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6th Annual Central Okanagan Business Walk, October 4
Once again, WFN will be teaming up with the COEDC to take part in the annual Business Walk. The walk, which takes place Wednesday, October 4th from 9am to noon, allows elected officials, municipal staff, and volunteers from business support organizations will hit the streets and connect with local businesses in the Central Okanagan.
WFN will randomly target 50 of its 400 businesses to visit and would ask that business owners and/or managers make themselves available during this time to participate in a short four minute Q&A. If you'd like to ensure you receive a visit, email communications@wfn.ca. More info
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Third Annual Culture Days takes place across the country this weekend, and SWAC (Suk’ʷTəmsqilxʷ West Kelowna Arts Council) has once again partnered with WFN and the City of West Kelowna to enable artists to exhibit their work in three Westside locations. Starting today until Sunday, people are invited to take part in the free festivities including food, drink, music and local artists. For more info, visit www.swac-arts.com/westside-culture-days.html
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WFN EDC Welcomes New Commissionaire, Steve Fosbery
This summer, WFN Council appointed Steve Fosbery to the EDC. Steve, a Westbank First Nation Member, is the owner and operator of Country Pawn, the only Pawn Broker operating on WFN Lands. Steve was an original founder of the largest chain of Pawnshops in the Central Okanagan and has always given back to his community through volunteering, including the following roles: former President of Central Okanagan CrimeStoppers (current Board Member); member of the WFN Community Consultative Group; former President of MADD Central Okanagan; and former Board Member of the BC Advisory Board of CrimeStoppers BC.
Welcome Steve!
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WFN Economic Development Commission Vacancies
Westbank First Nation Council is requesting letters of interest for the WFN Economic Development Commission (“EDC”) in order to fill two vacancies that will become effective January 19, 2018. The vacancies are for one WFN Member and one non-WFN Member seat on the EDC. The purpose of the EDC is to assist WFN Council and the WFN economic community in creating a healthy, environmentally sustainable and dynamic economy on WFN lands, based on the value of economic self-reliance.
The successful candidate will fulfill the requirements as outlined in Agreement 2016-05 Economic Development Commission Charter and will be appointed by Council for a 3 year term. EDC Members are encouraged to attend all six annual EDC meetings and other events in order to carry out EDC responsibilities. Commissioners are paid an honorarium per duly convened meeting. If interested in applying for either of these positions, please complete the ‘EDC application’ by December 31, 2017. For further information, please contact Mandi Carroll, Economic Development Manager, at 250-769-4999 or view full posting.
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Small Business Week, October 15-21
Many events are taking place around the valley during this year's Small Business Week including:
First Nation Agriculture Forum, October 18 & 19, Prestige Hotel, Vernon. Presented by Community Futures Development Corp. of Central Interior First Nations. To register call: 250-828-9727 or email:grace@cfdcofcifn.com
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Black Mountain/ sntsk’il’nten Regional Park now bigger
The Central Okanagan Regional District has bought 127 hectares of land to be added to the existing 516 hectares of geographically, ecologically and culturally significant lands that make up Black Mountain/sntsk’il’nten Regional Park.
The lands that makes up Black Mountain/ sntsk’il’nten are culturally significant to the Okanagan syilx people and the park is co-managed with Westbank First Nation.
Photo L-R: WFN Councillor Tom Konek, Eli Enns, Co-Chair Indigenous Circle of Experts, Jordan Coble, WFN Cultural and Operations Administrator
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WFN Businesses
Welcome to all the new businesses that have recently opened their doors on WFN lands, ProActive Physiotherapy, Bodhi Functional Training, and Morpheus Graphix, just to name a few.
Okanagan Select is a Community Supported Fisheries (CSF), Distributor, Exporter, Fisher, Processor, Trader, Wholesaler that recently opened its doors on WFN land. As part of the Okanagan Nation Alliance, the goal of Okanagan Select is to protect, enhance, conserve and continue to restore local salmon stocks so that they exist for future generations. Proceeds from Okanagan Select sales are used for the enhancement, restoration, mitigation, and conservation of native fish and aquatic resources within the Okanagan Basin.
Wholesale Sports, a tenant of WFN's Synatan Shopping Centre since 2014, will be closing its doors this December. "There were numerous external factors that led to this decision including... the continued shift to online purchases, and an overall slowing of consumer discretionary spending as a whole, Carole Kitchen said, president and CEO of UFA. "The orderly wind down of Wholesale Sports will allow UFA to focus on its core business of agriculture and petroleum." (Castanet News). Liquidations of merchandise has already begun.
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Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters, September 30, 2017
To raise awareness for survivors of Residential Schools and to remember those that did not make it home, WFN supports Orange Shirt Day tomorrow. Learn more about Orange Shirt Day.
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