Leq'a:mel First Nation Newsletter - September 2012

September 2012

Volume 1, Issue 3

Upcoming Events 2

Youth Updates 2

Back to School BBQ 3

COHI/Sto:lo Dental Clinic

4

Baby Time Drop In 4

Grocery Shopping Tour 5

Canning Series Photos 6

F.A.S.D. Workshop 7

Monthly Calendar 8

Inside this issue:

Monthly Newsletter 43101 Leq’á:mel Way

Deroche, BC

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Phone: (604) 826-7976

Fax: (604) 826-0362

E-mail: [email protected]

Please visit our website:

www.leqamel.com Find us on Facebook!

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All Parent and Youth Mee�ngs

Time: September 5th and 12

th

Where: LFN Office

For Who: All Youth and Parents

from LFN and Trailer Parks

Why: All-�me low a)endances

threaten to cancel Youth Programs

All are welcome!

For ques�ons/concerns, contact Ja-

son Thompson at 604-826-7976

Upcoming Events

Youth Updates—Jason Thompson

Youth Night/Drumming/Outings

Youth activities such as Youth Night, Drumming and Outings will be put off for the first part

of September due to the usual back to school routines. We are looking to get some more ideas

from parents and the older youth.

Update from August 28th Parents and Youth Meeting

We may be looking to split up the ages again for Youth Night. Mondays will be for the younger

kids and Tuesdays will be for the older youth. We also might look into the possibility of split-

ting up the youth outings—one for the younger kids and one for the older kids.

The main point is we need a bigger attendance. We hope to include and involve whatever trail-

er park parents/youth that we can.

September 5th and 12th Parents and Youth Meetings

The Youth and Cultural Programs have been experiencing a steady decline in attendance and it

is now to a point where we need to determine whether we work at transforming or revitalizing

the deliverables of each of the programs or we, with regret, terminate one or both of the pro-

grams for lack of participation by community. The purpose of these meetings is to engage par-

ents and the older youth in defining what it is that will make this program work, to collect ideas

so that we can reshape the youth and cultural programs so that they work for you. This may

include discussions around time, days, who and what we need to help make these programs

work for the community.

Please join us for a meeting at the Leq’á:mel Gymnasium for the Parents and Youth Meeting

on Wednesday September 5th, 2012 and Wednesday September 12th, 2012 at 5 pm.

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September 1, 2012 Back to School BBQ

10 am—2 pm

September 3, 2012 Office Closed

Labour Day

September 5th & 12th , 2012 Parents and Youth Meeting

5 pm—Leq’á:mel Gymnasium

September 11, 2012 COHI/Dental Clinic

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COHI / Dental Clinic

Please spread the word—Lori Bonnefoy will be in our office on Tuesday September

11th in the morning accompanied with the community nurses.

Lori is the supervisor for the Children’s Oral Health Initiative (COHI). This program is

designed to prevent and control tooth decay in young First nations and Inuit children

and to set the stage for a lifetime of healthy teeth.

The program targets children aged 0 to 7 years and their parents/caregivers and also

pregnant women.

If you wish to visit with Lori and obtain some information or dental products, please

ensure to sign up at the front desk. There is no charge to sign up or receive the fluoride

varnish through COHI. Participants receive toothbrushes, toothpaste, and other dental

related goodies.

If you wish to sign up for the dental clinic or COHI it would be helpful to have your

status card or at least know your number. The Care Card may also be useful and some

people may have coverage through this.

If you have any other questions related to this visit, you may wish to contact COHI

directly at 1-877-411-3200.

Baby Time Drop In

STO:LO Every Wednesday 10-12 AM

Sumas Oct 09th, 23rd , Nov 6th, 12th – Dec 4th, 18th 10-12 AM

Leq;á:mel Oct 10th, 24th Nov 7th, 21st Dec 5th, 19th 10-12 AM

Matsqui October 11th, 25th , Nov 8th, 22nd , Dec 6th, 20th 10-12

Will now be offered in Sto:lo Central, Sumas, Matsqui and Leqamel!

Pregnant moms and parents of babies up to one year old come and be a part of our Cana-dian prenatal nutrition program! Have a healthy snack, hear some information on a range of topics including baby safety, common pregnancy complaints, common childhood illnesses and much much more! Welcome guest speakers on occasion to hear about different services in the community, and many other benefits to being on the program. Weigh your baby, let them interact with other babies, and sit back and visit!

Contact your Local band office, Community Health nurses and workers for location, dates and times as they can be subject to change!



Canning Series—August 27-29, 2012

Over the period of August 27th to 29th , members of Leq’á:mel First Nation partook in

a workshop through Sto:lo Nation Health Services, lead by dietician, Noy Khounvi-

seth. The workshop took place in the Leq’á:mel First Nation kitchen and gymnasium,

and had participants that varied from children to Elders.

The participants learned how to use a healthy amount of sugar and salt while canning,

the importance of sanitation, how to eliminate the risk of botulism, how to inspect and

operate a pressure cooker, and the importance of a healthy diet.

The group canned food such as peaches, jam and salsa.


SEPTEMBER 2012 S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

1

Back to School

Barbeque

10 am—2 pm

Narcotics Anon-

ymous 7 pm

2 3

Labour Day

Office Closed

4 5 Shelley Felix

CEAS 9am-3pm

Rocio, Loans

Manager 1-3 pm

Parents/ Youth

Mtg 5 pm

6 7 8

Narcotics Anon-

ymous 7 pm

9 10 Craft Night

5:30-730 pm

F.A.S.D. Pan-

cake Breakfast

@ Squiala Hall

10-2

11

COHI Clinic

(Sto:lo Dental)

8 am—12 pm

12 Shelley Felix

Employment

Services

9am-3pm

Parents/ Youth

Mtg 5 pm

13 14 15

Narcotics Anon-

ymous 7 pm

16 17

Craft Night

5:30-730 pm

18 19 Shelley Felix

Employment

Services 9am-

3pm

Rocio Z. Loans

Manager 1-3 pm

20 21 22

Narcotics Anon-

ymous 7 pm

23 24

Craft Night

5:30-730 pm

25 26

Shelley Felix

Employment

Services

9am-3pm

27 28

Grocery Tour

11 am @

Mission

Save-On-Foods

29

Narcotics Anon-

ymous 7 pm

30

Boardroom Booking

Gym Booking

General Information

Office Closed

Non-Leq’a:mel/Other Agency Event

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Leq'a:mel First Nation Newsletter - September 2012