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The Métis National Council has come out in strong support of the Speech from the Throne and the Trudeau government priorities in the upcoming COVID-19 Economic Response Plan.
“The Prime Minister assured me a few days ago that the Métis Nation would not be forgotten and again he…
After roughly 8 hours of sorting and counting, all streamed live for the first time, MNBC has elected a new government to advocate and represent the interests of the Métis in British Columbia. Below are election results for MNBC's 2020 Election. In the coming days the Chief…
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UPDATE 3:50 AM: ALL RESULTS POSTED BELOW.
INTERIM ELECTION RESULTS
President
Bruce Dumont: 400
Walter Mineault: 890
Clara Morin Dal Col: 1,220
Vice-President
Gary Biggar: 584
Lissa Dawn Smith: 1,913
Women…
AGM Planning
As was communicated to MNBC Citizens and Chartered Communities last week, the 2020 AGM has been postponed. MNBC staff recommended to the Board that they approve an emergency motion which would permit us to cease any further work on the September AGM. It was also…
August 31st was International Overdose Awareness Day and today we want to focus on reaching out to our amazing Métis youth and the critical Overdose resources available to them.
COVID-19 has been a trying and challenging time on all of us, particularly for our youth who are not…
AGM 2020 Postponed
Over the past few weeks we have seen the number of cases of COVID-19 spike in BC. We have also had an increasing number of Board Directors, Community leaders and Citizens call for MNBC to postpone our upcoming AGM scheduled for September 25th and 26th in…
September 3, 2020 - MNBC’s Ministry of Education’s Métis Early Years Program is celebrating its 500th enrolment. This is a 100% increase in just six months. The increase in enrolment can be linked to MNBC’s COVID-19 outreach, where Métis Early Years Navigators connected with…
Special Statement from CEO re: Election 2020
Last week MNBC announced it was conducting an independent investigation regarding the inappropriate release of citizen contact information - including email addresses - to the Chief Electoral Officer and subsequently to several…
International Overdose Awareness Day
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day. Today we come together to raise awareness of overdose and to have open conversation with our loved ones; including our sisters, brothers, cousins, parents, children, and Elders who are all…
International Overdose Awareness Women and Mothers
As we make our way transitioning into a new normal, we continue to see the impacts of what COVID-19 is having on our Women and Mothers. Women represent a large portion of the caring, clerical and cleaning occupations and…