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2024-02-01 Safety and Documentary Film Night Debrief

Date

February 1, 2024

Attendees

Meghan Tomlin, Dylan Harry, Daniel Kempling, Desiree Bulger, Samantha DanielsDaniels, Jess Harry

Agenda

  • review the event
  • do any follow up action items

Notes

Feedback of Safety Concerns from Comments Box

  • help for families with snowstorm (e.g. who to contact during office closures re: Frozen pipes)
  • earthquakes 
  • forest fires
  • patrols at night (what is the purpose, feeling of being spied on by members)
  • providing lanterns for power outages (there was not enough lanterns for everyone in first round)
  • who checks on elders and singles during emergencies? - George Harry is going to emergency operations training which is a first step

Meghan

  • where is Malahat Nation's emergency water supply? Can this be funded by an |Environment program or Daniels funding to get a supply in the emergency Sea Can?
  • Need a way for members to get assistance for safety issues after hours
  • concern about road access during floods - there have been washouts before/mudslides
  • Providing Generators for personal households might be useful
  • Daniel's wife at event ? Was that appropriate - she asked for first aid kit but funding is for community
  • Pieter had 2 people with him who were from Washington - we were never informed. How to handle this? - follow up with Pieter about this

Samantha

  • Sitting together as a team (Environment team/Daniel etc.)
  • put Name tags on 
  • Posters of anything else we are doing in the community
  • better way of handing out invites to event/ notices for event (Facebook is not good for everyone - some people did not know about event)
  • Sam had to share event on her personal Facebook due to some members being blocked on Malahat event

Jess

    introductions about background is important at events (e.g. ancestry) Hul'qumi'num language - members are typically impressed but there needs to be caution because not everyone has access to language learning, be cautious about sharing opportunities to learn the language bring community member staff for buddy communications  Clam Garden tour via boat plan Elders activities after Elder lunch Talk to Rose Harry - about best ideas Rose is good at leading interactive workshops (e.g. Food Preserving - drying clams, seaweed collection) some Youth and some elders 3 door prizes instead of one big one kid focused movies coloring station was a good idea have Cassie / Kathy do the chatting with members offering coffee time in the Environment Office to chat with members talk to Elders about the idea of starting a Working Group first

    Des

      schedule 1 hour for take down

      Action Items

      • put first aid kits back in sea can/coffee stuff away - Meghan
      • upload photos to ENV - photos - Sam
      • order Patagonia clothes for winner - Meghan
      • deliver/coordinate pick-up for Patagonia prize to winner (Wes Edwards) - Sam
      • order Name Tags for events - Sam
      • talk to Melissa about Patrols  - Des
      can we do another round of Lantern distribution with funds - Daniel follow up with Melissa on Emergency Numbers to Call - Melissa
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