IN THIS EDITION: Shelter In Place COVID-19 Social P. 6 –8 Order Extended P.10 Pandemic P. 19 Development Response Update Table of Contents Cowichan Tribes Resource Phone Directory 3 5760 Allenby Rd Accessing Information Duncan, BC 4 V9L 5J1 A/ General Manager Update 5 P: 250.748.3196 Shelter In Place Order—Extended Fax: 250.748.1233 6-8 COVID-19 Pandemic Response 9-10 Hours Ts’ewulhtun Health Centre Mon - Fri 11-18 8:30 am to 12:00 pm Social Development 19 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm Sustainable Housing Department 20-24 Operations & Maintenance 25-26 Membership & Tobacco Tax 27 Advertising Quw’utsun Syuw’entst Lelum - Culture & Education 28-30 Half Page $24.50 Flood Response 31-32 Full Page $49.00 Lulumexun - Lands & Governance 33-35 Full Page with Color Lalum’utul’ Smun’eem - Child & Family Services 36-39 $263.00 Khowutzun Development Corporation 40-41 Children’s Coloring Page 42 Subscriptions Canadian & Business Deadline for April 2021 Newsletter Submission:March 24, 2021 $100.00 Please submit via Publisher or Word USA $120.00 Send to: Sherri Norris, Communications Coordinator in Administration Building OR Off Reserve Cowichan Members $36.00 Email: [email protected] Quw’utsun Newsletter | 2 Resource Phone Directory Cowichan Tribes—Regular Hours E: [email protected] COVID-19 Community Navigators …………………………………... 250.715.3339 Administration Office……………………………………………………… 250.748.3196 Cowichan Tribes Security ……………………………………………….. 250.732.1449 Social Development ……………………………………………………….. 778.422.2255 Lalum’utul’ Smun’eem ……………………………………………………. 250.746.1002 Quw’utsun Syuw’entst Lelum—Culture & Education ………. 250.715.1022 Ya Thuy Thut ……………………………………………………….. 250.746.7170 Le’lumel Daycare …………………………………………………. 250.746.5966 Quw’utsun Smun’eem Elementary ………………………. 250.748.1779 Lulumexun Lands & Governance……………………………………… 236.800.4023 Si’em Lelum Gymnasium ………………………………………………… 250.748.1831 Sustainable Housing Department …………………………………… 250.715.3302 Ts’ewulhtun Health ………………………………………………………… 250.746.6184 Medical Taxi ………………………………………………………… 250.746.6644 Slhexun Sun’ts’a Clinic (Doctor’s Office) ………………. 250.715.3322 Youth Center ………………………………………………………………….. 250-746.0607 Cowichan Tribes—After Hours Ts’ewulhtun Health (Mon. to Wed. 5:30—8:30 pm) ………………………… 250.252.0207 Cowichan Community Security ………………………………………. 250.732.1449 Emergency Contacts Housing Emergency (24/7) 250.715.3302 Urgent Matters (Jodee Dick) 250.732.4962 Infrastructure Emergency (Rob Rice) 250.252.0453 Children’s Helpline (24/7) 310.1234 Quw’utsun Newsletter | 3 Accessing Information Quw’utsun Newsletter | 4 Message from Jodee Dick, A/ General Manager I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself for those members that do not know who I am. My name is Jodee Dick, and I am a member of the Weiwaikum First Nation is Campbell River. I have over 30 years’ experience in Federal Land Man- agement, Governance, and Negotiations. I was Cowichan Tribes Land Manager from May of 2014 to March 2020. During this period, I was also working with KDC as an Economic Advisor and was promoted to CEO in April of 2020. On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, I was asked by Council to assume the role as Acting General Manager for Cowichan Tribes and I accepted. I have been given a three month contract, while Cowichan Tribes secures a full-time General Manager. I will ensure that KDC continues to move forward with our Strate- gic planning, Website development and our economic opportunities, and we will be advising membership on these initiates over the next few months. I am excited to be working with the Cowichan Tribes team and look to support our departments, our membership and our leadership over the next few months as your Acting General Manager. My office is open to all and welcomes you to reach out and let me know how I can support you and your community. Huy tseep q’u, Jodee Dick, A/General Manager of Cowichan Tribes Quw’utsun Newsletter | 5 Shelter In Place Order - Extended TO: Cowichan Tribes Members and Residents February 17, 2021 FROM: Cowichan Tribes Chief and Council SUBJECT: COVID-19 Shelter in Place Order Extended UntilMarch 5, 2021 Dear Cowichan Tribes community, I would like to inform you that Council has extended the Cowichan Tribes Shelter in Place Order for an addi- tional two weeks. The order will remain in effect until 5 pm Marchon 5, 2021. The order is being extended because we are still seeing new COVID-19 cases in our community, some people are in hospital, and new households are being affected. We are also saddened by the loss of two more com- munity members, who passed away over the weekend. On behalf of Chief and Council, and the entire com- munity, I want to offer our condolences. It’s important to share that the individuals who passed away were both young adults. While we’ve been mak- ing great efforts to protect our Elders, we now see that this virus is high-risk for many and we must all take it seriously and continue to be careful. Many of you have been staying home and doing your part. Thank you for making these choices that are keeping everyone safe. Please continue to follow all COVID-19 safety protocols by not visiting other house- holds, keeping your distance (2 m/6 ft), wearing a mask in public, only leaving home for essential reasons, and getting tested if you are sick. The new variants of this disease out of the United Kingdom and elsewhere make it so important that every- one continue to follow public health orders, and our Shelter in Place Order. We have seen here in Cowichan and with neighbouring communities that Shelter in Place orders can be successful. By following these orders, we can stop the spread and get back to having zero cases in our community. For your health, it’s important to get tested at the FIRST sign of symptoms. If you catch this virus early, you have a much better chance of recovering from it. To make testing more accessible, there is COVID-19 testing available at our Health Centre and we can have you tested at your home. Medical Transportation for testing is available - please call Ts’ewulhtun Health Centre at 250-746-6184. We understand this is a difficult time. Especially not being able to visit with family and friends, and practice our culture the way we normally do. If you need support, please reach out by calling our COVID-19 Communi- ty Navigators at 250-715-3339. We have made various financial and mental health supports available to help our members. See this COVID-19 guide for more information. Let’s all continue to work together to bring the case numbers down to zero. Together we will get through this. Chief William Seymour Quw’utsun Newsletter | 6 Shelter In Place Order - Extended Shelter In Place Order Extended & Restrictions On Access To Reserve Due to the ongoing cases, Chief and Council have extended the Shelter in Place Order which all members and residents on reserve must follow. This order initially in effect from Januaryth 6 , 2021 to January 22nd, 2021, was first extended until February 5th, then again until February 19th. It is now being extended once again until March 5th. This is referred to as the “Closure Period”. This order is authorized under Cowichan Tribes’ COVID-19 Community Protection Bylaw. Under this order: 1) All members must shelter in place (stay at home). 2) Access to residential areas and residential buildings in Cowichan Tribes Reserve is restricted. 3) Barriers and checkpoints will be set up to enforce this order and provide information. Shelter in Place (Stay at Home) Order Under this order: Cowichan Tribes residents must stay at home. Residents may only leave their homes for the following reasons: work, school, medical appointments, to obtain groceries, medicines and other essential items, or to care for a family member who is ill. Members may also go outdoors for fresh air, time in nature, or walking pets - but only alone or with members of their household. When outside, do not stop to gather with people you don’t live with. No events or gatherings with people from outside your household. Cowichan Tribes residents cannot gather or hold events – indoors or outdoors – with people from outside their household. For individuals living alone, follow the Provincial Health Officer’s orders. Designate a household shopper & limit shopping trips. Cowichan Tribes residents should designate one person per household to go out shopping, and limit shopping trips to once per week. Residents are en- couraged to have groceries, medications, and other essential goods delivered to your home by ordering online or over the phone. Restrictions on Access to the ReserveUnder this order: All residential buildings in Cowichan Tribes are designated as “Restricted Areas” during the Closure Peri- od. This means that access to residential buildings and residential areas on reserve is restricted. A person may only be present in a Restricted Area if they are: i. a Member; ii. an Authorized Occupant; iii. the spouse or family member of a Member who routinely resides with a Member on the Restricted Area; iv. conducting urgent appliance or home repairs; v. delivering goods to a home or a Member-owned business on the Restricted Area; Quw’utsun Newsletter | 7 Shelter In Place Order - Extended vi. caring for an Authorized Occupant; vii. providing emergency services (e.g. firefighting, child and family services, medical, RCMP and Search and Rescue services); viii. doing work to maintain or repair utilities or public infrastructure (e.g. hydro, phone, inter- net, snowplowing, garbage removal); ix. providing essential services or other work for Cowichan Tribes at Cowichan Tribes’ re- quest; or x. ordinarily a resident of the Restricted Area. This means that no person may visit a residential building or residential area in Cowichan Tribes, unless it is for an essential purpose noted above.