Ernest Jack, Electoral Officer for USIB has appointed Lisa Pastro as Deputy Electoral Officer in the upcoming February 25^th, 2022 election. All election-related questions should continue to be directed to Ernest Jack, with Lisa providing a support role. Should you need to contact either of them please contact the band office at 250-292-8733 and they will assist in getting you in contact with them.

Please be sure to watch for a notification about a Community Forum that will be held virtually in February.

Attn On-Reserve Community Members

January 27, 2022

These are the guidelines of Provincial Health and BC Centre for Disease Control.

USIB staff can update community on these guidelines, but we do not make your decisions.

If you feel sick with any of the following commonly reported symptoms:

• new or worsening cough
• headache
• feeling very unwell
• feeling feverish
• chills
• fatigue or weakness
• muscle or body aches
• temperature equal to or more than 38°C/100.4°F
• shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• new loss of smell or taste
• abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting

If you are between day 2-4 of any of these symptoms, please call the office to have an at-home Rapid Antigen test dropped off to you. If you feel you cannot do the test yourself, please let us know and we can assist you.

Letting us know you are sick helps us keep track of factual numbers, to help us prepare for the next steps in keeping the community safe, in case of an emergency.

Please stay home as much as possible and stay safe everyone.

Health Team

Assessment:

BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool (thrive.health)

Health Questions:

Call 811

Rapid Antigen Testing Pick-up:

British Columbia COVID-19 Collection Centres (arcgis.com)

At-Home Testing Info:

Rapid Antigen Testing for COVID-19 (bccdc.ca)

Reporting:

I Have COVID-19 (fnha.ca)

BC CDC COVID Positive Test Result Reporting Form

Could parents or guardians of on-reserve and off-reserve students

Please contact Cecelia at , for planning of the graduation gifts in June 2022

Thank you

Please note that ballot packages were mailed out on January 20^th, 2022 in accordance with the Indian Band Election Regulation timeline. If you do not receive a package over the next few days, please contact the Band Office at 250-292-8733 to ensure we have your correct mailing address on file.

Thank you

The Office will be closed at 3:30 today.

Sorry for the inconvenience if you have any questions or need anything, please call Patricia at 250-292-8733

Bus Stop & Bus Shelter

We require community consultation for consideration of a bus stop & bus shelter.

• Would you like a school bus shelter?
• If the school bus stopped at the Upper Subdivision, would you want a bus shelter provided?
• Please contact Cecelia at to give us your input.