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A P R I L 2021 ME S S E NG E R
A Message from President Herb Lehr HOPING YOU ARE SAFE M e s s a g e f r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t
What a start we have had to 2021 – exciting news and challenging developments: Bill 57, K to 6 Draft Curriculum release, 1976 Coal Policy changes, Federal Budget, COVID-19 vaccination program rollout, on top of our regular Metis General Council ongoing work. First, I am so proud of the work our Metis Settlements General Council Executive and the health teams have been doing across all the settlements in recent weeks. We have moved forward with an effective, and efficient COVID-19 vaccine rollout program. We are on track to achieving our COVID vaccine goals. I want to take this opportunity to thank the many people that have worked and dedicated so much effort to make this all happen. The health of our communities has been in your hands, and we are so grateful to each one of you. I also want to thank the many of you across our Settlement Communities who have gone out and received your vaccine shot. It is important for each of us do our part to ensure we protect our elders, our community and our future. Each vaccination that is delivered gets us closer to stabilizing the COVID numbers and combatting this terrible virus. Much work has been done, and much more remains to be done. To learn more about the vaccine rollout and information about the vaccinations, I encourage you to read the comprehensive information in this Messenger. We also created a video in March to talk about the vaccine. I invite settlement members to watch it here: https://vimeo.com/520155837 On a far less positive note, these past weeks also saw us in a race against time with the Government of Alberta’s tabling of Bill 57: The Metis Settlements Amendment Act. The government tabled the Bill on March 11th and we have been working every day to ensure that our Metis people are properly informed of these changes that will impact each one of us deeply. We have sought legal counsel, we have met as an Assembly on impacts and next steps, and we are working hard to ensure
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