Reminder to Our Adult Education Students

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Reminder to our Adult Education students, classes from the First Nations Regional Adult Education Center in Listuguj begin this Monday, September 9 at 2 Pacific Drive (LMDC building). 

Orientation and course selection begins at 9 a.m.  If you haven’t yet registered, it’s not too late.  Simply come to Orientation Monday at 9 a.m. and bring your appropriate identification including a valid band card. 

The Adult Education Center welcomes and encourages all learners 16 years and over.  Be advised that the Adult Education Center is a scent-free environment.

Community Announcement – Info About LMDC

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Community Announcement

Listuguj (Wednesday, September 4, 2013) 

Background

The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Development Centre (LMDC) is allocated funds for employment and training measures under the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) agreement, with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC).  Annual allocations have not increased since the signing of the first agreement in 1996. 

The most recent meeting of the LMD Council Board of Directors was held on August 29, 2013.  During that meeting 100% funds were committed for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.  

It is important to note that this does not affect Clients whose applications for funding have already been approved.  All clients/organizations with signed agreements will continue to receive allowances, wages subsidies, etc. 

The LMDC will continue to take training and employment applications for funding, which will be processed on a priority basis established by the Board of Directors, should funds become available. 

Career and employment counseling services continue to be available for all community members. 

For more information, please contact:

Lorna Sook
Director, Listuguj Mi’gmaq Development Centre
Tel: 418.788.1347

Community Announcement Listuguj (Thursday, September 5, 2013)

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Community Announcement

Listuguj (Thursday, September 5, 2013) 

The LMDC would like to extend our best wishes to Anna Isaac who has decided to pursue a teaching career with the Eastern Shores School Board and the new First Nations Regional Adult Education Centre.  Her contribution to the LMDC has been valuable as she has, and continues to work for our community in supporting our members achieve success. 

Anna held the temporary position of Professional Training Coordinator for the LMDC and Interim Support Counsellor prior to that.  To ensure that LMDC contractual obligations are met, Cheryl LaBillois has been hired to fill the temporary position of Professional Training Coordinator.  Please join us in welcoming her to the team. 

Should you have any questions regarding local vocational training, please contact Cheryl at 418-788-1347 or Email her at clabillois@lmdc.ca. 

For more information, please contact:

Lorna Sook
Director, Listuguj Mi’gmaq Development Centre
Tel: 418.788.1347

First Annual Mi'gmaq Summit

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On Wednesday, August 28, 2013, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government will host the First Annual Mi’gmaq Summit of the Mi’gmaq Grand Council and elected leadership representatives to discuss Peace and Friendship Treaty matters, in Listuguj at the Community Development Centre (Bingo Hall).

This meeting is not open to the general public. For further information please contact Mike Isaac, Communications Officer at 418-788-2136 or michael.isaac@listuguj.ca

Congratulations Charlotte Simon

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The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government would like to congratulate Charlotte Simon in recently attaining her Certified Aboriginal Financial Management status or CAFM. To be classified as a CAFM this shows that Charlotte Simon is an outstanding financial manager who provides leadership and valuable advice on financial and management operations which is an essential component to the LMG.

 

Therefore, on behalf of Chief and Council and the staff of the LMG wellugwen (congratulations) Charlotte Simon.

Tree Pruning in Listuguj

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Tree Pruning in Listuguj

Hydro Quebec will be preforming maintenance throughout the community of Listuguj starting the week of August 5, 2013. This maintenance is being done as an initiative to help prevent tree limbs from striking power lines and in turn causing power outages and is also done to ensure public safety.

It is important to note that only firms accredited by Hydro Quebec are legally authorized to prune trees growing within 10 feet of all power lines. If you have any questions about the process or have any concerns about your property please contact Hydro Quebec Customer Services at 1-888-385-7252.

Chief and Council Send Best Wishes to Team Listuguj

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Chief and Council Send Best Wishes to Team Listuguj

 

On behalf of Chief and Council and the community of Listuguj we would like to send our support to all our youth participating in the Aboriginal Summer Games held in Tobique New Brunswick. We have youth participating in various events that will take place starting today July 24 and carrying on through Sunday July 28. Brian Caplin Jr. will be conducting opening remarks on behalf of Listuguj at the games and this is the first year that Listuguj has been invited to the summer games held in New Brunswick.

 

On behalf of Chief and Council we say “Good Luck” to Team Listuguj and all of our Aboriginal youth taking part in the games.

Attention: SCLSA Community Workshop

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Attention: SCLSA Community Workshop 

There will be a community Specific Claims Litigation Settlement Agreement (SCLSA) workshop that will take place at the Listuguj Community Development Center (Bingo Hall) on July 23, 2013. The workshop will take place at 6 P.M. and the doors will open at 5:30 P.M. This community workshop will consist of focus groups that will engage in group discussion. The goal of the workshop is to obtain more feedback from the community on the current SCLSA. We encourage everyone to attend because your feedback is important to the process. 

If you have any questions or require any more information please feel free to contact:

Mike Isaac Communications Officer at 418-788-2136 or at michael.isaac@listuguj.ca  

We Are Pleased To Present The First Draft of The Comprehensive Community Plan for Listuguj

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We are pleased to present the first draft of the Comprehensive Community Plan to Listugujewaq. The plan was presented to all LMG Directors and Chief & Council. Information gathered in this plan was a result of community workshops and focus group meetings with LMG resources and directorates who provided us with some great feedback. We encourage Listugujewaq to take the time to read the draft plan and provide feedback as well.

Click Here To View First Draft of The Comprehensive Community Plan for Listuguj

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The Listuguj Crisis & Life Promotion program

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The Listuguj Crisis & Life Promotion program

The Listuguj Crisis & Life Promotion program, which works within the Listuguj Community Health Services, has applied, on behalf of Listuguj to be a Pilot site for the “Quebec’s Suicide Prevention Best Practices Guide”

The project is being offered by the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission and only 4 communities in Quebec have been chosen, Listuguj being one of them.

In general, this project aims to implement structured actions in suicide prevention in Aboriginal communities by building on the best practices and adapted to the needs of First Nations.

THE FEATURES FOR THIS INITIATIVE:

This initiative:

  • Aims to highlight the strengths, resources and expertise of the community.
  • Build on best practices from research AND the field experience of interveners and community managers.
  • Allows communities to start thinking about suicide and position themselves in relation to best practices to implement at home to make a difference in the lives of suicidal individuals.
  • Mobilize interveners and community managers at each stage. For example, their expertise is sought to:
    • establish a picture of the situation and needs
    • validate certain intervention tools
    • prioritize the most promising strategies to implement best practices in the community
    • Provides a comprehensive guide to suicide prevention while remaining flexible and adapting to reality and priorities of each community.
    • Allows all partners involved in the prevention of suicide among First Nations to use a common language.
    • Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders involved in suicide prevention by clarifying roles.

Here is an overview of the steps of the initiative

Aim and objectives of the project:

The aim of this project is to help reduce the number of suicides in Aboriginal communities without conventions in

Quebec by implementing structured actions in suicide prevention: 

  1. Analyze specific issues in targeted communities.
  2. Adapt and translate the guide entitled “Quebec’s suicide prevention best practices guide – enhancement services for managers in CSSS”.
  3. Adapt the training for interveners
  4. Carry out a pilot project in the four (4) communities.

Partners involved

  1. FNQLHSSC
  2. Centre de santé et de services sociaux – Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke (CSSS-IUGS).

The project managers are supported in their thinking by a strategic committee constituted of the:

1)      Quebec Association for Suicide Prevention

2)      Suicide Action Montreal

3)      two First Nations communities in Quebec

4)      Health Canada

5)       MSSS.