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Review 2009-2010 in 2009-2010 WhereWhe r e ThreeThree RiversRive r s MeetMe 2009-2010 IN I YEAR N REVIEW 2009-2010 IN 2009-2010 YEAR IN REVIEW YEAR REVIEW Table Contents of Message from Chief and Council 3 Governance Structure/Organizational Chart 4 Message from Chief Executive Officer and Associate CEO 6 Finance Department 8 NCN Membership 10 Trust Office 12 Trust Funds 14 Human Resource Development Authority 16 Nelson House Education Authority 18 Atoskiwin Training and Employment Centre of Excellence 28 Health 30 Nelson House Medicine Lodge 33 Nisichawayasihk Personal Care Home 36 Family and Community Wellness Centre 38 Development Corporation 44 Nisichawayasihk Construction 49 Mystery Lake Hotel 50 Wuskwatim Implementation Office 52 Nisichawayasihk Justice 60 Nisichawayasihk RCMP – First Nation Community Policing Service 64 Nelson House Parks and Recreation 66 Achimowin Radio 68 Natural Resource Secretariat 70 Public Works 73 Nisichawayasihk Housing Authority 75 Financials 77 Nisichawayasihksichawayasihk Cree Nation 2009-20102 Year In Review 2 “In 2009-2010 Chief and Council continued developing and enhancing programs and initiatives, outlined as the key concerns in the First Nation by NCN Members.” Message Chief and Council from On behalf of Chief and Council, I’m pleased to submit this Year in Review report for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The Review provides a snapshot of the wide range of activities and accomplishments that have occurred over the year. I’m proud of the energy, talent and dedication demonstrated by our staff, departments and organizations in fulfilling their mandates and meeting their goals. The Review illustrates the complexity Portfolios and diversity of functions and activities that are vital in providing for the needs Chief Jim Moore of our Nation. in the Wuskwatim project, the Mystery s%CONOMIC$EVELOPMENT Lake Hotel and Urban Reserve in s&INANCEAND4RUST Some accomplishments of note this Thompson among others. The actual s(OUSING year include: and potential revenue those projects D’Arcy Linklater s #OMPLETIONOFINFRASTRUCTUREFORA generate can supplement other financial s#ULTURE (ERITAGE ,ANDSAND2ESOURCES 70-home subdivision sources and entitlements that can s (EALTH s )MPLEMENTATIONOFANAFFORDABLEWIRELESS help us achieve a better standard of Marcel Moody WiMax high-speed internet subscription living and enhanced services for s&INANCEAND4RUST service for our community our Members. s%CONOMIC$EVELOPMENT s 0AVINGOURCOMMUNITYSTREETS Although our First Nation shares many Patrick Linklater s $EACTIVATIONOFALOCALSTREETGANGTO challenges experienced by other first s(OUSING #OMMUNITY)NFRASTRUCTUREAND make our community safer Public Works nations, we are more fortunate than s /PENINGTHElRST-EETAH"UILDING s %DUCATION 4RAININGAND(UMAN2ESOURCES some because our traditional lands are Products franchise in Onion s(EALTH rich in resources and opportunities and Lake Alberta. Shirley Linklater our Members demonstrate innovation Along with the accomplishments of s*USTICE 0UBLIC2ELATIONSAND2ECREATION and skills that can make the best use of s(OUSING #OMMUNITY)NFRASTRUCTUREAND which we can be justly proud, many NCN those opportunities. Public Works organizations encountered challenges I’m confident Nisichawayasihk Cree Agnes Spence in fulfilling their goals due to inadequate Nation will continue to build towards a s(EALTH staffing and budgets. brighter future. s#ULTURE (ERITAGE ,ANDSAND2ESOURCES This is a perennial concern, and one of the Ron D. Spence driving forces behind our efforts to expand s %DUCATION 4RAININGAND(UMAN2ESOURCES and diversify our economic development Chief Jim Moore s*USTICE 0UBLIC2ELATIONSAND2ECREATION opportunities including the investments s#ULTURE (ERITAGE ,ANDSAND2ESOURCES Where Three Rivers Meet 3 2009-2010 YEAR IN REVIEW Governance Structure/Organizational Chart Chief and Council Oversees NCN Organizations NCN’s seven-member elected Chief and Council oversees all NCN organizations, which fall into five categories: NCN corporations of which there are 11, trusts (5), departments (7), agencies (3) and joint ventures (4). NCN Administration provides a facilitation role to Council and maintains working relationships with all NCN organizations that ranges from providing liaison between Council and the organization to more direct direction and management. Depending on the organization, oversight and direction is provided through: s"OARDSELECTEDBY.#.-EMBERS s"OARDSAPPOINTEDBY#OUNCIL s2EPRESENTATIVESAPPOINTED by Council s"ANDADMINISTRATION s4WOPRESIDENCIES This chart provides an overview The Nelson House Education of the arrangement for NCN Authority is the only NCN entity with Corporations, Trusts, Departments, an elected board and the Mystery Agencies and Joint Ventures at the Lake Hotel and Footprint Engineering end of the year ended March 31, are the only two organizations 2010. It has been important to headed by a president. rationalize these arrangements by Fifteen NCN organizations, including clarifying the roles, responsibilities eight corporations, five trusts and and relationships involved in each three agencies are governed by type of organization. appointed boards. Departments are NCN NCN’s joint venture entities, administrative units with specific Wuskwatim Direct Negotiated assigned responsibilities under the Contracts and Wuskwatim Power direct control of the NCN Council Limited Partnership each have three and the supervision of the NCN appointed representatives. Chief Executive Officer. Departments Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation 2009-2010 Year In Review 4 Agencies are usually established to relieve Council of the time and effort required to deliver services in a specific area. Agencies are established by a several conditions for membership with "AND#OUNCIL2ESOLUTION"#2 AND the most important being that a member as agents of Council, are ultimately must be a registered citizen of NCN responsible to Council. residing in Nisichawayasihk. When adult Corporations are established when citizens of Nelson House are named as there is a reason for an organization the ‘Membership’ they are responsible to operate independently from Council. FORELECTINGTHE"OARDOF$IRECTORS For example the Medicine Lodge, was The by-laws of NCN-authorized are usually established by Council incorporated so it could, theoretically, corporations must be observed or, to provide a direct, designated make decisions free from political if necessary, amended. service to NCN members. They differ pressure. Similarly, Education Authorities Trusts are established by Council or primarily in administrative and financial are incorporated to ensure autonomy so by Council in conjunction with another arrangements. Each Department has that education as a fundamental need, agency to provide for the safekeeping several programs that are outlined in does not have to compete with other and investment of funds for future use. each of their reports. financial demands of the community. Trusts are established in accordance Under corporate law, non-profit Agencies are established by Council with Provincial or Federal legislation and corporations are responsible to their to provide specific services to NCN the terms of any Trust Agreement must “membership”. In most cases by-laws citizens. They are governed by a meet the legal requirements. board which is appointed by Council. of NCN non-profit corporations have Where Three Rivers Meet 5 2009-2010 YEAR IN REVIEW Message Chief Executive Officer from OVERVIEW High-speed Internet Comes to Nelson House Tansi everyone! It’s been some time since Your CEO was a NCN representative on the the Nation has prepared an annual report with the last issued in 2004/05. We "ROADBAND#OMMUNICATIONS.ORTHBOARDOF directors. We concluded arrangements want to thank the managers of all NCN April 26, 2010 to provide wireless Departments, Agencies and Corporations and Lewis Communications for devoting time to ensure this report is once again provided to the community. In our report, we will briefly address some key areas where we played a small role in facilitating NCN achievements over this year, as well as other areas where we had no direct role. It has been a great honour to be a part of Chief Executive Officer these achievements. s4HERESA9ETMAN SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS Health and Justice Programs Restructured We worked with Marie Campeau, who was hired as an interim Associate CEO, to develop an implementation plan to broadband Internet infrastructure for restructure the Nation’s Health and Justice residents and organizations in Nelson programs. This was initiated in response to House. NCN manages and delivers the the gang-violence strategic-planning session service through the NCN Development held with NCN managers and presented Office. The service uses the latest to about 600 NCN Members at a large generation of WiMAX wireless technology general assembly. Existing programs were with a digital signal capable of connecting streamlined to ensure funding allocations with computers within a 10-kilometre radius Associate CEO are accountable and directed to the best of a 200-foot transmission tower recently s3HANNON9ETMAN practices. Combining the NCN Police, Fire installed in the community. Services, Community Justice Worker and As demand grows, the tower is capable of the Justice Committee under the justice incrementally increasing service with a total system, and the ambulance, medical broadband capability of about transportation and nursing support under 100 megabits per second. a health division have resulted in savings and employees working together for the common good of the
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