Oct 22 to Nov. 2, 2012

Page 1 –akis“nuk First Nation Community News

–akis“nuk First Nation events of interest Thursday, October 25:

Flu Clinic at the Health Centre, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please wear short sleeves

Tuesday, October 30:

Bowling night. Sign up at the Band office. All wel-come

Thursday, November 1: Flu Clinic at the Health Centre, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please wear short sleeves

Invermere Gym Passes: Are available for the Val-ley Fitness Centre. Con-

tact the Band Office for more information

Reminder from the Akisqnuk Health Depart-ment:

Health department staff are a last resort for provid-ing rides for Band mem-bers to attend medical appointments. Health de-partment staff must know, and may ask, that you have exhausted all other possibilities to get your-self to an appointment, including asking friends and family for a ride

On Friday, October 12 an open house was held at the Akisqnuk First Nation.

The purpose of the event was to inform Band membership of

administrative programs and services available to them and for Council and senior staff to report directly to membership.

Highlights included a keynote speech from

Legacy Project Construction: The new classroom at the Eva Joseph Multi-Use Facility is complete and now students are working at the Lakeshore Campground.

Congratulations to the students and thanks to partners: Akisqnuknik De-velopment Corp.; The Home Renova-tion Centre; and especially the Col-lege of the Rockies. A celebration of the project will be held November 6.

K•a‰úk ƒupqa

to all, please contact her (250) 489-2464 to make an appointment. For a copy of the Akisqnuk an-nual report, visit: http://www.akisqnuk.org/home/newslet-ter/1350329322.pdf

Door Prize Winners:

At the Seabird Island Dia-betes Clinic, Stephanie Sam (fruit basket), Gerald-ine Warbrick (Wal-Mart gift certificate), Margaret Tar-diff (car blanket); at the Akisqnuk Open House health table, Precious Nicholas

Moccasin Making:

Stephanie Sam is plan-ning moccasin making ses-sions in the upcoming months. More info to come

Ktunaxa Nation archivist Margaret Teneese and an entertaining magic show from the Amazing Jeremy.

Margaret says the KNC archives are open

Yoga at Akisqnuk:

Grab your yoga pants, the popular lunchtime ac-tivity is back at Akisqnuk. Mondays and Thursdays at noon beginning Oct. 25

Upcoming at David Thompson Secondary School:

Friday November 9, Re-membrance Day Assem-bly, everyone welcome. (Aboriginal Youth do a wonderful presentation every year!); Monday No-vember 12, Remembrance Day, no school

The Amazing Jeremy entertains the audience at the Akisqnuk open house held October 12 at the Band Office. For more information see article on page one.

Akisqnuk First Nation open house recap

Page 2 –akis“nuk First Nation Community News

New Financial Officer joins Akisqnuk office we could ask Ke-lowna or the national head office in Toronto.”

Claudia says the job of an accountant is “data entry, data analysis, budget-ing, and report-ing.” She says her profession suits her because she likes to fix problems and make positive organizational change. “We’re the numbers peo-

ple,” she says of ac-countants.

She says her adjust-ment to working on a First Nation has taken some hard work but that she’s gotten great sup-port from staff, Council, and Band members.

“Everyone is really nice. It’s been really busy and I’m already in the middle of six major projects.” Those projects include working on areas like housing, property tax, em-ployee payroll, corporate tax returns, and the Band’s financial policies.

Claudia says there is a lot to learn about Akisqnuk and how it oper-ates.

In her spare time Clau-dia volunteers as treasur-er for the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network, a group that helps support environ-mental education profes-sionals.

“I like to fix problems, I like helping,” says Clau-dia.

in Kelowna where she got a degree in business management with a fo-cus on accounting.

She spent the last three years work-ing for accounting firm BDO Canada in Cranbrook where she filed corporate and personal income tax returns and worked as an au-ditor, including auditing several departments of the Ktunaxa Nation Council.

“BDO was a really great training office and the work was really diverse,” says Claudia. “It’s a big international company, so if we had a question we couldn’t answer in the

A new Financial Officer has started at the Akisqnuk First Nation with a wealth of knowledge to help the Band better organize its finances.

“I’d like to help make [the Band’s financial de-partment] really smooth operating and efficient, says Claudia Kaufmann, who recently passed all her exams and is now a chartered accountant.

Claudia grew up in the area, near Skookum-chuk, and she graduated from Selkirk Secondary School in Kimberley. She then earned a busi-ness certificate and ac-counting diploma from the College of the Rock-ies in Cranbrook, before going to UBC Okanagan

Claudia Kaufmann

Employment opportunities Opportunities exist for the following positions at the Akisqnuk First Na-tion. To apply for all po-sitions please submit a resume to Band Admin-istrator Wendy Rocka-

fellow ASAP, wrockafe-low@akisqnuk.org, or fax to (250) 342-9693.

- PART TIME RECEPTIONIST / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT for the

Akisqnuk Band Office and Akisqnuk Health Centre. Three positions available

- PART TIME, ON CALL, JANITORAL WORKERS needed for the Akisqnuk

Band Office, the Akisqnuk Health Centre, and the Eva Joseph Multi-Use Facility

- CASUAL LABOUR for upcoming forestry slashing and thinning projects on and off reserve.

Firearms training coming to Akisqnuk On the evenings of No-vember 20 to 22 the Non-Restricted Canadi-an Firearms Safety Course will be offered at the Akisqnuk Band Hall.

The course is offered by the College of the Rockies and will run

from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on evenings that week.

Cost is $70.38 for Akisqnuk First Nation Band members. This cost includes a 50% sub-sidy for the program by the First Nation.

Please register at the front counter of the Band Office ASAP. Deadline to register is Friday, No-vember 9 at 4:30 p.m.

A minimum of eight stu-dents is required to host this course.

The course will be capped at a maximum of 12 students.

This course is mandato-ry for people wishing to own or use non-restricted firearms, i.e. hunting rif-fles, etc.

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

The ?Akisq’nuk First Nation Church Road West - Water Services - 2012

Quotations clearly marked “The ?Akisq’nuk First Nation - Church Road West - Water Services - 2012” will be received by the ?Akisq’nuk First Nation up to 2:00 p.m. local time, Friday, October 26, 2012, at the ?Akisq’nuk First Nation Administration Building at 3050 Highway 93/95, Windermere, BC V0B 2L2 – Attention: Wendy Rockafellow, Band Administrator. Quotations will be accepted via email at wrockafellow@akisqnuk.org. Quotations will be publically opened immediately after the closing time at the Administration Building. The work consists of the following: Connection to existing 150mm PVC water main; 800 metres of branched 50mm water service pipe within an open

field setting;

4 domestic service connections to existing complete with domestic PRVs;

Topsoil and seed rehabilitation over trench.

The work will take place on the west side of Highway 93/95 at the west end of Church Road. Proponents are invited to view the site at their convenience. Please check in at the Administration Building prior to viewing the site. Representatives from the ?Akisq’nuk First Nation will be available for questions prior to the submission date. Construction is proposed to take place in late October through November of 2012. Proponents will be expected to enter into a contractual agreement with the Owner upon award of the work.

OWNER

The ?Akisq’nuk First Nation 3050 Highway 93/95, Windermere, BC V1L 2L2 Telephone: (250) 342-6301 wrockafellow@akisqnuk.org Attention: Wendy Rockafellow Band Administrator

WHEN: TUESDAY November 13, 2012

TIME: 1:30 pm—4:30 pm

WHERE: Ktunaxa Nation Governance Building gym

OPPORTUNITES YOU

CAN BUILD ON

Meet with representatives from regional industrial worksites,

industrial production worksites and industrial construction projects

Project updates—preparing

for ‘crewing up’

Union/non-union work

environments

Camp environment

Working away from home

Trade training at COTR

Here is a chance to find out:

Where are these workplaces?

Are there standards of expectation?

How to apply?

For more information:

CONTACT: Marion Eunson

Ph. 1-888-480-2464, x 3046

meunson@ktunaxa.org