NewsletterVolume 9, Issue 4 l November 2018 www.ufn.ca BC INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AWARDS Business Partnership Of The Year!

Nuu-chah-nulth Seafood Limited Partnership was well represented in Oct. 15. See Page 3 2 President’s Report Treaty Negotiations: We are getting close “It sucks.” liament, MP’s, Senators and That’s what I told Sen. Ministers. Lillian Dyck recently in Ot- As Self Governing Indig- tawa, when she asked what enous Governments we are it was like trying to imple- working collaboratively with ment a Treaty. . This is the first It was a very warm con- time federal officials have versation, but I was done so, to address blunt in describing longstanding issues some of the trials and to develop and tribulations of solutions to create moving from an successful results. Indian Act commu- We’ve been nity to a full treaty working hard on Nation. this since 2016, “Thank you for and we are getting telling it like it is so close. we can see the re- Our Maa-nulth alities of implement- Les Doiron Treaty represents ing a Treaty,” Sen. PRESIDENT a third order of Dyck said. government with Our meeting was the province and one of many I have been similar responsibilities and involved in over the past authorities. These are very Above: President Les Doiron with Sen. Lillian several months, as we push exciting times for all Maa- Dyck. Below, with Judy Wilson-Raybould, forward towards obtaining nulth peoples. Canada’s Minister of Justice more funding from the fed- Our Culture Language eral government so we can and Heritage Department meet the financial challenge Manager Asya Touchie will of implementing the Treaty. be presenting with me over I’ve made several trips the next few days, as we to Ottawa and Vancouver are going into our third to meet with officials and year of negotiations to help our discussions have been improve the lives of all of cordial, but straight to the our citizens. point. The funding we have Thank you to all that been allotted so far is no- have helped throughout where near where it needs this process – to our team to be, in order to ensure a back home, and the amaz- healthy and successful tran- ing group here this week sition to full Treaty status, with us as well. in practical terms. I‘m proud to be Nuu- Those who have joined chah-nulth, proud to be me in the fight feel the Maa-nulth, and honoured same as I do, that the to represent my tribe. federal government has lis- * * * tened seriously to our con- November 6 our neigh- cerns and needs, and that bor the District of we do expect good news celebrates the inauguration shortly, hopefully before of new Mayor Mayco Noel. the next federal budget in We look forward to work- the spring. ing side by side with him We’ve also been meeting and his new team. with Jane Philpott, the Min- I would like to say ister of Indigenous Services. “thank you” to outgoing Over the next four days Mayor Diane St. Jacques for we will be meeting with all her work and commit- numerous members of Par- ment over the years. Economic Development 3 Ucluelet celebrates with partners uu-chah-nulth Seafood Limited Good House of Design clothing de- NPartnership was named Busi- signers from . ness Partnership of the Year at the At age 17, Morfitt bought a 10th Annual BC Indigenous Business Mercedes-Benz vehicle with an $8,000 Awards October 15 at the Fairmont loan and sold it a month later for Hotel Vancouver. $2,000 more – and an entrepreneur Ucluelet First Nation is one of was born. six nations involved in the partner- It was 13 years later, in 2015, ship, based in , which is that he opened Van-Isle Auto Brokers partners in the St. Jean’s Cannery & at 510 Gorge Road East. The opera- Smokehouse in Nanaimo. tion now has 60 cars in its inventory, St. Jean’s Cannery & Smokehouse employs four staff, and generates up has been in business for over 50 to $5 million in annual sales. years on , and start- Chief Planes has been the Chief ed as a backyard canning operation of the T’Sou-ke First Nation (Sooke) in 1961. It is now the largest tuna since 2007. and cannery in Canada and He boldly embarked on a 100 the only full-service processor catering year process to build a new com- to the sport fishing enthusiast in B.C. munity vision, one that fosters a A large contingent of people at- healthy Indigenous population with tended the event, including Partner- a focus on four pillars: Autonomy, ship President Larry Johnson, who food security, cultural renaissance and thanked partner nations Huu-ay-aht Larry Johnson receives award. economic development. First Nations, , Photo by Melody Charlie Under Chief Planes’ leadership Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Na- the T’sou-ke Nation is emerging as tions, Uchucklesaht Tribe, Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ honour to have our partnership rec- a leader in renewable and green Government and Mowachaht/Mucha- ognized at such a prestigious event. energy. In the last few years they laht First Nation. Being part of this long-standing busi- have launched a solar micro-grid “This is your award,” Johnson said. ness is good for our citizens, and will demonstration project that includes “The NSLP business model is based provide income streams and employ- 440 rooftop photovoltaic solar panels, on your vision of separating politics ment opportunities for our people as along with solar hot water panels on from business, and honoring the Nuu- we move forward together.” many of its homes. chah-nulth three sacred principles: Vancouver Island was well repre- On wasteland near the nation’s Hish-uk ts’a-walk – everything is one, sented at the Awards, attended by Ladybug garden and nursery, three Iisaak – A greater respect with caring, over 650 people from across the 35-by-150-foot greenhouses are be- and Uu-a-thluk – taking care with a province. ing built to grow wasabi, a plant modern approach. “The BC Indigenous Business best known as a spicy condiment for “Staying true to our vision and our Awards’ program has elevated over sushi. guiding principles does not mean we 170 outstanding businesses from The Nation has also signed a $750 are going backwards to the past – it throughout the province for the million wind power partnership, and means we are carrying our past with past 10 years,” said Scott McIntyre, they operate farms. us into the future – finding success in Foundation Chair. “As we mark this Chief Planes recently told a group building a Principles Based Economy important decade of excellence and of politicians at a gathering in their and telling our story,” he adds. look to the future, the 2018 cohort community hall that “We are setting Johnson also acknowledged Nuu- of awardees lead the way as exam- the table for future generations. chah-nulth Seafoods board of direc- ples of entrepreneurship, commitment “There is an appetite for change tors, staff and legal and financial and extraordinary vision, all of which and I really believe that the next team as well as the partnerships play a key role in the strength of our generation is the one that is going to with fishermen and women, other provincial economy.” make positive changes. The Creator aboriginal commercial fishing enter- Mathew Morfitt of Van-Isle Auto provided the resources for us to take prises, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Brokers was named Young Entrepre- care of ourselves. We are doing that and Pacific Integrated Commercial neur of the Year. Chief Gordon Planes a lot. . .I see huge opportunity for Fishing Initiative, financial institutions, of the T’Souke First Nation received all of us and I encourage others to processing companies and educational the evening’s final presentation, the get in the canoe with us to build a institutions. Individual Achievement Award. stronger, sustainable economy. All of YG President Les Doiron attended Business of the Year (1-2 person us can prosper together.” the event and said “It is a great enterprise) went to Ay Lelum – The 4 Director of Operations Report Congratulations to the Nuu-chah- Port Alberni satellite office on and knows that they are well nulth Seafood Limited Partnership, Argyle Street. looked after and cared for. upon being named Business Partner- Janice has been doing a We recently held our first ship of the Year at the 10th Annual good job with community All-Staff Meeting, and we’re BC Indigenous Business Awards at the engagement, including or- planning a Staff Appreciation Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on Octo- ganizing a back-to-school Day as well. ber. engagement with our young Communication is so im- Our Ucluelet First Nation is one of citizens who were going back portant in any healthy work- six nations involved in the partner- to school in the fall. ing environment, and we’ve ship, based in Port Alberni, which is * * * Suzanne held staff meetings to discuss a partner in the St. Jean’s Cannery October was “Sober Octo- different way to communi- & Smokehouse in Nanaimo. It was ber”, as our Nation focuses Williams cate. From my perspective, wonderful to have our Nation repre- on educating our citizens DIRECTOR of it seems to be working, as sented at the Awards. Being involved about the harmful effects of OPERATIONS our staff seems to be more in successful business ventures like drug and alcohol. We are cur- engaging and our YG office this is good for our future, as it will rently working on developing continues to become a wel- provide revenue for the Nation and a job description for a new counselor come place to come and visit. job opportunities for our people. and cultural support worker to help Watch for the next issue of the * * * in this area. Umacuk, as we will include short sto- A special thank you to Janice * * * ries and photos about our staff. Webster, who is our Senior Adminis- We are paying attention to mak- trative Assistant who looks after our ing sure our staff feels appreciated Ashley McCarthy has come ‘full circle’ For Ashley McCarthy, her new po- Indigenous Business Leadership. sition as Administrative Coordinator at “The experience really taught me a YG means she has come “full circle”. lot, especially working for the govern- Ashley returned to Hitacu in June ment,” she says. by taking the position on an interim Returning to Ucluelet early in the basis, and was officially hired in Sep- year, she worked at the front desk tember. She works directly for Direc- at the Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, tor of Operations Suzanne Williams, when President Les Doiron connected and supervises the front desk of the with her and suggested she look into government office. re-joining YG. “It’s good to be back,” she says. “They put me in this position, “During my journey, my goal was to as I had worked for Alex (Touchie) get my education, some work experi- when he was promoted to his new ence, some life experience, and come position, so I do a little bit of every- back here.” thing,” she adds. Ashley spent eight years in Victoria Prior to leaving for Victoria, Ashley on an internship with the provincial had worked for the Nation’s govern- Ministry of Finance in their Debt ment, so she really has come full Management Branch, and earned a circle. diploma from Camosun College in Ashley McCarthy Fraser River Sockeye is coming our way 5 We are excited to announce that on and off of Treaty Settle- visibility throughout our ter- we will be distributing Fraser River ment Lands,. ritory. Sockeye salmon to our citizens this We appreciate the con- Daryl Keeble is our Lands year! structive feedback that we & Resources Officer and Jay This is exciting because the Maah- have received from partici- Millar is our Junior Lands & nulth Nations food fish we’ve worked pants in the program. Tra- Resources Officer. They’ve hard to get, are finally going to be ditional food provision is a been doing more patrolling, made available to our citizens. valuable aspect of our De- and are continuing regular This is a great success for us, as it partment’s work and one that patrols. gives us access to all Maah-nulth First citizens feel strongly about. They also work in impor- Nations to Fraser River Sockeye, and The Department of Lands Alex tant harvest areas of our ter- restores our historic underages. and Resources places a high Touchie ritory as well, which includes Underages are important because priority on this program and LANDS & Effingham Inlet, which is also this refers to the number of fish that is currently working on the the site of the Effingham were allocated by the federal govern- implementation of a strategic RESOURCES River Restoration Project. ment Department of Fisheries and plan that will lead to a more * * * Oceans, that was not actually caught, accessible and efficient program. Animal Control continues to be a so it is “under quota”. If these Thank you to everyone who has high priority for the Department. We underages are not recorded by DFO, continued to participate in and sup- have brought in the CARE Network then we will risk losing our allowable port this program! to carry out the implementation of catch in the future. * * * the animal control aspects of our We will expect to make announce- A presentation on Resource Har- Public Order, Peace and Safety Act ments about when and where the vesting was made October 17th at and our Animal Control Regulation Sockeye will be made available to Cixwatin Centre. and they have seen success in carry- citizens in the near future. The gathering covered important ing out this work. Our Food Fish Program has con- aspects of hunting and fishing and There is a need to continue to tinued to provide traditional foods to the regulations that currently exist, keep our legislation fully updated in citizens across Vancouver Island at and we discussed why it’s important the area of animal control, which regular intervals. As citizens may be for anyone that does harvesting to will enable the CARE Network to aware, the Food Fish Program utilizes comply with the law. deal with a variety of animal control fish that are harvested in accordance As our people get back to har- situations which they may not be with various allocations set out in the vesting, we need to be careful to best positioned to deal with right Maa-nulth Final Agreement and which protect resources, while at the same now. Work is well underway to bring are harvested primarily from within time, hopefully, expand our ability to about these updates and citizens can our Maa-nulth Domestic Fishing Area. harvest. expect to see continued enhancement Domestic Fish, which cannot legally Meanwhile, the Department has of the Department’s animal control be sold, are utilized through the Food cleared the backlog of harvesting work. Fish Program to provide fish to the documentation applications and has As part of this work, the Depart- community kitchen in Hitacu through refined our processing procedures to ment, as well as the CARE Network, the Department of Social Services, ensure that future applications are will be carrying out a series of and provides fish directly to citizens dealt with in a timely and efficient educational meetings in Hitacu on pet by way of distributions across the manner. ownership and compliance with ap- island, through the Department of For citizens who are interested in plicable animal control legislation. The Lands and Resources. The quantity of finding out more about harvesting Department will ensure that these fish utilized by the Food Fish Program documentation, please contact the meetings are well publicized and we is substantial, and as our Department Department of Lands and Resources encourage all pet owners to attend continues to expand and develop its with any inquiries. to better prepare our community for infrastructure to handle the volume * * * the continued implementation of our of fish safely and efficiently, while You may have noticed that our laws. We look forward to seeing you also allowing us to provide better ac- Lands & Resources officers have new there, and we will have pet food as cessibility to the program for citizens uniforms, which helps improve their a special door prize for attendees! 6 Assets Department Thanks for outstanding contributions This past month has seen a few community playground, and also doing a leak detection changes within our department, and helping us with the public program, so if you have a I would like to acknowledge two works, as well as his great leaking faucet or toilet, we people whose contributions to the work on the painting project. are searching for informa- community through our Assets De- It has all helped make our tion to help us get organized partment have had a great impact. community look a lot better. and get ready to fix any We’d like to thank Shannon Ber- We would like to also problems. A leaky toilet alone nard for her work done in the Assets acknowledge all those who could waste up to 800 litres Department, keeping all our paper participated in the First Aid of water per day. work on track, and being a pleas- Level 1 and transport endorse- That is water the Nation ant co-worker as the department’s ment course. Spencer pays for, and we are always administrative assistant. We all wish This past month we have Touchie looking to lower our monthly you well in your new position with been organizing housing ASSETS bill to save all of us costs the Credit Union. inspections which will help us and reduce waste. We’d also like to thank Levi in planning and budgeting in DEPARTMENT Touchie for his hard work with the the upcoming year. We are Cannabis legalization and government housing As of October 17, 2018, cannabis and ceilings. Therefore, smoking can- there is a retroactive prohibition on has been legalized under the Fed- nabis and smoking tobacco are still growing / cultivating in all rental eral Cannabis Act and section 14 of prohibited in all of our rental units, units across BC for all tenancy agree- the Provincial Cannabis Control and as it constitutes wilful damage to the ments signed before the Cannabis Licensing Act. Some of you may have Nation’s assets. Control Date. already received a letter outlining this We have to further prohibit smok- The reasons cited are the risks information in the mail. ing on our rental grounds as well, associated with growing, that include The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Housing Commit- since it can inhibit the quiet enjoy- the increased likelihood of water/ tee has the following information to ment of other tenants in their units. moisture damage to units, as well as forward to our tenants: Violations to these rules will put ten- possible electrical fire hazards. Viola- Under the BC Residential Tenancy ants in breach of their rental tenancy tions to this rule would also put ten- Act, smoking cannabis is seen as agreements. ants in breach of their rental tenancy smoking tobacco, as it causes much The growth and cultivation of agreements. of the same damage to rental units cannabis plants in rental units and Thank you to everyone for your with regular cigarette smoke, as it on rental unit grounds has also been continued cooperation. deposits tar and ash in the unit’s air affected with the BC Residential circulation systems and stains walls Tenancy Act. With the current laws, Assets Department 7 New Composting at Cixʷatin Centre

By Spencer Touchie something useful for the community, • Coffee filters / grounds Assets Department Manager we can all participate in this. • Teabags & tea leaves The composters are a tumbler-type • Soft plant waste You may have noticed the new co design, allowing our composters to • Meats mposting units near the far side of produce usable soil at a faster rate • Breads Cixwatin center. These are our new than traditional piles, through more • Cheese Joracan Composting units, and we easily aerating the pile by turning • Fish and Bones hope to divert a good amount of the barrel. The composters we chose • Shells and Shellfish waste from our government buildings are also very highly bear resistant, • Shredded paper as well as the community, enhancing and were tested in the Kamloops Hitacu’s sustainability. Wildlife park with grizzly bears. That Items that are Bad for Compost: I personally feel it’s important for being said, as long as we maintain a • Soups our nation to get back to sustainabil- good balance in the composters, they • Sauces ity to move closer to the balance our should produce little in terms of bad • Milk & other Liquids Nation’s ancestors had with nature. odours. • Plastics I also believe that modern living is What can I compost and what • Gum something we shouldn’t have to give can’t I? • Disposable Diapers up to live in a better balance with Items that are Good for Compost: • Tinfoil & other non-organics nature, and by lowering the amounts • Raw & cooked fruits/vegetables • Hard and woody plant stems going to the landfill and making • Eggs / Egg Shells Phase 2 of the Hitacu Green Space By Spencer Touchie a great opportunity for Hitacu, and efforts in disassembling, moving, and Assets Department Manager work soon began towards moving reconstructing the playground in our the structure to Hitacu. community. With the first phase of our com- We’d like to send out a special Suzanne Williams and Asya Touchie munity green space being the instal- thank you to all the community for helping with the planning and lation of the Evan Touchie Basketball members which had a hand in build- purchase of the playground. Court, we have been searching for ing out this second, much-needed And finally thank youTriple T new facilities for our community so play space for our community’s Excavating for their work clearing the we can grow our green space. children. land for the playground. Sandra Louie and Michelle Ralston Thank you to: While we still have a lot of work from our daycare did some research Sandra and Michelle for finding this on our community green space, I am and found a good opportunity, so opportunity for our community. glad to see our community come we have purchased an entire play- Levi Touchie, Jordan Touchie, together on a project like this and ground set from Cherry Creek in Port Jeremy Valentine, Wilson Jack and build something we can all be proud Alberni. We immediately saw this as Nathan Lafortune for their tireless of. 8 Social Services • The Government hosted an Open • Debbie Mundy, Commu- carving and learning how to House to engage with the citizens nity Engagement Coordinator, write lyrics and incorporate to discuss what each department Logun Moe, Youth Worker, the nuučaan̓uł language into does. We also had guests attend; and Adam Gleeson, Educa- hip hop songs in the near BMO, First Nations Health Authority tional Support Worker, hosted future. teams – Plan W and Jordans Principal, a Parent Engagement Session First Nations Education Foundation, in the month of September • The Recreation Program Nuuchahnulth Tribal Council Teams to introduce themselves to is continuing to run on Friday tiičʔaqƛ Mental Health, and hupiimin the community and to re- and Saturday evenings from wiikšaḥiiy̓ap Nursing. ceive feedback on what par- 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm. These ents would like to see from Asya evenings are for adults and • Diabetes and My Nation – Had the Youth Programming and Touchie youth 16+. It’s been a positive a successful turn out at our Feast for their children’s education. SOCIAL program in allowing adults Wellness Event that was hosted on and youth to use the gym for September 21, 2018. We had many • Our afterschool program SERVICES activities in the evenings. On activities for citizens to participate in is up and running. Logun has Thursday nights there is Yoga and they had a chance to get tested been working with the youth Mon- with Dede Monette from Tofino Yoga for diabetes. Citizens had the oppor- day – Friday in the afternoons doing beginning at 7 pm at the 6 Plex. tunity to engage in a panel discussion various youth activities. Monday with Hesham Nahbid – Diabetes and –Thursday from 3:30 to 6:30 pm and • A Youth Career Workshop was My Nation, Jessie Newman - VIHA Fridays from 2:30-6:30 for the After- hosted at Cixʷatin Centre for 5 days. Aboriginal Health Dietician, Gordon school Program and 6:30 to 8:30 for This program focused on develop- Taylor Jr., Dede Monette – Tofino Teen Night. ing career goals, resumes and cover Yoga, and Andrew Ransom, Boeh- Highlights from this month have letters, job searching and interview ringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd. The been more youth have been par- skills. We had one citizen complete Youth were able to spend the day ticipating and engaging with the the program, Sheldon Touchie. Con- prior to the event learning how to youth afterschool program. Regarding gratulation Sheldon! harvest seafood and fish. We were programming, the youth have en- very grateful for the support that we joyed activities such as swimming at • The Women’s Group that is host- received from Hesham Nahbid, NTC, the pool in Port Alberni on the Pro-D ed by NTC is getting up and run- VIHA and FNHA and Toquaht Nation Day, the surf program after school. ning again with Melinda Watts, NTC Government. The youth are going to be engaged Counsellor and Ann Marshall, NTC Quuʔasa Cultural Support Worker. They run the Women’s Group ev- ery Tuesday from 5-7 and dinner is provided!

• The Men’s Group has started up again and will be running on Monday evenings from 5 pm – 7 pm with Tom Paul, NTC Quuʔasa Cultual Sup- port Worker. Come out, enjoy a meal and share your thoughts.

• The Social Services Department has been working with NTC Pre- Employment Support Service Program and SD 70 to provide Adult Basic Education in Hitacu. Once the pro- gram is started it will run two nights a week at the 6-plex common area, stay tuned for more information.

• The Social Service Department will be working on a 5-year Health Plan with to capture the voice of our citizens including citizens in the urban areas. The 5-year Health Plan will allow the Department to ensure Sheldon Touchie and Gary Johnston (Facilitator of Youth Career Workshop – citizens are receiving the services that Indigenous Community for Leadership and Development). they want and need. 9 Culture & Heritage • The Culture and Heritage Department was a successful • The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Gov- recipient for the BC Lan- ernment was the successful guage Initiative Grant from recipient of the Aboriginal First Peoples Cultural Council. Languages Initiative Grant Dr. Bernice Touchie is using through First Peoples Cultural this funding to provide Flu- Council. ent Speakers and Language We are excited to be offer- Learners the opportunity to ing more programming that engage in the Mentor Ap- builds off the current pro- You may have noticed the new sig- prentice approach to learning Asya grams. nage in the community! Thank you language. She will be work- Touchie The grant has allowed us to Dr. Bernice Touchie and Elders for ing with Toquaht Nation to CULTURE & to spend more time working helping us to complete this projected complete this program. with our Language Nest and funded by the Clayoquot Biosphere HERITAGE supporting the youth to learn Trust. You can now see the nuučaan̓uł • The canoe is nearly com- the language. alphabet used on this large map lo- plete that Joe Martin, John Tutube, cated at the entrance of Hitacu. Jack Touchie and Ray Haipee have been busy working on. Joe believes that we will be able to steam the canoe in the next few weeks. The Culture and Heritage Depart- ment will announce to the com- munity once the canoe is ready for steaming. The canoe will then need to dry out until the early spring when we will be able to paint it and launch it.

• The Living Dictionary Project has been working on a few of our past projects to digitize them to use them on the platform. Scott Jeary has been working with Adam Werle, Linguist and Henry Kammler to collect information that they have already recorded to allow us to benefit from these documents and recordings. There are many students that are excited for this project to be released as it will allow them to use a digital format to continue looking for words and using them to support their stud- ies. Canoe Carving Project: The Canoe has moved to the Quonset area to be completed under cover. 10 News Update CARE Network helping with animal control For the past six months, the De- comply with existing legislation and “If anyone has any questions, partment of Lands & Resources staff information about how to register please contact us at the Department members has been working with the pets,” says Alex, adding that the of Lands and Resources. We’d be CARE Network to ensure that animal department even offers free pet food happy to help.” control legislation is being imple- for participants. mented. Lands & Resources Manager Alex Touchie says animal control officers can issue notices and tickets in ac- cordance with Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ law, to expand a public order peace and safety net for citizens and pets. “Naturally, we always prefer edu- cation as opposed to enforcement, as our goal is to ensure safety for all people and animals,” says Alex. “We provide education regard- ing any number of different animal control and information scenarios,” he adds. “We also respond to specific cases as well.” The department’s aim is to make sure that citizens have access to the education work being undertaken by the CARE Network, which stands for Coastal Animal Rescue and Education. “Through this program, we provide advice and tips for pet owners to 11

Risk factors for type 2 diabetes

• Age !40 years • First-degree relative with type 2 diabetes • Member of high-risk population (e.g. African, Arab, Asian, Hispanic, Indigenous or South Asian Signs & Symptoms descent, low Socio economic status) There are many signs and symptoms • History of prediabetes (lGT, lFG or that can indicate diabetes. A1C 6.0%–6.4%)* • History of GDM Signs and symptoms can include the • History of delivery of a macrosomic following: infant • Presence of end organ damage • Unusual thirst associated with diabetes: • Frequent urination " Microvascular (retinopathy, • Weight change (gain or loss) neuropathy, nephropathy) • Extreme fatigue or lack of " CV (coronary, cerebrovascular, energy peripheral) • Blurred vision • Presence of vascular risk factors: • Frequent or recurring " HDL-C <1.0 mmol/L in males, infections <1.3 mmol/L in females* • Cuts and bruises that are slow " TG !1.7 mmol/L* to heal " Hypertension* • Tingling or numbness in the " Overweight* hands or feet " Abdominal obesity* • Trouble getting or " Smoking maintaining an erection • Presence of associated diseases: " History of pancreatitis If you have any of these symptoms, " Polycystic ovary syndrome* it is important to contact your health- " Acanthosis nigricans* care provider right away. Even if you " Hyperuricemia/gout don’t have symptoms, if you are 40 " Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or older, you should still get " Psychiatric disorders (bipolar checked. disorder, depression, schizophrenia) It is important to recognize, however, " HlV infection that many people who have type 2 " Obstructive sleep apnea diabetes may display no symptoms. " Cystic fibrosis • Use of drugs associated with diabetes: " Glucocorticoids " Atypical antipsychotics " Statins November Is Diabetes " Highly active antiretroviral therapy " Anti-rejection drugs Awareness Month If you are uncertain of an item on list, speak to your local nurse 12 News Update ANNOUNCEMENT

Dr. Bernice Touchie, Marge Touchie and Bob Mundy participate in Regional Professional Language Learning Communities.

SUZANNE WILLIAMS Regional Professional Language

It is with great pride that Learning Communities Program By Dr. Bernice Touchie who are willing to shadow (even President Les Doiron and just listen in at classes) to learn Our the YG government The department would like to culture! thank fluent speakersMarge Touchie The opportunity to listen to live congratulates Director of and Bob Mundy, for joining me to conversations in our language from Operations Suzanne participate in the Regional Professional fluent speakers is rare, and we need Language Learning Communities these precious tape-recordings. Williams upon passing her program. Please help us get a Library of this EMBA IBL program at I want to thank them for their going at every opportunity. part in language curriculum, language You can contact me via email: Simon Fraser University. nest and mentor apprenticeship. We [email protected] The official Graduation are grateful when younger persons Ceremony is June, 2019. Please join us in congratulating Suzanne Tell Us Your News! on her accomplishment. The next issue of the Umacuk newspaper will be distributed at the end of this month, and will include photos and bios for YG staff and other articles. If you have something you’d like to tell our readers, please contact [email protected] by Nov. 15.