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Band Business & Settlement Trust
Lax Kw’alaams Housing Department
The Housing Department maintains all band-owned homes in the community, which includes rental units and social housing.
The Department also manages construction projects, collects rent, and provides support for members to get loans for renovations through the band and/or the Lax Kw’alaams Trust.
Reg Sampson, Director of Housing (250) 625-3293 Ext 237 [email protected]
Jennifer Reece, Housing Clerk (250) 625-3293 Ext 238 [email protected]
Lax Kw’alaams Housing Department Facebook Page
Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries
Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries Stewardship program is run through the Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries Department.
We conduct rigorous scientific research to monitor the condition and use of marine resources within the territory. Lax Kw’alaams representatives use information collected from this research in negotiations involving fishing rights or proposed industrial development.
Staff
Bill Shepert – Fisheries Manager [email protected]
Jim Henry – Fisheries Technician [email protected]
Wade Helin – Fisheries Technician [email protected]
Devin Helin – Fisheries Technician [email protected]
John Latimer – GIS Technician [email protected]
Brandon Ryan – Lab Technician [email protected]
For more information on the Stewardship Program, call the Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries Lab at 250.627.8509.
Social Development
Income Assistance Program
The overall goal of the Income Assistance Program is an improved quality of life through the reduction of poverty on-reserve, as well as improved participation in the workforce for participants of the program.
The Income Assistance program provides funding to assist eligible individuals and families who live on-reserve.
To determine eligibility, the Income Assistance program requires one picture ID and one non-picture ID as well as a copy of your notice of assessment for income tax.
Contact
Gwen Tait (250) 625-3293 Ext 233
[email protected]
Lax Kw’alaams Health Department
Lax Kw’alaams Health Centre
The Health Clinic offers nurse, doctor, dental and other health-related services to members.
On staff, we have:
Irene Pastulovic, Health Director 250.625.3497 Ext 2224 [email protected]
Susan Dennis, Community Health Representative (CHR) 250.625.3202 [email protected]
Brenda Spires and Lori Rail, Home Care Nurses 250.625.3499
Doctor visits twice a month
Dentist visits one week every month
Pre-natal worker
Lax Kw’alaams Health Center Facebook Page
Contact
Lax Kw’alaams Health Centre
1602 Legiac Street
250.625.3331 Fax 250.625.3264
NIFCS
The Lax Kw’alaams Band has been part of Northwest Inter-nation Family and Community Services Society since 2001. NIFCS is an Aboriginal based agency that provides family support, guardianship and caregiver services to seven First Nations in the Northwest region of British Columbia. For more information, please visit their website at https://www.nifcs.org/
Brighter Futures Program
Danella Angus, Brighter Futures Coordinator [email protected]
Brighter Futures Youth Care Workers
Jocelyn Morrison [email protected]
Deb Kelly [email protected]
Brighter Futures 250.625.3099
Home & Community Care
Assists members with household tasks they cannot do themselves while promoting client independence and community involvement.
Patient Travel
Provides travel assistance to members of the community to meet health needs (e.g. visiting doctors, dentists, specialists).
Jo Ann Sankey, Patient Travel 250.625.3397 Ext 2228 [email protected]
Family Care Worker
Lawrence Sankey [email protected]
Recreation Department
The Lax Kw’alaams Reginald Sampson Recreation Centre offers a variety of programs including:
Swimming Pool
- Swimming Lessons
- Aqua-Fit
- “Everyone welcome” and adult swims
- Junior lifeguard training
- water-slide!
- steam and dry saunas
- lazy river
- hot tub
Outdoor Activities
- Kayaking
- Canoe Journey
- Outdoor recreation
Gymnasium
- Sports (basketball, badminton, volleyball, ping pong, indoor soccer and more)
- Walking group every Friday
- Fitness room (free weights, weight machines, rowing machine, treadmills, bikes, ellipticals)
Contact
Leanne Alexcee, Director of Recreation
(250) 625-3352 Ext 1702
Rec Center and Swimmer’s Café Facebook page
Lax Kw’alaams Elders Lodge
Recreation programs , special events, movie nights and rentals.
Contact the Recreation Centre at 250.625.3352
Membership
The Membership Department serves Lax Kw’alaams Band members in matters relating to registration of births, marriages, deaths and legal name changes as well as the administration of status cards.
Hours of operation: 8:30am to 12:00pm.
New Online Application System
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) implemented a new online system. Members can now go online to register for Bill C-31 and Bill C-3, child registration, adult registration and baby registration.
Visit the AANDC website for more information.
Reminders
- After any event- birth, death, marriage, divorce, name change – it takes 6-9 months to complete a change of record at the Regional Office.
- It is important for parents to register babies to the Band as soon as they receive their birth certificates from vital statistics. Once registration is complete, the child is entitled to medical benefits.
- Adults renew status cards every five years, children every three years.
Contact
Karen Knott, Indian Registry Administrator
(250) 625-3293 Ext 234
Education Support Service / Grant Writer
The Lax Kw’alaams Band Education Support Services Program provides:
- Long and short-term funding support for post-secondary students.
- Funding for educational programs in the community (e.g. reading program for pre-school to Grade 10 students)
Looking for Post-Secondary Funding?
Deadlines for post-secondary education funding:
- June 30 (if starting school in September)
- October 30 (if starting school in January)
- February 28 (if starting school in May)
Note: if the deadline falls on a holiday, or a day when the Band Office is closed, the deadline will be the next business day.
Deadline for short term funding: 10 working days prior to the course/program start date
Lisa Green, Education Manager
Education Manager Temporary Phone Number (672) 647-0019 [email protected]
Christina Fodor, Education Coordinator
Education Coordinator Temporary Phone Number (672) 647-0008 [email protected]
Lax Kw'alaams Settlement Trust
The Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band Settlement Trust was established as a result of a Settlement Agreement (October 2002) between the First Nation and Canada relating to the loss of its unsurrendered interest in the southern portion of Tsimpsean Indian Reserve 2.
On December 12, 2002, a majority of the Adult Members of Lax Kw’alaams assented to and approved the execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement. The Agreement sets out the terms on which the Trustees hold the Settlement Monies.
The assets are intended to be held in trust and invested for the benefit of the present and future Members of the First Nation. While revenues generated can be used to benefit those Members, the principle amounts of the Settlement Monies are not available for their use.
In 2018, the Council appointed five (5) Trustees to make Amendments to improve the provisions of the Trust Agreement. On September 10, 2019, after community information meetings, a referendum was held and a majority of members who participated voted to accept the Amendments.
The current Individual Trustees were elected in November 2019 and their terms end on November 23, 2023. The current Individual Trustees are: Michelle Bryant, Susan Dennis, Lisa Girbav, Tressa Johnson, and Carl Sampson.
Karen Knott, Indian Registry Administrator is responsible for membership and works with the Trust as the Trust Liaison to ensure communication and information flows between the Lax Kw’alaams Band and the Trust. Karen also manages payments to minors when they turn 19.
The Trusts deed governs the operation of the Trust:
- Beneficiaries of the trust
- Restrictions on the use of the settlement monies (no per capita/no security/no lending)
- Trust investment of the Capital
- Eligibility, election and responsibility/duties of the Individual Trustees
- Conflict of Interest
- Annual Disbursement of net income – band benefits and band development
- Responsibility of the First Nation
- Building the Capital of the Trust
- Council Resolutions
As financial caretakers of the Lax Kw’alaams Trust, the Trustees are responsible for managing the safety, income and growth of Trust assets for the use of current and future generations of Lax Kw’alaams to establish a legacy for all.
Our goal is to help create, reinforce and sustain conditions for the improved quality of life for our members both on and off-reserve.
Band Business
Lax Kw’alaams Business Development LP
Lax Kw’alaams Business Development LP works to enhance the quality of life for all of the members of the Lax Kw’alaams Band by forging partnerships that build an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable future.
To see the businesses and joint ventures that Lax Kw’alaams Band owns or is involved with, visit the
Lax Kw’alaams Employment and Training Database
Lax Kw’alaams, in partnership with EXPORT, will enable members to do the following:
- Create work profiles;
- Craft resumes with a Resume Builder;
- Register Lax Kw’alaams Band businesses to be matched with available opportunities;
- Track the needs of membership with training programs as they become available; and
- Much more!
Are you looking to start a new job or advance your career?
EXPORT connects people and businesses from our community with jobs, training and contract opportunities from industry. It also helps our leadership develop employment and training strategies, which is why we ask all members to create a profile.
Individuals can quickly create a profile and will be able to search jobs. Complete the skills and education sections and EXPORT will build a resume and match jobs and training opportunities to their profile.
Businesses can also create a profile on EXPORT and have the ability to search contract opportunities.
EXPORT is available to our community members at no cost, so get your online profile started today.
To get more information on employment and training, or to sign up, Lax Kw’alaams Band members are encouraged to check out the EXPORT Database.