The memorial service for the former BC Métis Federation Policy Analyst Harold Morin is now scheduled for this Saturday in Prince George: February 4th, 2012 The service will begin at 11:00 AM Sacred Heart Cathedral 785 Patricia Blvd in Prince George, BC (1-250-564-5225) Representatives from the BC Métis Federation will be in attendance to support [...]
Archive | January, 2012
BC Métis Federation Hold Unifying Weekend While Mourning the Loss of Dear Friend Harold Morin
(Vancouver, BC) The BC Métis Federation board held a meeting at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in downtown Vancouver, BC this past weekend. The board was joined by Métis organizations who have signed agreements with the BC Métis Federation plus a large number of Métis people in person or viewing online. There were over 960 [...]
Open Letter to Métis People – Métis Health
I am writing this letter addressed to Métis people in British Columbia in response to a number of inquiries about the position of the BC Métis Federation in response to the MNBC health survey being conduct at this time entitled the Métis Public Health Surveillance Project.
BC Métis Federation Continues to Call for MNBC Transparency
Dear MNBC Board Members;
I write today in our continued efforts to call on your conscience as MNBC board members to address numerous questions sent to better understand the true realities of the MNBC financial crisis and other issues we have identified in writing to each of you.
Vancouver Métis Cultural Society Members Welcome BCMF in Gibsons
(Gibsons, BC) The BC Métis Federation continued their work with increased Métis community engagement and open Métis governance in Gibsons.
Open letter to the BC Métis People
The situation and events within the MNBC board and management continues to demonstrate severe mismanagement resulting in negative impacts to existing programs and an outright lack of public transparency. Repeatedly MNBC has not provided information and once again did not disclose this major decision. We believe the process by which a borrowing resolution was presented to RBC was not proper and thereby contravening corporate law.
MNBC Borrows Additional $1.6 Million
Dear MNBC Board Members; Once again you as a board appear to have outdone yourselves with your latest maneuver to borrow an additional $1.6 million from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) resulting in the second mortgage against the property owned at 30691 Simpson Road (referred to as the Métis School) finalized at the end of December 2011. We assume this mortgage was the result of an improper resolution brought before MNBC delegates at the 2011 MNBC Annual General Meeting held September 24th and 25th.
BC Métis Federation Sets Stage for 2012 Regional Sessions in Squamish
The BC Métis Federation started 2012 with keeping their commitment to Métis community engagement and open Métis governance. Vancouver Métis Cultural Society President Russ Roy and Vice President Ron Paradis arranged a meeting for their members at Totem Hall located on the Squamish Nation reserve in Squamish, BC. There were about 15 VMCS members in attendance from Squamish and area.
BC Métis Federation Meet and Greet – Saturday, January 28th @ 6:00 pm at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel
The BC Métis Federation board and staff invite you to join our meet and greet on the evening of January 28th at the Coast Coal Harbour hotel. BC Métis Federation is arranging cultural entertainment, a cash bar, and an evening of Métis friendship. Entrance is by donation with a half of the proceeds going to [...]
BC Métis Federation Provincial Meeting – January 28th and 29th – Vancouver, BC
The BC Métis Federation is announcing their next board meeting scheduled for January 28th and 29th at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The meeting will begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 28th and is scheduled to end Sunday, January 29th at 3:00 pm. The BC Métis Federation will broadcast the meeting publicly on our website so people can [...]
