moving to Ba'as to live?

Moving there to work?

It was really nice to talk about these questions. Our elders shared

some stories of what it was like to live in the home lands when they

were younger. Bird (Alfred Rufus) emphasized the challenges of

living off the land: "You can't just stay home and put the TV on. You

gotta work, all the time. You gotta get up early in the morning."

Mostly the elders agreed that they would rather see some small

projects happen RIGHT AWAY than wait for a big project. They

suggested the following ideas:

Clear land to make a better camping spot

Get a portable sawmill out there to create lumber

Focus on building a dock and "loading zone" where people can unload

their groceries and gear

Betty stressed the need to make any cabins or structures

comfortable, so that people WANT to stay for long trips and don't

want to go home after just one night over there.

At the evening meeting we did a short survey and talked about how

difficult it is for community members to visit the home lands. Terrisa

said that if there were scheduled trips she'd love to go visit. Ollie

talked about how awesome it would be to have community members

working over there to gather and prepare our traditional foods for

the elders. Ernie agreed, pointing out how expensive Overwaitea is.

Wade talked about we should try and make sure whatever gets built

is wheelchair accessible so it's easy for the elders to visit.

Peewee suggested that we could start basic, with a dock and

boardwalk, then extend it sometime in the future. Some of the ideas

that the rest of the group came up with included:

Cabins

A big house

YO! News March.7 2014

3-4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

5-8 GOOD FOOD BOXES UPDATE

9 ELDERS UPDATE

10 G-N RECYCLING FACILITY

11 THINK YOU MIGHT BE DIABETIC?

12 PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE

13 SPORTS AND RECREATION UPDATE

14-19 ABORIGINAL HONOUR PROUD MILITARY TRADITION

20 FREE LEGAL CLINIC

21 INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN HEALTH CARE

22 ABORIGINAL ART & STORIES COMPOTISION

23 NAMGIS COMMUNITY SERVICE JOB OPPORTUNITY

24 THE NEW ADDICTIONS COMING TO TOWN!

25 BIRTHDAY WISHES/ REQUEST

26 LOCAL JOB POSTING

Rediscovery camp for all ages (learn survival skills, culture)

Healing lodge/activiteis

Thomas Henderson Sr. spoke to everyone about the traditional

protocols of returning to the home lands. There was agreement that

whatever happens over there can't be guided by the government, it

has to belong just to our people.

The TRM project team is taking these notes and suggestions and will

be creating a business plan for some kind of multi-use structure that

includes a lot of the features discussed at both meetings.

The next community meetings are this coming week, March 13-14.

Location and time will be posted asap, hope to see you there!

Gila'kasla,

Colleen Hemphill and the Treaty Team


Yo! News is prepared by Bernadine Clayton Gwa’sala-

’Nakwaxda’xw Receptionist

This newsletter is delivered to all houses on the Tsulquate Reserve every second week and posted to the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw website. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, contact Bernadine at (250) 949-8343 or e-mail [email protected]

The purpose of this newsletter is to keep Gwa’sala-

’Nakwaxda’xw community members informed about what is happening in the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Band Office and the surrounding community. Anybody is welcome to make submissions to the newsletter, including announcements,

lost-and-found, photographs, bakwam’kwala words, stories, legends, drawings, etc. etc. etc.

Other ways to stay connected to the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw

community are: Website (www.gwanak.info)

Facebook (User: Gwasala Nakwaxdaxw)

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nations Band Office

PO Box 998, 154 Tsulquate Reserve Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0

COUNCIL To get on the agenda please contact Les Taylor

Chief Paddy Walkus: (250) 949-1486

Sits on all committees / [email protected]

Ernie Henderson: (250) 230-3404

Health & Social Development, Housing, Fisheries, Education, Ec. Dev., Treaty, Personnel and Finance

Portfolios

Gary Walkus: (250) 230-3852

Health & Social Development & Ec. Dev. Portfolios

Victor Walkus: (250) 230-3855

Health & Social Development, Housing, Forestry, Ec. Dev., and Recreation Portfolios

Eddie Charlie: (250) 230-9251

Housing Portfolio

Sandra Charlie: (250) 230-4677

Housing Portfolio

Darryl Coon: (250) 230-0360

Housing Portfolio

Terry Walkus: (250) 230-2459

STAFF

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Band Office

Phone: (250) 949-8343 / Fax: (250) 949-7402 Les Taylor, Native court worker

(250) 949-8343 Margaret Bernard, Finance

[email protected] / (250) 902-2308 Conrad Browne, Economic Development

[email protected] / (250) 902-2301 Pat Dawson-Hunt, Social Development

[email protected] / (250) 902-2309 Colleen Hemphill, Treaty

[email protected] / (250) 949-8424 Linda Paul, Treaty Administrative Assistant

[email protected] / (250) 902-2311 Lucy Scow, Finance/ council secretary

[email protected]/ (250) 902-2300 Lorna Henderson, Housing

[email protected] / (250) 902-2304 Nicole McLelland, Natural Resources Manager [email protected] / (250) 902-0550 Fax: (888) 345-5063 Grace Smith, Education

[email protected] / (250) 902-2320 Bob Swain, Public Works

[email protected] / Cell: (250) 230-0087 Native Courtworker Office

(250) 902-2223 Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Elders Centre

Silena George Elders’ Coordinator

[email protected] / (250) 949-7406

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Health & Family Services

Front Desk: (250) 949-8131 / Fax: (250) 949-6811

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School

Front Desk: (250) 949-7743 / Fax: (250) 949-7422 www.gwanak.bc.ca

Eke Me-Xi School

(250) 949-8332


Economic

Development

Update

Over the next few weeks I will try to bring our

community up to speed with regards to the

economic development corporation work that has

been happening over the last number of months.

I will be starting this update with some graphics

and will continue to build and grow these

graphics until the whole picture of the structure

of the Ecdev Corporation is revealed.

This structure has been discussed with many of

our community members at ecdev meetings over

the last few years. At these meetings the

community consistently spoke about the desire to

have an ecdev corporation to “separate politics

from business”, these comments have not been

lost on Chief and Council and they also

advocated for a structure that saw a distinct

separation from the everyday workings of the

ecdev corporation and the Chief and Council. It is

important over the next few weeks to read about

what each section; Community, Chief and

Council, Ecdev Board, CEO, Managers,

employees, consultants have as a responsibility

to look after.

There are a number of things that may look

different to you but please be patient hopefully in

another few weeks after all of the updates it will

start to make more sense.

Community: Currently the community members

who live on reserve have the ability to elect new

councillors every two years as well as a new

Chief Councillor every two years. We operate

under what is considered to be a “custom election

code”. Our community is electing individuals who

they feel will best represent them on all kinds of

issues; health and family, education, Elders,

housing, social development, fisheries, Natural

resources, band administration, treaty, and

economic development. It is very important that

the community elects the best candidate

available who will work at making the right

decisions in all of these different areas for the

greater community.

It is the community’s responsibility to ensure

that they are as informed as possible about all

matters that may affect their community. There

is an amazing amount of work happening right

now and our community needs to be aware of all

that it means.

From the economic development corporation

perspective it is very important that you elect the

candidate that will work with you, communicate

back to you what is happening as well as bring

forward any ideas that you may have.

One other piece (A fun one too!) is at an annual

general meeting with the ecdev corporate board

the community tells Chief and Council and the

ecdev board how they would like to spend any

profits that may come back to the community.

Many communities have many different ideas as

how to spend this money and I’m sure that our

community members will have some terrific

ideas! It is vital that we create long lasting

sustainable businesses to support our community

in the years ahead.

Chief and Council: Wow what an amazing

variety of things your Councillors and Chief

Councillor have to be aware of! This job is not for

the faint of heart… Your council members must

be aware of all of the activities that are

happening in all of the areas mentioned above

(health and family, education, Elders, housing,

social development, fisheries, Natural resources,

band administration, good governance, treaty,

and economic development) and they are asked

to become very knowledgeable around certain

areas, we call this taking on a portfolio. Each

councillor has one or more of the areas described

above as their specific responsibility to know and

understand, they are then asked to report to all


of council what they know about certain topics

before decisions are made. A strong Council will

reach out to their technical team and ask

questions and look for information about

different topics. Council will also listen to the

community and bring your perspectives to the

table. Decisions made by Council have huge legal

and economic responsibilities tied to them.

Everything that happens for the Gwa’sala-

’Nakwaxda’xw Nations has to be signed by Chief

and Council and they are held accountable for

their Fiduciary responsibility (more on this in

the next issue). Every project, economic

development activity, treaty related measure,

referral, planning exercise, base funding

agreement, basically everything that is

associated with the GNN is the responsibility

both legally and financially of your Chief and

Council.

See what I mean? Those people are busy, and

that was only the tip of the ice burg…

Ok, so now we have some better idea of what

Chief and Council are responsible for, we can

talk about how they fit in the whole “ecdev

structure”. Chief and Council who are elected by

you the community, appoint directors to guide

the work of the ecdev corporation. The directors

cannot be Chief and Council (explanation to

come) but they must be appointed by Chief and

Council. The number of directors that have been

identified for our ecdev board is 5. The board of

directors (which is an unpaid position) should be

very knowledgeable about business, finances,

legal structures, corporate set ups, have an

education or back ground in business or

economics. There will be a full job description in

the posting for these positions in the weeks to

come. By having an independent board for the

ecdev corporation we have accomplished a

number of things that will protect the Gwa’sala-

’Nakwaxda’xw Nations from potential liability

and tax issues. This board answers to the Chief

and Council who in turn answers to you the

community.

In next week’s newsletter I will add a few more

“boxes” to our picture. If you have any questions

about this or any other economic development

work please come and see me or call/text.

Gilakasla

Conrad Browne

Economic development

250 230 5081

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COOKING CLASSES, OVERWAITEA

TOURS AND PAVILIONS:

As some of you may have noticed a pavilion

has been built between the community

garden and the bus shed. It was built with

funds from a grant we were awarded from

New Horizons for Seniors. The purpose of the

pavilion is to provide a place where the

Elders can teach youth how to prepare and

barbeque salmon the traditional way.

Community members can also use it as a

space to clean and process salmon when food

fish is delivered. It’s important to note that

the pavilion was built for the Elders, so they

may have some rules and guidelines they

would like to set out regarding it’s use.

Ardy Beleznai, a timber-frame carpenter,

along with the help of Brandon Walkus and

Rolando King, built the pavilion. Ardy was

able to teach Brandon and Rolando about

timber-frame carpentry. There was a short

time frame to have it built, because it had to

be finished before March 15th, 2014, but

Ardy, Rolando and Brandon were able to

have it built within three weeks! Leo Lawson

put in a lot of work on this project by

coordinating with the vendors and suppliers,

creating a budget and much more. We are

very thankful for the hard work of Leo, Ardy,

Brandon, Rolando, Ernie, Alvin and all

others who helped with this project.

Andrea and I had scheduled a cooking demo

on Friday March 7th at 1:30 pm, but we have

to postpone it until Wednesday, March 12th

from 11 am to 1pm. We’ve realized that it

will be too difficult to sort and pack the Good

Food Bags as well as have the cooking demo

at the same time. So the Cooking demos will

be held on a different day. Sorry for any

inconvenience. There is still time to sign up

for the cooking demos at the Health &

Family Services Building Reception or Band

Office Reception.

As mentioned in the last Yo!News, Andrea

and I will be giving Overwaitea Healthy

Shopping tours. You can sign up for these at

the Health & Family Services Reception and

the Band Office Reception. A date and time

will be set after we see how many people are

interested.

On the following page you will find a guide to

reading food labels. The aim of these is to

help you make informed decisions about the

types of foods you buy from the grocery store.

Keep well,

Lucy hemphill,

Food Security & Nutrition Coordinator

[email protected]


Ingredients list

Food labels, including the Nutrition Facts table and

Ingredients list found on packaged foods, can help you make

healthier food choices. The document on the previous page

should help you read the Nutrition Facts Table, but here’s

some information about the Ingredients List.

The ingredient list shows all the ingredients in a packaged

food. A good general rule of thumb when it comes to

ingredients is: less is better and if you can’t pronounce

something on a label, you probably don’t want it in your

body.

Ingredients are listed in order of weight, beginning with the

ingredient that weighs the most and ending with the

ingredient that weighs the least. This means that a food

contains more of the ingredients found at the beginning of

the list, and less of the ingredients at the end of the list. So

if an ingredients list has sugar in the first three ingredients,

you probably want to avoid it.

In general, try to avoid these ingredients:

-Aspartame, saccharin & acesulfame-k

These artificial sweeteners have been linked to many health

issues.

-BHA and BHT

These chemicals are often added to food to preserve fats and

have been linked to tumor growth in animals.

-High fructose corn syrup

Research has yielded conflicting results as to whether high

fructose corn syrup is linked to obesity, but it's best to limit

your intake.

-Trans fat

Also known as “partially hydrogenated oil,” trans fats have

been shown to raise your bad cholesterol and increase

chance of heart disease.

-Sodium nitrates/nitrite

These preservatives are used with a lot of processed meats.


Elders Update

Well hello everyone!

I hope you are keeping well. Here is an outlook of

what we have been up to at the Elders Center:

Mondays are still Elders Day! Starts at 10am to

3pm. We have been experiencing low attendees

due to work, illness, etc. I strongly encourage all

of the Elders to come as it is a place to learn new

things and visit with each other, as well with the

staff that you all were wanting to see ;)

Catering jobs have been a huge hit this past

month. I have had people that attended

Vancouver Island Universities grad ceremony

last Friday sending me messages how great our

catering & food was. Way to go team!

We had our very first kick off for cookimg class

with Eximeki Wednesday. We had 2 Elders show

up for lunch which is better than none. We will

be doing this once a month with them. Hopefully

we get more attending.

Elders Council has had some pretty interesting

meets the last couple of weeks. We have been

brainstorming where we are going to go this

summer. We will discuss that further again over

lunch this Monday March 10. So please be here

for 10 so you don't miss out.

Once we have our options on the table, I will be

going door to door with voting ballots and that

way it will be an honest input rather tjan feeling

like you have to vote with the majority. After all,

this is YOUR trip and your decision right ;)

Hope to see most of you there. I understand not

everyone can make it all the time.

To entice you a bit, there will be a door prize.

Each time you come, your name will be entered

to win a trip down island with yours truly to go

get your shopping done! No you won't get

spending money. A ride with lots of space is all I

can offer you at this time. Please note I have a

big truck or a car for us to go on. 2 people will get

to go this first round.

Gilakasla

Silena


G&N RECYCLING FACILITY

By now, some community members might be wondering about construction activity

taking place across from Wakas Hall on Henderson Street.

Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations (GNN) received $97,000 to construct a recycling

facility for the community. The facility will also act as a Transfer Station for larger

household waste, metals and construction debris.

Band Administration office is developing a community education pamphlet that

will be delivered door to door on the initial operations of the facility / transfer

station. We will provide updates and further announcements through future

newsletters, community events and on G&NN website.

We currently have an agreement to recycle certain materials through Mult-

Materials British Columbia (MMBC) starting May 19, 2014. MMBC is a new

stewardship program being implemented by the Province. We hope to achieve

similar agreements with other Stewardship Programs. Further information about

MMBC and other Stewards will be provided through our education program.

Thank you to Chief and Council and GNN Administration for supporting this

initiative.

We are looking at doing a major community clean-up from any saving to our

capital budget.

Thank you.

Leo Lawson,

G&NN, Capital Specialist Officer


Think You Might Have Diabetes?

Take a little quiz and see:

Symptom Yes No Comments

1.Feeling thirsty

2.Urinating more than usual

3.Blurry vision

4.Feeling irritable

5.Tingling in hands or feet

6.Wounds are slow to heal

7.Feeling tired all the time

8.Have itchy skin

9.Skin is darkening around

neck or armpits (anthosis

nigricans)

10.Yeast infections

11.Lost a lot of weight in a

short amount of time (10 to

20 lbs in less than 3

months)

Name Phone number:

Please answer and return to Health & Family Services. I am hoping to get a better idea of the health of

our community. You can email me at [email protected] or by phone 250-902-2275 or in person.

All those that return questionnaires will be entered into a draw. Thank you for your participation.

Please make an appointment with your doctor/nurse practitioner right away if you have 5 or more of these symptoms. Diabetes is forever, prediabetes (prediabetes is when you have a higher than normal blood sugar and some of the symptoms. Only a blood test can confirm diabetes) is not. Draw date: March 15, 2014.

mailto:[email protected]


Public works update


Sports and Recreation update


BIRTHDAY WISHES/REQUESTS

Happy 50th birthday to Joanne brotchie from Rolando

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Congrats to Sabrina little and Peter George on their

newest bundle of joy. (Erin Marian George)

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Happy birthday to sister/auntie Sarah Lancaster. Lots

of love from Bill, Alice, Jeremy, Chass and Shandi.

And happy 13th birthday to Shandi !!! Lots of love from

Dad, mom, Jeremy and Chass.

Both march 17

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Happy Birthday to my uncle Norman Charlie Sr we

love you Uncle so much. From Priscilla Charlie-

Iraheta Luis Charlie Luis Iraheta Diana Charlie &

baby Rj. March 4th

In loving memory of my son Homer Wilson Jr was

born March 8 th 1995.

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Special birthday wishes going out to our son Weldon

Robert on March 4th lots of love from mommy daddy

brother & baby

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Happy 1st birthday to a very special girl Carla

Charlie March 23rd Also to my dad Bruce Sr who's

turning 52 From BabyGirl , Mark & Kids.

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Be kind to Mother Earth Please throw your garbage

in the garbage Not all foods are good for stray/owned

animals, please don't throw your left over foods

outside.Have a good day From Sally George.

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Happy birthday to a special uncle, Spruce Wamiss, on

March 12th, 2014

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Happy Birthday Grandpa Spruce Wamiss We Love

you grandpa.

Happy Birthday Granny Sarah Walkus we Love you.

Hope you both enjoy your Special day. From Priscilla

Charlie-Iraheta.

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Thanks to everyone who helped or contributed in our

time of need loves to all very much appreciated from

Bonita Wallas.

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HEY TOO EARLY TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

SHASHAM FROM Lillian West.

Pray for my sister Abby. I can't be there for her but

my heart is!!! The three mmm's. from Meri Sibley

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Wishing my niece Cherilynn Summer a very Happy

Birthday on March 10th, my uncle Sam Walkus March

11th, Samson Cecil March 13th, Weldon March 4th,

Tom Henderson JR. March 27th and anyone else who

has a Bday in March! May God richly bless you all!

Sent with tons of love from Lorna, Tom and Taylor!

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Would have been our late Grandpa John Charlie 80th

Birthday on March 14. Risp Grandpa until we meet

again. From Priscilla Charlie-Iraheta.

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Happy Birthday ~ March 10th, going out to My Baby

girl "Judyreanne" Mommy loves you baby. From Your

Brother's Clarence, Gerald, Norman & Sister's Thlia ,

Adadzi

Special wishes going out to my brother Bruce sr.

(MARCH 23) love ya man.

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Happy birthday Thomas Jack on March 24th. Love

from Denise, Linden, and Jolene.

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Happy birthday Aunty Sarah Lancaster n Shandi

Wamiss march 17th & my miracle brother Thomas

jack march 24th happy anniversary to Trisha m Wes

mar 24th we love you all n have a great day from

Joanna, Rolando n kids.

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I’D like to wish my uncle/daddy cuzzin Thomas jack a

happy birthday on March 24th, love u so much from

Thomas jack an family of the G/N nation from Thomas

Jack

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My bad , Birthday book your on the air hello I’D to

Wiss my Aunty Sarah an cuzzin shandi a happy

birthday on March 17th and a happy anniversary to 2

very specials friends of mine Wes an Trish Walkus on

March 24th , love you all from Denise linden Jolene

and Thomas.

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Happy 13th Birthday to our beautiful daughter/sister

Serena Jaelin Richelle love Mom , Dad Wilfred ,

Felicia & Nolan (March 5th)


LOCAL JOB POSTING

Cashier / Salesclerk-Full-Time

Company: Supreme Convenience Store

Expiry Date: Monday, March 17, 2014 - 9am

Details: Must be able to look around and see what

needs to be accomplished in their shift. Must be able

to work well with staff and be diligent in giving

excellent customer service.

Qualifications & Experience: Food Safe certificate, till

experience, excellent customer service , good work

ethic.

How to apply: Email resume to [email protected]

or Fax resume to 250-897-3153

Relief Housekeeper/Chef-Full-Time

Company: Great Bear Nature tours

Expiry Date: Friday, March 14, 2014 - 9am

Details: Great Bear Nature Tours is seeking a highly

motivated candidate to work as the Relief

Housekeeper/Chef at our ecotourism lodge on the

central coast of British Columbia. We host people

from around the world to see the grizzly bears of the

Great Bear Rainforest. The lodge accommodates a

maximum of 16 guests, thus providing a very personal

experience.

Job Description: As the Relief Housekeeper/Chef, you

will work as the Lodge Chef when the fulltime chef

has their days off, and the Lodge Housekeeper when

the fulltime housekeeper has their days off. While

housekeeping, you will have responsibility for the

cleanliness of the lodge, and the comfort of the guests

while at the lodge. While cooking, you will be cooking

for up to 16 guests and 5-8 staff. The quality of food at

Great Bear Lodge is characterized as ‘wilderness

gourmet’ and is an essential part of the experience. In

addition to being passionate about preparing great

food, you will also need excellent time management

skills. These positions offer a unique opportunity gain

customer service skills in the area of ecotourism while

living in an amazing wilderness setting.

Your housekeeping duties would include:

• All house-keeping duties for the lodge, including

changing rooms on guests departure.

• Cooking meals for guests and staff when the Lodge

Chef has days off.

• Training and supervising volunteer housekeepers.

• Acting as a welcoming host to the guests when they

take breaks from wildlife viewing, for example by

providing warm drinks/snacks and by interacting with

the guests.

• Occasional general maintenance of the lodge such as

painting and gardening.

• Maintaining communication with guides while they

are in the field.

Your chef duties would include:

• Preparing and serving delicious and well-presented

lunches, snacks and dinners for up to 16 guests.

• Preparing nutritious lunches and dinners for 5-8

staff.

• Kitchen clean-up and management of food storage

areas.

• Ordering food and supplies and maintaining

inventory.

We are a small team and occasionally you may be

called upon to assist with other tasks that are outside

of your job description.

Details:

• Period of employment will run from May through

October.

• The anticipated work schedule is 8 days working at

the lodge, 6 days off in “town”. However this may

change during season as needs dictate. Room and

board provided at the lodge, as is transportation to

and from Port Hardy (from the lodge).

• Port Hardy is the town, which is small by most

standards, and 3 hours north of Campbell River.

• You will be sharing a room in the staff bunkhouse.

• We work in a rainforest. It can rain daily for two

weeks. It can also be sunny for two weeks.

• This is a relatively small floating facility, which

feels like living on a large boat.

Qualifications & Experience:

Minimum Position requirements:

1. Strong interpersonal skills, clean professional

appearance

2. Driven to provide excellent customer service and

exceed customer expectations on a daily basis.

3. Ability to work cheerfully and independently in a

remote lodge for long periods of time, working and

living very closely with other staff members and

guests.

Highly Desirable additional qualifications:

1. Working verbal ability in any of the following

languages: German, Italian, French, Spanish, or

Japanese. (In order of importance)

2. FOODSAFE certification, or other certification for

food handling.

3. First Aid training.

Additionally Successful Candidates will:

1. Be self-starters with a strong work ethic.

2. Be independent and respectful of other staff work

obligations and personal space.


3. Savor life in a remote wilderness setting with

limited access to communication or traditional social

life.

How to apply:

Please email a cover letter and resume with 3

references. At least 2 of them should be work related

and all must have both e-mail addresses and contact

phone numbers. Email materials to Marg Leehane or

Adele de Wit at [email protected]. All emails

will be acknowledged and selected applicants will be

contacted by email and phone for interviews by phone

or in person.

Front Office Part Time-Part-Time

Company: Great Bear Nature Tours


Details: Great Bear Nature Tours is seeking a highly

motivated candidate to work in our office in Port

Hardy. The Port Hardy office provides customer and

logistical support for our grizzly-bear viewing tours,

which are conducted at our floating Great Bear Lodge

on the central coast of BC. The management team and

other staff are based at the lodge itself.

Job Description: You will have responsibility for

operating the office for Great Bear Nature Tours in

Port Hardy. The position is part time, with some

weekend work required. Most days you will work

alone, while some days you will share the work with

another staff person. Period of employment to run

from late April until mid-October. Your

responsibilities will include the following:

• Customer Service and Sales: answering phone and

email inquiries and taking bookings; entering all

client information in a computer system; processing

credit card payments; sending invoices.

• Meeting clients as they prepare to board the

floatplane for the Great Bear Lodge, and once again

when they return from the lodge.

• Provide logistical support to the Great Bear Lodge:

purchase all groceries and other items required by the

lodge, disposal of recyclables and trash.

• Schedule floatplane transportation for the clients

and staff

• General office duties: receiving packages; faxing and

filing, preparing paperwork for the bookkeeper,

sending marketing material.

Qualifications & Experience:

Minimum Position requirements:

1. Basic computer proficiency.

2. Strong interpersonal skills, clean professional

appearance.

3. Driven to provide excellent customer service and

exceed expectations on a daily basis.

4. Personal car (will be reimbursed for usage).

5. Physical capability to assist in loading planes with

groceries.

How to apply:

Please email a cover letter and resume with 3

references. At least 2 of them should be work-related

and preferably have both e-mail addresses and contact

phone numbers. Email materials to Marg Leehane at

[email protected]. All emails will be

acknowledged and selected applicants will be

contacted by email and phone for interviews by phone

or in person.

Mobile Health Professional-Casual

Company: Quality Underwriting Services

Expiry Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 9am

Details: Duties include:documenting health history,

drawing blood, urine specimens & ECG's for

applicants who have applied for insurance. Scheduling

your appointments, send specimens to the labs & use

of an on-line computer management program for all

updates and communications. Remuneration is based

on a fee schedule for services performed on a per case

basis.

Qualifications & Experience: Qualifications

include:Lab Tech,Lab Tech Assistant ,LPN, RN, RCA

or Paramedic.

MUST have Venipuncture skills & own vehicle.

How to apply: Email resume to [email protected]

or call 250 652-0362 or 800 479-7240 if you have any

questions.

Dishwasher-Part-Time

Company: Sporty Bar & Grill

Wage: $10.25/hr + tips

Expiry Date: Monday, March 10, 2014 - 9am

Details: Duties include dishwashing & making pizza

deliveries. Prefer kitchen experience. Requires Class 5

DL & clean abstract. Knowledge of Port Hardy area in

an asset. Position could become full-time.

Qualifications & Experience: N/A

How to apply: Email Alfons Bauer:

[email protected]; in person 8700 Hastings St.

Mail: Box 113 Port Hardy BC V0N2P0

Quality Control Coordinator-QMP-C-Seasonal

Company: Keltic Seafoods

Wage: TBA


Details: Training will be provided.

Qualifications & Experience: Maintain Keltic Seafoods

QC Plan, monitor all aspects of processing, ensure

compliance with CFIA regulations, QM reports. Must

have experience in seafood industry, excellent record

keeping ability, MS Office,HACCP, WHMIS, prefer

OFA 3 or 1

How to apply: HR Manager: Keltic Seafoods Ltd. Fax:

250-949-8825 Phone: 250-949-2973 email

[email protected] or mail to Box 1559 Port

Hardy V0N 2P0


Market Co-Ordinator-Full-Time

Company: Seagate Market Inc

Wage: TBD


Qualifications & Experience: Must be physically fit.

Excellent People Skills, works well with others and

the public. Time management skills, able to

multitask. Must be organized. Able to work as a team

player as well as alone. Must have a drivers licence as

well as a clean drivers abstract.

Part Time Position possibly leading to full time work

in the future.

How to apply: Please email resumes to

[email protected]

Noon Hour Supervisor (CUPE #8)-Part-Time

Company: School District 85

Wage: $19.74 HR


Details: NOON HOUR SUPERVISOR

Pay Rate : $19.74 per hour

Location : Eagle View Elementary School

Hours of Work : 5 hours per week

Start Date : ASAP

Reporting To : Mr. Malcolm Fleeton, Principal, Eagle

View Elementary School

Qualifications & Experience: JOB SCOPE Reports to

the principal. Supervises students during lunch

break.Works without close supervision.Performs

duties of a confidential nature. MAJOR DUTIES AND

RESPONSIBILITIES Supervises designated areas

during lunch hour, according to established

procedures. Keeps a record of incidents as required.

Ensures students do not leave school property without

permission. Reports injuries and behavioral problems

to the principal or designate. Performs other duties

necessarily incidental to those assigned above.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Secondary school graduation (with Dogwood

Certificate or equivalent) preferably supplemented by

specialized courses applicable to work situation.

Ability to maintain good working relationships with

school staff and students. Good interpersonal and

communication skills.

Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral

and written instructions. Ability to work outdoors in

adverse weather.

Valid Level 1 first aid certificate. Related experience

preferred.

How to apply: Please direct all applications to: Mr.

John Martin, Secretary-Treasurer

School District No. 85 (Vancouver Island North) P.O.

Box 90, Port Hardy, B.C. VON 2PO

Chambermaid-Part-Time

Company: Seagate Hotel Inc.

Expiry Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 8am

Qualifications & Experience: Set up rooms,

chambermaid duties, cleaning. Must be physically fit,

able to lift, good attention to detail & time mgmt

skills, WHMIS is an asset, previous experience

preferred.

How to apply: Apply by email

[email protected]

Substitute IT or ECCE Worker-Casual

Company: Kwigwis Daycare

Wage: DOE & licence


Details: We are looking for licensed substitutes to

work with children in our licensed daycare centre-food

prep, programming, supervise & interact with

children & staff.

Qualifications & Experience: Infant Toddler or ECCE

certificate & license, Dr note of health, TB test,First

Aid, 19 + yrs of age, references, criminal record check,

team player, sense of humour

How to apply: Fax: 250.949.9015 Mail or in person:

99A Tsakis Way Fort Rupert BC

ECCE or ECCE Assistant-Full-Time

Company: Kwigwis Daycare

Wage: TBD


Qualifications & Experience: Able to cover breaks,

assist with program planning, snacks, clean up, field

trips, be a team player, interact with children,

families and staff.

Must have ECCE License or ECCE Assistant

Certificate. A Dr's Note, criminal record check,

19 years old. TB Test First Aid, flexibility, sense

of humour and a forward thinker. Start Date Feb

17th

How to apply: Please apply with a Cover Letter,

Resume and 2 written references. Fax resume to

250-949-9015 or Mail to P.O. Box 1440, Port

Hardy BC, V0N2P0. Or drop off in person

march .7 / 2014

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