Archived News
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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