News from Huu-ay-aht Council, Ha-wiih Council, and Peoples Assembly.
Public Notice for September Session of Legislature – August 11, 2014
Want to learn more about the potential LNG project for Sarita Bay and get your questions answered directly by Executive Council members and Steelhead LNG Vice Presidents? HFN citizens are invited to attend the following drop-in Community Engagement Sessions:
Port Alberni on Monday August 11 at the Friendship Centre (3555 4th ave) for lunch from 11:30 to 2:00 and for dinner from 4:00-7:30.
Anacla on Tuesday August 12 at the HFN Office for lunch between 1:00-4:30 pm and for dinner at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Vancouver on Wednesday August 13 at the Aboriginal Mothers’ Centre (2019 Dundas St.) for dinner between 4:00-7:00 pm.
The theme for this month is “What is the Opportunity Development Agreement?” and the running theme for all monthly sessions will be LNG 101. Presentations will be followed by open house style conversations with plenty of opportunity for one-on-one conversations with HFN Executive Council members about LNG and all other topics of interest to citizens.
Hope to see you there!
Last week, we launched a new Facebook page to share news and information from Huu-ay-aht First Nations government.
Because we are a government organization and not an individual, using a Profile under “Uyaqhmis” to post news and updates to the existing Huu-ay-aht First Nations Facebook group violates Facebook’s Terms of Reference. For this reason, Facebook can shut down the Uyaqmis profile at any point without notice. If we were to continue to use this profile and it did get shut down, we would temporarily be unable to communicate important news to HFN citizens using Facebook. For this reason, the Huu-ay-aht First Nations page will be replacing our profile. The Huu-ay-aht First Nations Group, which has over 600 members, will be left in place to provide a forum for discussion between HFN members.
This coming fall, the Uyaqhmis profile will be shut down completely, meaning that no news will be posted to the HFN group. If you want to know about the location of upcoming Community Rounds, where and when fish distribution will be happening, and other important information, please visit and “Like” our Facebook Page (which can be found at http://ow.ly/zGz0T), regularly.
In just one week, over 130 followers have liked our new Page! If you haven’t already, it’s as simple as following the link above, clicking “Like” and the Page will be added to your newsfeed. If you “like” our new Page during the month of August, you will be eligible to win prizes through our weekly #HFNpride contest. Simply “Like” the page, answer the contest question posed for that week, and if your comment receives the most likes before the contest deadline, you win! Prizes will vary week by week, please see the HFN Facebook page for more details.
Thank you for your understanding as we make this transition to the new Huu-ay-aht First Nations Facebook Page. Remember to visit regularly for up-to-date news and events.
Interested in learning more about the recent announcement of an Opportunity Development Agreement between Huu-ay-aht First Nations and Steelhead LNG? Check out the links below for the Press Release as well as the presentation slides presented by Council at the Community Rounds between July 6-8th:
On July 6-7, Ha’wiih and Executive Council made an important announcement to Huu-ay-aht citizens about signing an Opportunity Development Agreement (ODA) to work together to explore developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on HFN-owned land at Sarita Bay. If you were unable to attend, this document is a great place to get started to get caught up on the news (you can also pick up a hard copy in our Anacla and Pt. Alberni office):
