ARTIST'S CONCEPTION of the new Gingolx community hall.

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AN
ARTIST'S conception made available this week shows the design of the
new community hall at Gingolx. It'll replace one destroyed by fire in
late 2006.

It will be 1,516 square feet with the
room to expand later when the need is there. There will be a balcony
inside and around the basketball court which is international size,
explains Valerie Doolan, chair of the building committee.

At it's meeting on March 28 WSN formally recognized Hubert Doolan for his outstanding contributions to the Nation. The Chairperson and Secretary Treasurer (in the place of the President who was not able to attend due to illness) both shared stories about Hubert's work with the Nisga'a Tribal Council and moving the land claims question forward to its ultimate resolution.

Hubert was provided with the opportunity to address WSN and spoke of the past and present and the lessons they have for our future. At the conclusion of his talk members of WSN gave him a standing ovation.

In partnership with the BCTC the Nation held a joint conference November 14 – 16, 2007 in Vancouver. With the theme, for the event “Preparing for the Day After Treaty”. The following were the workshop sessions:

A meeting was held last month with the provincial Conservation Officer Service (COS) staff to gain information on recruiting and retaining a trained conservation or enforcement officer with NLG. The COS extended an invitation to work together in some manner to ensure the recruitment and training of the position. Further meetings are planned internally to further develop the recruitment process.