Gitmaxmak'ay Newsletter and Calendar of Events

The Gitmaxmak'ay PR/PE Nisga'a Society Calendar of Events and Newsletter for October 2013 may be found at the Gitmaxmak'ay Urban Local section under the Community Tab, or at the following link:

http://www.nisgaanation.ca/prince-rupert-port-edward-0

Be sure to check back for monthly updates from the Gitmaxmak'ay.

Nisga'a Emergency Program Information

For information with respect to the Nisga'a Emergency Program Act, Nisga'a LIsims and Nisga'a VIllage Emergency Plans and Emergency Management BC program information, visit the Emergency Services section of our website HERE

Orange Shirt Day to Honour and Support Residential School Survivors

Nisga'a Lisims and Gitlaxt'aamiks Village Governments came together today to commemorate "Orange Shirt Day".  See more photos HERE

The story behind Orange Shirt Day:

Nisga'a entrepreneur supported by Nisga'a Business Development Fund

The Nisga’a Lisims Government under the Nisga’a Business Development Fund initiative has recently funded Doolan Trucking for 31.48 % of the actual business costs of the project. The new business venture is a logging truck business operating out of the Nisga'a Village of Gingolx.

Steven Doolan is the owner / operator and has been in the trucking and heavy equipment operation business for 10 years. He starts his first haul Monday morning on September 30th, 2013.

Indspire Bursary and Scholarship Program

Indspire is the largest supporter of Indigenous education outside the federal government. To date Indspire has awarded more than $54 million in scholarships and bursaries to 16,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis recipients nationwide.

Thanks to the generosity of numerous corporate and government partners, Indspire disburses funds to Indigenous youth across Canada, covering all disciplines in funding categories: Fine Arts, Oil and Gas and Trades and Technology, Health Careers and Post Secondary Education.

BC’s Attorney General Visits Nisga’a Nation

Gitlaxt’aamiks, September 25, 2013 - The Honourable Suzanne Anton, Minister of Attorney General for British Columbia, honoured Nisga’a Nation with a brief visit to the Nass Valley on Wednesday evening.

Minister Anton appeared to be considerably impressed by the NLG administration building and the legislative chambers saying “This is one of my first visits to the far north, and to your beautiful area.”

BC AMTA candidate from the Nisga’a Nation completes all-expenses paid mining exploration education

Read how one of our own Nisga'a citizens, with the support of the BC Aboriginal Mining Training Associaition, has launched into a new career in mining.  Check out their office in New Aiyansh.

 http://www.bcamta.ca/real-life-stories/john-moore

 

 

Wish you were here

This article is posted in the Round Up British Columbia Museums Association No. 256 Summer 2013 Online Magazine Edition:

WISH YOU WERE HERE

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Thousands walk for reconciliation in Vancouver

Residential school reconciliation walk ends week-long of Truth and Reconciliation Commission event

The Canadian Press Posted: Sep 22, 2013 4:16 PM PT Last Updated: Sep 22, 2013 8:35 PM PT

Helicopter installs Northwest Transmission Line towers

Go to the following link at BC Hydro's website to see a brief video of how the NTL towers are constructed:

A helicopter is used to place new transmission towers for BC Hydro's Northwest Transmission Line.

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