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Remains of Children of Kamloops Residential School Discovered

Posted on: May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021, Kamloops – It is with a heavy heart that Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir confirms an unthinkable loss that was spoken about but never documented by the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This past weekend, with the help of a ground penetrating radar specialist, the stark truth of the preliminary findings came to light – the confirmation of the remains of 215 children who were students of the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

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Census is Canada’s Storyteller

Posted on: May 26, 2021

Starting now and throughout the summer you will see Statistics Canada staff on Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Lands. The Census is Canada’s storyteller. Every five years, data is collected about every household to understand how Canada is changing over time. The data collected is used for planning and policy development in many areas.

Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Lands is its own Census Subdivision. That is great news for Ttes! That means we can use the census data to better understand the dynamics of those that live on Ttes Lands. Ttes can use census data to support our own decision-making on government services, and in negotiations with other governments.
When you do the census, you ensure that your situation is accounted for.

If you did not complete the Online questionnaire you received one of the following Indigenous Enumerators will be going door-to-door to help each household complete the Census Survey.
Enumerators will be wearing red vests and name tags, and are required to follow COVID-19 Safety Proto-cols:

  • Two masks
  • Social distancing
  • Frequent hand sanitizing
  • Not allowed to enter your home

 
Crew Leader Rae-Anne can be contacted at 250-574-6069 if you have questions.

SAVE MONEY – BC Hydro’s GST exemption for on-reserve residential accounts

Posted on: May 19, 2021

Approximately 67% of residential accounts on Tk’emlups reserve land have NOT registered for the BC Hydro GST exemption. Register today and SAVE MONEY!

Tax Exemption

  • First Nations residential account holders living on-reserve and with a Certificate of Indian Status card are eligible for a GST exemption on their BC Hydro bills.
  • The primary account holder must be the person named on the status card, and a scanned or photographed copy of both sides of the account holder’s status card is required to verify GST exemption.
  • First Nations Bands, Tribal Councils or Band Empowered Entities may also be eligible for GST exemption. To ensure the correct taxes are being charged, please call Customer Service at the number below.
  • BC Hydro is required to collect GST if the First Nation has implemented First Nations GST on their reserve lands.

Refunds for GST payments

  • BC Hydro will credit up to two (2) years of GST charged to exempt customers.
  • If you have been charged GST longer than two years, you will need to contact the Canada Revenue Agency for any remaining GST refund (i.e., beyond 2 years) and submit Form GST189.

To apply for GST exemption or to find out more information:

TRU and TteS unveil new student awards

Posted on: May 14, 2021

Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) students will now be closer to achieving their education dreams with the new Indigenous Students Awards program announced by Thompson Rivers University (TRU). These financial incentives will be for as many as 16 TteS students per year who are each eligible to receive up to three awards with every award worth $2,500.

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Results of GBM on Amendments to the CER

Posted on: May 14, 2021

On behalf of Council, Kúkpi7 provided an update on the results of the voting on the changes to the Custom Election Regulations.

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After the count was completed, all the proposed amendments were passed. The biggest changes our amendments now allow are:

  1. Both on reserve and residents of the TteS traditional territory are eligible to run for Chief and Council.
  2. Electronic voting is now allowed.
  3. Variances to the Custom Election Regulations can be made during a state of emergency (for example to comply with Provincial Health Orders).
  4. Elections can now still take place during a State of Emergency, using electronic voting.

Many of the other amendments were technical amendments. These changes will prepare us for an election this fall.

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Important Voting Information on General Band Meeting and CER Proposed Amendments

Posted on: May 9, 2021

 

Weyt-kp Tk̓emlúpsemc,

As you may know, Chief and Council are working, with the assistance of Forward Law LLP, to update the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Custom Election Regulations (the “CER”). The overall goal is to create Custom Election Regulations that:

Any change to the CER must be passed by a vote of membership, and as such Chief and Council will be holding a vote on the proposed amendments to the CER (the “Amendment Vote”).

There will be a General Band Meeting, starting on May 10, 2021 and running to May 12, 2021, to decide on this important issue, as follows:

  1. presentation and discussion of the proposed amendments from 4:30 – 7:30 pm at the online portion of the Band Meeting on May 10, 2021;
  2. online voting on the proposed amendments will take place on May 11, 2021 from 8am – 6pm;
  3. paper ballot voting on the proposed amendments will take place on May 12, 2021 from 8am – 6pm.

VIDEO | Information about Proposed Election Amendments

Packages have been sent out to membership with information on the upcoming Amendment Vote. The contents of those packages are available below, along with the full Custom Election Regulations with all proposed amendments included as tracked changes for anyone who wishes to review the document as a whole. If you wish to be sent a hard copy of the Custom Election Regulations with tracked changes, please contact Veronica Seymour at 250-828- 9837 or veronica.seymour@kib.ca.

Chief and Council understand the importance of making sure the information required for the Amendment Vote is being received by Band Membership. We are doing our best to circulate this information to full membership with the contact information we have on our mailing list, however, we encourage you to share this information with your friends and family and direct them to the website if they have yet to receive their packages in the mail.

Kukwstép-kuc.

Documents

Amendment Vote Cover Letter

Proposed Amendments

Proposed Election Timeline with 2021 dates

Voting Instructions

How to Join a Teams Meeting via Tablet or Smartphone

How to Join a Teams Meeting via Laptop or Computer

TteS Custom Elections Regulations with tracked

May 5 | Red Dress Day

Posted on: May 5, 2021

RED DRESS DAY — Kúkpi7 encourages us to wear red today, Wednesday May 5th in recognition of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.

UPDATE: Information for Amendment Vote

Posted on: April 29, 2021

Packages have been sent out to membership with information on the upcoming Amendment Vote. The contents of those packages are available here, along with the full Custom Election Regulations with all proposed amendments included as tracked changes for anyone who wishes to review the document as a whole. If you wish to be sent a hard copy of the Custom Election Regulations with tracked changes, please contact Veronica Seymour at 250-828- 9837 or veronica.seymour@kib.ca.

Spring Challenge!

Posted on: April 27, 2021

IT’S THAT TIME!!! The Spring Challenge registration is now open!

We are now accepting people off the wait-list! New deadline is May 7th. Please note that all previous challenges (Winter Challenge) will be added to a waitlist to ensure other TTES community members get to participate.

To register please email Alexis your completed registration form to alexis.gosselin@kib.ca

If you are needing assistance please call Alexis at 250-318-5330.

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Spring Challenge Poster

Education Department | Spring 2021 Newsletter

Posted on: April 21, 2021

Weyt-kp Tk̓emlúpsemc,

The Tk’emlups Education Department would like to share our Spring 2021 highlights with our TteS community. Inside you will see program updates, student achievements, and more.

Kukwstsetsemc for keeping up to date with our Department, we will ensure to have another Newsletter for you soon.