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Members of Snuneymuxw First Nation are offered many opportunities including employment, training projects, vocational education and career counseling. These initiatives are supported by training programs, resume writing, assistance with job applications, job search, interview skill training, placement, information and new job follow-up and support. First Nations construction crews working on the new multipurpose administration building on the First Nations reserve. The $1.5 million project will house the band office, council chambers, treaty office, daycare and health clinic. The projected occupancy date for the facility is set for July 1, 1999.
Unloading totes for the distribution of fish to SFN members. Below, SFN members monitor the numbers of fish in the Nanaimo River using this fish counting station.
Many SFN projects provide opportunities for on-the-job training Below, workers install a new storm drainage system on reserve #1.
Below is the New Forest Opportunities building on reserve #1. This provincial government initiative was set up to assist unemployed forestry workers find new work, or undertake retraining programs to improve their skillset. First Nations workers were specifically targetted by the program. By locating the offices on the reserve, native workers are better served and support jobs for SFN members were created.
Snuneymuxw First Nation took its economic and traditional interest in shellfish harvesting a step further in 1997 when it bought 23 percent interest in Unique Seafoods, a shellfish processing and marketing company. SFN's Fisheries Council was looking for economic development ventures that would provide band members with jobs and offer a return on the community's investment.
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