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Tori Yetman completes second 850 kilometre run to raise funds to fight cancer

WINNIPEG, June 20, 2009 – NCN Member Tori Yetman, 14, arrived at The Forks in Winnipeg on Saturday to completed her second 850-kilometre run and cycle journey in two years from Nelson House to Winnipeg.  Her efforts raised $14,500 for the Canadian Cancer Society in memory of her two friends Roderick (Rocket) Spence and Matthew Berard Stevens who succumbed to the disease. 

Click to see the Winnipeg Free Press story.


IMPORTANT Listeriosis Bulletin

Chief and Council take immediate action to ensure safety of members following listeriosis-related death of infant from community

NELSON HOUSE, Manitoba – September 19, 2008 – Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation
Chief Jim Moore announced today that NCN’s government has taken immediate
action to notify and protect it’s members, following notification of a listeriosis
diagnosis in a six-week old infant from Nelson House prior to the infant’s death. MORE>>

Listeriosis Product Recall List

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2008/list97be.shtml

Manitoba Health Listeriosis Information http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/cmoh/listeriosis/index.html


She Made it!!

13-Year Old Tori Yetman Runs and Cycles 850 kilometres to Support Cancer Society

 

On June 27, 13-year-old NCN Member Tori Yetman completed her 850 kilometre run and cycle from Nelson House to Winnipeg to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. She embarked on the journey in memory of two young friends who died of cancer and for others affected by cancer.

She arrived at Arthur A. Leach school, where she is a student, around noon carrying an NCN flag and cheered on by school staff, students,friends, relatives and most of Winnipeg's media.

 

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Conversation with the Chief Newsletter Highlights

NCN Achieves Fiscal Health and Continues to Move Forward During Chief and Council’s Second Year

 

Since elected two years ago NCN’s Chief and Council’s drastic cost-cutting measures and hard work has paid off by restoring fiscal health to NCN’s First Nation ending the fiscal year with a balanced budget plus a small surplus! Other key situations, issues and celebrated accomplishments in their second year in office include:


• Economic development is key focus for council in striving for a prosperous future for NCN with initiatives that include Wuskwatim, Urban Reserve in Thompson, Treaty Land Entitlement and housing development in Thompson
• The Community Approval Process is able to operate as in the past due to the previously reported re-securement of the Hydro Bond
• Ongoing efforts to raise funds to secure Wuskwatim investment include development of a draft financial plan to ensure we obtain the maximum

equity possible
• Urban Reserve Approval requirements have been met and we continue with efforts to fast-track the Federal approval process
• Treaty Land Entitlement options being considered include land adjacent

to Thompson
• New community development planning policy being drafted
• Council sets objectives and priorities for new governance model to establish NCN as Sovereign Government
• Action taken and support requested from entire community to successfully address Social issues in Nelson House
• Centennial Event celebrations held to honour our past and affirm

promising future
• NCN to co-host 2009 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship in support of organized sports to allow our youth to build skills and self-confidence

More details on these and other items are available in the Conversation with the Chief newsletter, which is available for download here.