Seabird Island Blog

Friday February 17th 1:00 p.m. at the Seabird Island Band Office.

The Seabird Island Band would like to invite it's Band Members to participate in our upcoming Quarterly Band Meeting. On the agenda:

• Welcome – Chief Clem Seymour
• Dinner
• Strategic Plan Update
• ILM Project Update
• College Update
• Education Committee Election
• Membership Update (Membership Referendum)
• Election Code Review
• Health - Non Insured Benefits Health Update
• UN Declaration (Human Rights)
• Sports Guidelines Update
• General Q & A
• Closing Remarks

Please Note: Only Seabird Island Band Members can participate in discussions regarding Band business and only Seabird Island Band Members are elegible to win door prizes.

Play an active role in Seabird Island’s future by communicating your opinion on: our Comprehensive Community Plan and Waste Management.

Read through the following three options and each of their advantages and disadvantages and email: myraseymour@seabirdisland.ca with which option you prefer, why you prefer it, or any suggestions and ideas you may have.

OPTION 1:

• Curbside garbage and recycling pick-up
• Backyard composting
• Special waste drop-off days
  
  

Advantages:

• Little change from current process
  
  

Disadvantages:

• It will cost the community more for garbage and recycling pick-up
• We will encourage bears and rodents with backyard composting
• We will still have garbage and garbage bins in our community
  
  

OPTION 2:

• Curbside garbage pick-up
• Convenient recycling and compost material drop-off sites (i.e. near community mailboxes)
• Large items and special waste collection building within the community center (approx.. 50’ by 50’ building)
  
  

Advantages:

• Compostable material finds a safe home – no rodent or bear attraction
• Reduces community costs to have owners separate and drop off recycling and composting material in a
• centralized location
• Increases community incentive to have convenient drop-off locations
  
  

Disadvantages:

• Education required on what to separate and where to drop it off.
  
  

OPTION 3:

• Curbside garbage pick-up
• Residents drop-off recyclables and compost at a waste recycling center located away from the community centre (i.e. Cattle Ranch site)
• Residents drop off larger and special waste at the waste and recycling center
  
  

Advantages:

• All waste and recyclables brought to one location
• Non-Band or Community Members will be allowed to use the facility
  
  

Disadvantages:

• High cost for capital and operation of the facility
• Liability and security risk with this centralized facility
• Residents have to make special trips to deliver recyclables and compost
• Education required on what to separate and where to drop it odd. 

To learn more about our Comprehensive Community Plan click here.

CANCELLED: Rescheduled for February 17th, 2011

Wednesday January 18th at 1:00 p.m. at the Seabird Island Band Office.

The Seabird Island Band would like to invite it's Band Members to participate in our upcoming Quarterly Band Meeting. On the agenda:

• Welcome – Chief Clem Seymour
• Dinner
• Strategic Plan Update
• ILM Project Update
• College Update
• Education Committee Election
• Membership Update (Membership Referendum)
• Election Code Review
• Health - Non Insured Benefits Health Update
• UN Declaration (Human Rights)
• Sports Guidelines Update
• General Q & A
• Closing Remarks

Please Note: Only Seabird Island Band Members can participate in discussions regarding Band business and only Seabird Island Band Members are elegible to win door prizes.

The Seabird Island Gas Bar is happy to announce that it is increasing its Status Discount to 0.16 per litre. This means that when you use your status card at the Seabird Island Gas Bar you receive 0.16 cents off each litre you purchase.

Did you know that in the 1880’s Chief Michel of Yale was considered Seabird Island’s first Chief? Since 1880, Seabird Island has only had 7 Chiefs.

1880’s – Chief Michel of Yale
1940 – Chief Harry Joseph
1953 – Chief Alfred Hope
1957 – Chief Vincent Harris
1971 – Grand Chief Archie Charles
1997 – Chief Wayne Bobb Sr.
2003 – Chief Clem Seymour