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Please Click Here Dancers of the New Dawn Program Seniors Mentoring and Leadership Retreat Outdoor Education Program QALIPU FIRST NATION Our Mandate The Qalipu First Nation exists to achieve the advancement of our people. We do this through being spiritual, accountable, professional and progressive. 1 Inside the Annual Report Experience Qalipu offers support, training and professionalization Education initiatives for Mi’kmaq tourism We are committed to en- owners and operators. Through hancing the lives of our working with partners in the tour- members through education and continued learning. This ism industry we are strengthening year, 840 new students were and enhancing the provincial indig- funded, and 220 more of our enous tourism offering. funded students graduated Tourism from their programs. Natural Resources Our focus is on environmen- tal research, river monitor- People and communities are at ing, youth outreach, and the the heart of the health division. traditional knowledge of We are building expertise in ser- our elders. We also admin- vice delivery such as Non-Insured ister fishing licenses so tra- Health Benefits, and growing our ditional livelihoods may ability to meet the health needs continue on in the hands of of our members through re- our members. search and program delivery. Health Qalipu First Nation Entrepreneurship This year, through the sup- port of Community Econom- ic Development programs SCIS Clerks meet with mem- and services, 156 members bers for status card applica- pursued new business op- tions and renewals, and our portunities, and many more Indian Registration Adminis- explored how to grow, part- trator maintains information ner and improve. in the Indian Register. As the Enrolment process settles, we will keep you updated. Membership Economic Growth The Band pursues business opportunities on the path to self reliance and own- source revenue. This past Culture Employment year, partnerships were Cultural sharing at the Outdoor Self-Employment Assistance, made, new buildings were Education program and in Grad Incentives, Wage Sub- classrooms, as well as through sidies and Training programs purchased and we en- projects and programs deliv- are some of the ways we hanced our fishing enter- ered this year, we continue to focus on improving employ- prise with a new license in demonstrate our commitment ment outcomes for our Bay St. George to our story. members. 2 INSIDE THE ANNUAL REPORT Message from Chief Brendan Mitchell 5 Welcome from Band Manager Keith Goulding 6 Operations-Director Rob Dicks 8-14 Service-Director Ralph Eldridge 15-22 Work Force-Director Monique Carroll 23-25 Enrolment Update 26 Snapshots 2016-17 27 3 “feel the beat of the drum and Dance like only Kisu’lk is watching” 4 Message from the Chief Kwe’ foundland. Delivering NIHB travel bene- On behalf of Council, Executive and staff, I fits to members in Atlantic Canada led to would like to welcome you to our Annual the creation two new full-time jobs and General Assembly. This is a great oppor- one part-time position. Payouts pro- tunity to take a look at the year gone by, cessed for Band members in Atlantic and reaffirm where we are going as a region for 2016-17 totaled $441,163. Our Nation. next step is to explore taking on the ad- The most significant event to happen in the ministration of the Short Term Crisis Inter- past year was the end of the Qalipu enrol- vention Mental Health Counselling Bene- ment process. In January, decision letters fit. were mailed to more than 100,000 appli- The Qalipu Business Park Committee con- cants and an appeals period followed. This tinues to work toward realization of a process has been a difficult chapter in the business park. We have held several story of the Qalipu First Nation. I continue meetings with our consultant on this pro- to do all that I can in the best interest of ject, together with representatives from members and our communities. A report the municipal, provincial and federal gov- on enrolment is included on page 26. ernments. Establishment of the Business During the 2016-17 fiscal year a lot was Park remains an important part of our accomplished. I would like to take the op- long-term strategy as a means to expand- portunity to share with you some of the ing programs and services to membership. initiatives. This year we enhanced our community The expansion of the Aboriginal Fisheries presence by purchasing two buildings, one Guardian Program. This program, with a in Grand Falls-Windsor and another in focus on monitoring our rivers for sustaina- Stephenville. We now have Qalipu staff ble use, has been an important part of the serving members in five office locations, work we do for nearly 25 years. For the and have added a new community room first time in as many years, we secured in Grand Falls-Windsor and in Corner enhanced funding and an expansion to the Brook that are used extensively by our program that allowed for monitoring on membership. Through office rentals we the Gander River with the addition of two are enhancing our ability to generate reve- new Guardians. Going forward, we are nue and build our capacity to provide ben- looking at ways to monitor more rivers in efits and services to membership. the province. With the recently announced In the year to come, you can expect to see changes to the salmon fishery, it is more a high level of involvement from Council in important than ever to protect our rivers our communities, and a continued com- and their resources. mitment to supporting our members and Health benefits and services is another community initiatives including the Bay St. area where Qalipu has achieved enhanced George Annual Powwow, and the Exploits expertise and growth. Through taking on Mawi’omi. We will continue to focus on administration of some elements of the our youth through supporting our young Non-Insured Health Benefits Program, like Mi’kmaq athletes, students, as well as the Medical Transportation Benefit, Qalipu contributing to other support programs in is creating employment, generating reve- our communities. nue for the Band, and serving our own Wela’lin membership, faster, right here in New- Chief Brendan Mitchell 5 -Welcome- Kwe, me’ tal-wuleyn? I hope this past year has been a happy and rewarding one for you all. This is my first opportunity to address you as the Band Manager of the Qalipu First Nation (QFN) and I am pleased and honoured to do so. As Band Manager, it is my role to oversee the many programs and services that our team of dedicated professionals deliver in our offices throughout our ter- ritory. This year’s Annual Report is but a snapshot of the many things that have happened, and as you will see in this report, it has been a busy year. The staff have given tirelessly to provide you with the best possible programs and services lead by a management team second to none. This past year, we saw the launch of our new Tourism Strategy, we welcomed the Directors of Education from the First Nations of Atlantic Canada to a conference in our territo- ry, and we began coordinating the Outdoor Education Program at Kildevil. From delivering the Dancers of the New Dawn project to providing continued support to the Bay St. George Powwow, embracing and sharing l’nu culture has been a major focus for Qalipu and will continue to be as we move forward. To help support and encourage these our many other programs and services, we have focused attention on economic develop- ment projects which will better enable us to support programs and services which directly benefit our members and our commu- nities. We have purchased two new commercial/office buildings in 2016-17 one in Grand Falls and the other in Stephenville which will provide revenue for the Band and room to grow and develop in the future. We have partnered with a US based firm to launch a freight forwarding, customs brokerage and logistics company called Eastern Door Logistics. 2016-17 was a profitable year for Mi’kmaq Commercial Fisheries Ltd. We can expect to see contin- ued growth in this area. It has been a busy and productive year for the team at Qalipu First Nation and I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with them, and with you, in 2017-18 and beyond. N’multes! Keith Goulding Band Manager 6 Promotional Items all proceeds to Janeway Hoodies, T-Shirts, Baseball Caps, Toques, License Plates, Tote Bags and Water Bottles available for sale at Glenwood, Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook and St. George’s Qalipu office locations. Hoodies $35 Baseball Caps $18 T-Shirts $15 License Plates $20 Tote Bags $10 Toques $15 Water Bottles $15 7 Operations Department Finance, Administration, Health Finance and its partners to continue to meet these Qalipu First Nation had a successful year in obligations. meeting its financial reporting requirements. 2016-17 has been an exciting and challenging The financial statements included on the year for the Finance Division. In addition to following pages represent the consolidated the normal activities of recording and re- operations of the Band and its wholly-owned porting on the financial operations of the “We are pleased to share that commercial enterprises: Qalipu Develop- Band, the department has also been working Qalipu has scored a 2.04 in ment Corporation (QDC), Mi’kmaq Commer- closely with the Finance Standing Committee cial Fisheries Inc. (MCF), Qalipu Management to update the Financial Management Bylaws the General Assessment. This Services Inc. (QMS), Qalipu Marine Holdings of the First Nation. These Bylaws are a core is considered low risk for the Ltd.
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