2021 AGA Lands and Resources Sector Council Chair Report

Sector Chair’s Message

By Sandra Luke
Yaqan Nukʔiy Councillor
Lands and Resources Sector Council, Chair

Kiʔsuʔk Kyukyit,

There have been many changes within the organization.

First order of business, I would like to welcome Lillian Rose to the table, our new representative for ʔakisq̓nuk.

Since Covid hit it has put a toll on the daily business where the staff had to adjust to working from home to millions of Zoom meetings. I must give credit to the staff for all their hard work, especially with the unexpected changes in the organization.

September 2020 of last year, there was a big changeover in directors at KNC.

Ray Warden, the Director of the Lands and Resources Sector went to the Education and Employment Sector.

Drum roll please!

I want to welcome Debbie Whitehead as our Interim Director.

This was only supposed to be for a few months, but turned out to be a year. On behalf of the Lands Sector Council, a huge thanks to Debbie Whitehead for all of your hard work getting the Lands Department into shape, as well as the Lands Sector Council.

Debbie Whitehead will be returning to the Social Sector in September 2021 and on behalf of the Lands Sector Council, I would like to welcome Vickie Thomas as the new Director of the Lands and Resources Sector.

On behalf of the Lands Sector Council, I wish Ray Warden all the best in your future endures and thank you for all your dedication to the Lands and Resources for a number of years.

Finally, a huge, huge thank you to Crystal Philips for all your hard work as the Administration Assistant for Lands and Resources Sector. Saying that, on behalf of the Lands Sector Council we wish you luck in your new role as the Quality Assurance Administrator in the Lands Department.

For the past year the Lands and Resource Sector has been working hard with staff to work together plus collectively as an organization. Thanks to Stan Chung for getting us together to strategizing and working to have a common goal.

Organizational Chart in place, Land Advisory Committee (LAC) in place, Lands and Resources Charters and working on the Lands and Resources 3 year work plan.

In closing, I would like to thank the Staff, the Director and my Colleagues of the Lands and Resources for their hard work through this pandemic. I hope you all have a good summer, stay safe, stay healthy and stay cool as temperature may rise!

Taxa,

Sandra Luke

Yaqan Nukʔiy Councillor

Lands and Resources Sector Council, Chair