The band office and youth center will be closed Friday, February 4^th, 2022, to pay our respects and support to the Louie family and LSIB community.

If you have an emergency, please contact Mike or Charlie.

Thank you

Dressing Brandon at around 10 am Thursday, February 3, 2022 Everden Rust Funeral Home, Penticton BC

Bringing Brandon Home Leaving Everden Rust 11:30 am Be at 365 Susap Creek Road Longhouse

Viewing will be for immediate family only

Wake: Thursday, February 3, 2022, Time 7:00 pm

Service: Friday, February 4, 2022 Time 10:00 am

Burial: Chapaka Cemetery

Covid protocols in place. Wear your mask and hand sanitizer will be available. If you are feeling unwell please stay home.

Date & Time: February 7^th, 2022 6:00 – 8:30pm

Location: Microsoft Teams – VIRTUAL MEETING ONLY

Distributed: February 3^rd, 2022

All meetings will be conducted in a manner that aligns with the Similkameen people. Our priority is to empower ourselves to build a holistic community that is healthy, self-sufficient, independent, and strong. In order to achieve this, we need to ensure Membership meetings are a safe and welcoming environment that is respectful, understanding, and inclusive.

All discussions and any transcription of this meeting are for the benefit of Members only and must not be disclosed to non-member 3rd parties.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is being hosted digitally only, via Teams (instructions below). If you do not have access to a device that will allow you to attend, a recording of the meeting will be made available on the Members Only section of the website. Only Members will be granted access to the meeting. You must enter the meeting using your proper first and last name (no alias profiles permitted).

AGENDA

1.   OPENING REMARKS: USIB Moderator (Lisa Pastro) & Electoral Officer (Ernest Jack) (5 minutes)

2. Nominees for Chief Opening Remarks in alphabetical order: (20 minutes)
   • Holmes, Rick (10 minutes)
   • Jacobsen, Bonnie (10 minutes)

3.   Nominees for Council Opening Remarks in alphabetical order: (60 minutes)

• Allison, Charles (10 minutes)
• Allison, Christine (10 minutes)
• Allison, Michael (10 minutes)
• Holmes, Sally (10 minutes)
• Louis-Ralston, Cecelia (10 minutes)
• Mitchell, Charlotte (10 minutes)

4.   MEMBERSHIP QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD (30 minutes)

• Membership will have an opportunity to ask a question of the group or to a specific nominee during this period.

5. ADJOURNMENT: (5 minutes) 

MICROSOFT TEAMS INSTRUCTIONS

Computer Requirements

• Reliable computer (PC or Mac) and a reliable internet connection
• Webcam with a Microphone

To access the Teams Meeting

1. 15 minutes before the meeting starts, please sign in to: https://usib.ca/members-portal/
2. You will see a Banner Alert, and an “Event” – Both will contain the Microsoft Teams Link to join the meeting

Important Notes during the meeting

• Your Microphone will temporarily appear as “Disabled” when you join, this is expected
• Once enabled, please ensure your Mic remains muted when you are not talking
• To gain the attention of the moderator, use the “Raise your hand” option in teams

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