ate – TBD

This notice is to all BON Members to advise that the BON Lands Department is seeking Land Advisory Committee Members to sit on a Committee to provide advice to the Land Department and Chief and Council on Land related matters under the BON Land Code.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF LAND COMMITTEE

25.1 The Council shall establish by resolution a Land Committee, which will be responsible for the following:

  1. a) assist with the development of the land administration system;
  2. b) advise Council and its staff on matters respecting Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Land;
  3. c) recommend Land Laws, resolutions, policies and practices respecting Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Land to the Council;
  4. d) hold regular and special Community Meetings of Members to discuss land issues and make recommendations to Council on the resolution of these land issues;
  5. e) to assist in the communication of land issues between Band Members and the Council;
  6. f) to oversee community approvals under this Land Code; and
  7. g) any other duties delegated by resolution or Land Law.

ELIGIBILITY

26.1 Any Eligible Voter, is eligible for appointment to the Land Committee upon the submission of the “request for membership application”, except for the following persons:

  1. a) any person who has been declared by an appropriate court as a bankrupt or who is under the supervision of a Trustee;
  1. b) any person who has been convicted of an indictable offence during the past 5 years; or
  1. c) any person who has been convicted, or is pending a trial or disposition, of corrupt practice including the acceptance of a bribe, extortion, dishonesty or wrongful conduct.

TERM OF OFFICE

26.2 The term of office for a Land Committee member shall be two (2) years, commencing from the date of appointment by the Council.

FOR A COPY OF THE REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PLEASE CONTACT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT BY EMAIL OR PHONE OR IN PERSON BY APPOINTMENT.

DYLAN KENSICK, LANDS MANAGER
OFFICE: 204-766-2494
CELL: 204-904-7976