November 2010
Time to order your Wreath for Remembrance Day
On behalf of MNBC Veterans Committee and Minister responsible for Veterans Lissa Smith we would like to remind all Métis Chartered Communities that now is the time to order your ribbon and wreath from the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion for Remembrance Day.
Communities that would like to participate should connect with their local Legion to place an order. This will ensure that your Métis Community name is on the wreath's ribbon and that your Community is also on the list to be called upon during the wreath laying portion of your City's Remembrance Day ceremony.
If you know of a Veteran in your Community, please honour and encourage him/her to be part of the wreath laying and Remembrance Day ceremony.
Métis Nation British Columbia has purchased seven wreaths for our Regional Veteran Representatives to present at the Community of their choosing on behalf of all our Métis Veterans past and present.
Each Legion sets their own price, but generally the cost is $40 -$65.
The funding from the wreaths goes to support the Poppy Fund
For more information please e-mail: info@legion.ca or Web Site: www.legion.ca
More Info (PDF)MVBC Policy and Procedures Ratified
May 12, 2010 Victoria, BC - Métis Nation Veterans British Columbia announces signing of policy & procedures.
View MVBC Policy and Procedures (PDF)
March 2010
March 2010 Archived Headlines
Métis Nation British Columbia celebrates Métis Elder Lottie Kozak, 2010 Paralympic Torchbearer
Maple Ridge, BC - Elsie (Lottie) Kozak, Torchbearer for the 2010 Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Torch Relay is well underway, the 10 day relay will give Canadians a chance to witness both young and elderly Paralympic athletes and pillars of our communities who have defied the odds and have reached their life's goals despite the challenge. A total of 600 Canadians will carry the 2010 Paralympic Torch leading into the 2010 Paralympics and Elsie (Lottie) Kozak is one of the many that will inspire us all.
January 2010
CELEBRATE 2010: Experience the Games!
Ticket Contest
The Métis Nation British Columbia through the MOU with FHFN and VANOC is pleased to announce that 800 Olympics and Paralympic tickets will be available to MNBC low income Family income of less than $50,000.? Métis Citizens and Families through the Celebrate 2010 initiative.
VANOC created the Celebrate 2010 in order to provide those with limited financial means the opportunity to share in the dream of attending Canada's Games and being part of the history.
MNBC has created four divisions for the Olympic and Paralympic tickets:
- Youth
- Families
- Elders; and
- Veterans
The tickets include cost of local public transit skytrain and regular public buses? on the day of the event for which the tickets are issued. All mountain venue sport event tickets require an additional purchase of Mountain Transit Pass which is not covered in the free tickets. The distribution of these tickets will include the following contest guidelines for name entry for luck of the draw.
- Youth options: Essay on why I want to go to the Olympics with my family 4 tickets max per person/family?, Community volunteering documentation required?, and active community association involvement in events and activities sign off from community youth rep required?
- Families options: Active in Métis Family events and Community evidence provided?, Family letter why we want to go to the Olympics and family photo?, Commitment to future community activities relating to health and association.
- Elders options: Volunteer sharing knowledge or information at a community event evidence provided? , active association involvement for the Métis communities, Agree to be active at an MNC future event as a volunteer.
- Veterans need only to provide proof of honorable service and be active in the MNBC community activities
Each of the above contests (1 “ 4) is independent and one entry per person will be entered into the luck of the draw.
Tickets will be rewarded to Métis who are confirmed through MNBC registry and income tax returns.
Send your entry to metiscelebrate2010@mnbc.ca
For more information or inquiries regarding Olympic and Paralympic ticket allocation, please contact:
ctrudeau@mnbc.ca or mchalmers@mnbc.ca
November 2009
NOW AVAILABLE for viewing, 2009 MNBC AGM Draft Minutes
October 2009
Métis Nation British Columbia, ACCESS, and BC Housing are presented with the 2009 WOW Award for Training Excellence.
Toronto, Ontario - On October 23rd, 2009 Métis Nation British Columbia, Aboriginal Community Career services Society (ACCESS) and BC Housing were honored at the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) President's Dinner with a WOW Award for Training Excellence in recognition of the success of its Essential Skills for Aboriginal Futures - BC Housing initiative. A six-week job readiness training program based on essential skills building which prepared clients for careers in the employer partners' organization
2010 "Commemorative 125th Anniversary Logo Contest", sponsored by Gabriel Dumont Institute.
September 2009
Opportunity to Organize a Vancouver 2010 Aboriginal Fashion Show and Gala Event
Do you want to be part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games?
Do you want to meet First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth from across Canada? Apply now to be part of the Vancouver 2010 Indigenous Youth Gathering. Hosted by the Four Host First Nations (FHFN) and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), the gathering will bring together more than 300 First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth from across Canada.
2010 Indigenous Youth Gathering – 25 spots for Métis Youth
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and the Four Host First Nations (FHFN) are working together to achieve unprecedented Aboriginal participation in the planning and hosting of the 2010 Winter Games. The FHFN, in partnership with VANOC, is seeking experienced, talented Canadian Aboriginal fashion designers and/or event planners interested in organizing an Aboriginal fashion show and gala event to be held in February 2010 at the 2010 Aboriginal Pavilion during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The pavilion will serve as a gathering place, where Aboriginal peoples of Canada will proudly showcase the best of Aboriginal culture to the world.
Métis Abandoned in H1N1 Flu Pandemic Planning
Federal Health Minister refuses to acknowledge increased risk in Métis communities
Ottawa, ON -- Métis National Council (MNC) Minister for Health David Chartrand is warning of potential disaster in Métis communities from H1N1 virus outbreaks this fall. While Métis Nation citizens share an equal risk as First Nations and Inuit, there is no specific pandemic plan to protect over 300,000 Métis Nation citizens from this possibly deadly virus.
David Chartrand raised the Métis Nation concerns with Minister Aglukkaq over a month ago, in an August 13, 2009 letter calling for cooperation between Health Canada, Métis governments and provincial health authorities in developing a preemptive plan to help Métis deal with H1N1. Minister Aglukkaq has not yet responded.
Chartrand raised the issue again during a conference call between Health Minister Aglukkaq and the National Aboriginal Organizations in advance of the annual meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Health Ministers being held later this week in Winnipeg, MB. Once again the Minister refused to discuss a Métis specific plan.
August 2009
"Our Journeys" Métis Art Show And Sale
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