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Citxw Nlaka’pamux October 2015 Assembly (C.N.A.) PARTICIPATING Heavy Equipment Operating Course BANDS’ INCLUDE: Ashcroft Indian Band Boston Bar First Nation Coldwater Indian Band 16 participant’s from the 8 Bands took a nine week, fully ac- Cook’s Ferry credited Industry Training Authority (ITA) Road Builder and Indian Band Heavy Construction Foundation (RB) and Heavy Equipment Nicomen Indian Operator Apprenticeship (HEO) program! These students re- Band ceived the theoretical and practical skills needed to become a Nooaitch Indian skilled entry-level heavy equipment operator. Band Congratulations on your accomplishments Geronimo Adams, Shackan Indian Stormy Major, Travis Voght, Douglas Voght, Holly Edwards, Band Quentin Quinn, Ranger Oppenheim, Samantha Gush, Darryl Siska Indian Band. Kirkpatrick, Raymond Dick, Sonny Billy, Jr Stirling, Steve Aus- tin, Tina Edwards, Blain Pigeon & Adrian MacKenzie. P A G E 2 High School Graduation Bursary To recognize the accomplishment of graduating high school or successfully com- pleting the GED or Dogwood, and to encourage further education skills develop- ment by the graduate, The C.N.A. “We Did It: Program is a cash award program designed to celebrate the success and to support participating C.N.A. Bands Mem- bers. Am I Eligible for the Gift? -Must have graduated grade 12 or successfully completed the GED or Dogwood -Must provide proof of membership, preferably a valid Status Card of a C.N.A. par- ticipating Band, which include Ashcroft Indian Band, Boston Bar First Nation, Coldwater Indian Band, Cook’s Ferry Indian Band, Nicomen Indian Band, Nooaitch Indian Band, Shackan Indian Band and Siska Indian Band. -Must provide a certificate of achievement from a recognized institute or tran- “To catch the scripts reader's -Must provide a letter requesting the bursary with complete mailing address. attention, place Please forward letter to: an interesting Juanita Quewezance, Client Coordinator – Employment & Training sentence or Office Address: 2187A Coutlee Ave, Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 quote from the Mailing Address: P.O Box 209, Spences Bridge, V0K 2L0 story here.” Office Phone: 250-378-1864 Email: [email protected] Caption describing picture or graphic. CITXW NLAKA’PAMUX AS S E M B L Y P A G E 4 In Celebration for all the achievements our communities have done this past year we are proud to host Crystal Shawanda to provide a motivational discussion and play a few songs that changed her career, to inspire our Youth to pursue their dreams and for the communities to observe our success stories. We would like to thank our leadership and participating Bands for their hard work in making a difference in our communities this year. Some of the accomplishments in- clude: Development of the C.N.A Priorities Document and Implementation with a focus on “Communities First” First Annual Plans Successful Environmental Technician Certificate Program ( 15 Graduates) NSEE Website relaunch New Office C.N.A. Website Increasing Awareness Youth Role Model Program and Seminars Successful Heavy Equipment Operator / Road Builders Apprenticeship Program ( 16 Graduates) Community Engagement Sessions and Open Houses in each Community Resume, Cover Letter & Interview Workshops in each Community Administrative Workshops in each Community Engagement in Partnerships from Community Members We are excited for next year’s plans and outcomes for the communities. We would like to thank the following organizations with helping us coordinate and sponsor Crystal in coming to our area and making it a success: Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society Scw’exmx Community Health Service Society Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Stuwix Resources Joint Venture Coldwater Indian Band & School (venue) Cook’s Ferry Indian Band (venue) The Transition House (transportation) School District 58 P A G E 6 Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly Internship Program The C.N.A. currently has 5 Interns located at Highland Valley Copper: Lorraine Hale from the Coldwater Indian Band—Safety Assistant Intern Lena Nicholson from the Cook’s Ferry Indian Band—Environmental Intern Tamlyn Botel from the Nooaitch Indian Band—Environmental Intern Ariel Swayze from the Siska Indian Band – Environmental Intern Kim Harry from the Coldwater Indian Band—Geology Department Intern We are working on expanding the C.N.A. internship program through out the mine. Upcoming internships include working in the Water & Tailings, Human Resources, Procurement and Administration Departments. When these post- ings are developed they will be posted in your local community and our Face- book page and Website. Methods to sending Employment & Training Packages for job and training opportunities: EMAIL resume, cover letter, grade 12 transcripts and a copy of your status card to [email protected] or GO TO WEBSITE www.nsee.ca to the homepage and click Employment Form and fill out or MAIL to P.O. Box 209, Spences Bridge, B.C. V0K 2L0 P A G E 7 P A G E 8 P A G E 9 The Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly (CNA) was Citxw formed for the purpose of managing and ad- Nlaka'pamux ministering the Participating Bands’ commit- ments in the Participation Agreement with Assembly (C.N.A.) Highland Valley Copper and Economic Com- munity Development Agreement with the province of British Columbia. Office Address: 2187A Coutlee Ave, Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 The Participating Bands’ include: Ashcroft Indian Band Mailing Address: P.O Box 209, Boston Bar First Nation Spences Bridge, V0K 2L0 Coldwater Indian Band Cook’s Ferry Indian Band Phone: 250-378-1864 Nicomen Indian Band Fax: 250-378-2910 Nooaitch Indian Band Email: [email protected] Shackan Indian Band Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly Staff Wayne Kaboni Manager, Citxw Nlaka'pamux Assembly Email: [email protected] Juanita Quewezance Client Coordinator – Employment & Training Email: [email protected] Kristy Henkes Communications Coordinator Email: [email protected] Tamlyn Botel Technical Coordinator-Community & Lands .
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