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NOTICE: Program Intake Dates
Jan 27 Major Contribution Program
$400,000.00
Feb 24 Food Security Program $80,000.00
Feb 24 Youth Program
$150,000.00
Mar 2 Arts Program $15,374.00
Aug 30 Post Secondary Grant $88,500.00

There will be a Gwaii Trust Youth Board and Alternates meeting scheduled for January 8th 2012 10:00am - 3:00pm in the community of Queen Charlotte City at the QCC community hall. See you all there Gwaii Trust Board Members! If you have any questions please call the Skidegate Gwaii Trust Office. 250-559-8883

Please visit the Youth Board of Directors link for information

NOTICE
Education Programs

To the Post Secondary Students and Mature Student Bursary applicants:
In order to receive your grant please forward your official transcript along with a cover letter stating your requests to the Old Massett Office. Once our office receives your transcript we will notify you via email that a chouse will be mailed out within 5 to 10 business days.

If you have not received your payment by the end of February 2012 or have any questions please call the Project Officer, Debbie Crosby at the Skidegate office 1-877-559-8883, 250-559-8883 or via email debbie.crosby@gwaiitrust.com

Mailing Address:
Gwaii Trust Society
PO Box 588
Massett, Haida Gwaii
V0T 1M0

 

Just a little reminder to the PSG and MSB Applicants

To the Post Secondary Students and Mature Student Bursary applicants:
Please forward all official transcripts along with a cover letter stating your requests to the Old Massett Office. Once our office receives your transcript we will notify you via email that a cheque will be mailed out within 5 to 10 business days.

If you have not received your payment by the end of February 2012 please call the Project Officer, Debbie Crosby at the Skidegate office 1-877-559-8883, 250-559-8883 or via email debbie.crosby@gwaiitrust.com

The Gwaii Trust Project Office will be away starting December 12th and returning January 3rd 2012.

Mailing Address:
Gwaii Trust Society
PO Box 588
Massett, Haida Gwaii
V0T 1M0

Reminder to all Mature Student/Travel Assistant Applicants, please review the MSB/TAP Guidelines before you submit your application to make sure you qualify for the grant.ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TWO WEEKS PRIOR COURSE START DATE OR DEPARTURE DATE.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Haida Gwaii

Gwaii Trust Holiday Hours - both offices will be closed December 23- noon and re open January 3 2012. Please visit the "Latest News" links for updates.

The first Gwaii Trust Youth Board of Directors/Alternates meeting is scheduled for January 8th 2012 /Time: 10:00--4:00/ All Gwaii Trust Board of Directors /Alternates, Youth Board/Alternates and GT Youth Committee members are all invited to attend this meeting.

The meeting will be in the community of Skidegate at Kaay in classroom #1 see you all there.
For more information please visit the Youth Committee link.


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You are all invited to attend the
Gwaii Trust Society's
Annual General Meeting
Date: December 3rd 2011
Place: In the Community of Port Clements, Haida Gwaii
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00 pm
Venue: Port Clements Community Hall

The Gwaii Trust Society would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!


Gwaii Trust Program Intakes for 2011/2012
Please apply online at www.gwaiitrust.com use our electronic applications.
Below are the following program intakes remaining in the Gwaii Trust 2011/2012 fiscal year:
Dec 03                   AGM Port Clements – Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
Jan 27                   Major Program                            400,000.00
Feb 24                  Food Security Program                80,000.00
March 02              Arts Program                              12,374.00
TB                        Youth Program                           150,000.00
Aug 31                  Post Secondary Grant                 75,000.00
Open Allocations:
Travel Assistant Program                                        120,000.00
Mature Student Bursary Program                             125,000.00
Special Initiatives in Education                                 50,000.00

NOTE: all programs intakes are required to be submitted by 4:30 pm on or before the deadline date. Open program applications must be submitted two weeks before the program event is occurring, and will be decisional at the next regularly scheduled Gwaii Trust Board of Directors meeting.


 

Reminder to all Mature Student Applicants, please review the MSB Guidelines before you submit your application to make sure you qualify for the grant. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TWO WEEKS PRIOR COURSE START DATE. posted Nov 7th 2011

 

Reminder to all Travel Assistant Applicants, please review the TAP Guidelines before you submit your application to make sure you qualify for assistance. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TWO WEEKS PRIOR DEPARTURE. posted Oct 31 2011

 

Please Note: The Gwaii Trust Society  would like to apologize for the mix up with the dates from the last scheduled public Info session the Trust held in Queen Charlotte and would like to offer another session in Queen Charlotte to accommodate those who missed our last public session. Everyone is welcome to attend please mark the date on your calendar!  For more information visit our “Latest News” link for updates at www.gwaiitrust.com .

Place: Queen Charlotte/Skidegate
Venue: Queen Charlotte Community Hall
Date: November  14st 2011
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
(other groups maybe  present)

 

Upcoming Program Intakes

SIE Program Open (another intake Oct 28th 2011)
Arts Workshop component Open
Mature Student Bursary Open
Travel Assistance Program Open

Food Security Program October 28th 2011 (4:30pm)
Christmas 2011 Program October 28th 2011 (4:30pm)

please fill out an electronic application

posted: Oct 26th 2011

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Attention

Our call for expressions of interest in the Gwaii Trust Arts Committee has been extended to November 4th 2011.  

The Gwaii Trust Board of Directors is seeking to fill vacancies on our Arts committee. Artist, arts enthusiasts, arts educators, arts advocates, administrators are all encouraged to apply.

Committee members recommend grant applications to the Gwaii Trust Board based on merit and need of the applicant, and make policy recommendations to the Board regarding programming and procedure of the Arts program.

If this sounds like a committee you would be interested in learning more about do not hesitate to contact either one of our Gwaii Trust offices.

Information packages are available upon request or please visit our arts program on our web site at: www.gwaiitrust.com  Or check out our “Latest News” link at:  http://www.gwaiitrust.com/latestnews.html

PO Box 588
Masset BC V0T 1M0
Phone:  1-250-626-3654/ Fax: 1-250-626-3261 (Masset Office)
Phone: 1-250-559-8883/ Fax:1-250-559-8876 (Skidegate Office)

 

October 19th 2011 1:48pm

 

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Gwaii Trust Arts Program

Update Information about the Arts Program

First program intake: October 7th 2011 Budget $15,000.00
Successful applicants will be notified the next business day after the Gwaii Trust Board Meeting dated October 22nd 2011.

Second program intake:March 2nd 2012 Budget $10,000.00 plus remaining allocation from the last call $5,374.00 for a total of $15,374.00.
Cut off Time: 4:30pm

Arts workshop component:
Open all year on a first come first serve basis Budget $10,000.00


This program is limited to residents of Haida Gwaii and is intended to benefit the artists of Haida Gwaii in their quest to give full expression to their talents. It contemplates the arts in a holistic context ranging over two and three dimensional works, painting, drawing, weaving, carvings, sculptures, performing arts, film, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc.

The Gwaii Trust Arts Program has four funding elements, three with two deadline dates this year: Mentoring, Collaborative, and Education/Training.

The workshop component has no deadline date and is "a first-come first-served". Please refer to our committees link for the Arts Committee contact information. We encourage you to contact the committee or one of the staff at the Gwaii Trust offices.

October 20th 2011 1:48pm

 

Archived Latest News

The Gwaii Trust's Managing Administrator Errol Winter is available at the south end office on Monday's and Wednesday's 10:00am - 4:30 pm. If you would like to schedule a meeting with Errol please call Debbie Crosby at the Skidegate office.

 

 

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The Trust is Offering Public Info Session

The Gwaii Trust is offering public information sessions in each community. The Trust has committed to be in each community (excepting those where we already have offices) at least one day per month, to allow those communities more direct access to staff to answer questions, or simply talk about their community and the Trust.
The Executive Director Errol Winter, Senior Executive Assistant Debbie Crosby, will be your host for these informal sessions. The Trust is inviting all interested area constituents to attend. Members of the public are encouraged to share their comments, concerns, questions and accolades.
In an effort to maximize efficiencies the Trust is planning to invite other organizations to these sessions so we could help build a better relationship and foster broader communication by being available to the public at large. If your organization is interested in participating please call Errol Winter at the Old Massett office or Debbie Crosby at the Skidegate office.
 Below are the dates that the Gwaii Trust will be available in your community. Please feel free to call in advance if you have any questions or concerns.  Everyone is welcome to attend!

Place: Queen Charlotte/Skidegate
Venue: Queen Charlotte Community Hall
Date: Tuesday, October 18 2011
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Place: Port Clements
Venue: Port Clements Community Hall
Date: Wednesday, November 16th 2011
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm

Place: Old Massett
Venue: Old Massett Community Hall
Date: Wednesday, January 18th 2012
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm


PO Box 588
Masset BC V0T 1M0
Phone:  1-250-626-3654/ Fax: 1-250-626-3261 (Masset Office)
Phone: 1-250-559-8883/ Fax:1-250-559-8876 (Skidegate Office)

 

Gwaii Trust Report to the CHN House of Assembly 2011

posted October 13th 2011

NOTICE - Project Officer

Debbie Crosby is the project officer for all island projects. If you have any questions about our Post Secondary Grant Program, Travel Assistant Program, Mature Student Bursary Program please contact Debbie Crosby at the Skidegate office at 250-559-8883 or via email debbie.crosby@gwaiitrust.com she is our new Project Officer for all programs in the north and south end. PLease feel free to call either one of our offices if you have any questions.

Sept 29 2011

Upcoming Program Intakes

SIE Program Open (Oct 28th 2011)
Arts Workshop component Open (Oct 7th 2011)
Mature Student Bursary Open
Travel Assistance Program Open

Arts Program October 7th 2011
Food Security Program October 28th 2011
Christmas 2011 Program October 28th 2011

Reminder to all Travel Assistant Applicants, please review the TAP Guidelines before you submit your application to make sure you qualify for assistance. posted Sept 21 2011

The 2010/2011 approved Post Secondary Grant applications are now posted under the PSG Approvals link. The Gwaii Trust funded 59 students this year totaling $75,000.00.

2011/2012 Mature Student Bursary applications are now posted under the "Successful applicants" link. posted Sept 21 2011

Gwaii Trust Newsletter: Volume 09/2011 posted Sept 16th/11

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NOTICE
Gwaii Trust Program Intakes for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2011/2012
(Sep 01st 2011 – Dec 31st 2011)

  • September 01st 2011 -University Tours  $30,000.00
  • September 01st 2011 - High School Bursary $40,000.00
  • September 01st 2011 -Travel Assistance Program Intake  $30,000.00
  • September 01st 2011- MSB Program Intake $31,250.00
  • September 01st 2011 -SIE Program Intake Open $50,000.00
  • September 01st 2011 - Arts Workshop Component Open $10,000.00
  • October 07th 2011      - Arts Program Intake $15,000.00
  • October 28th 2011      - Christmas Program Intake $60,000.00
  • October 28th 2011 - Food Security Program  $80,000.00

This year the Travel Assistant Program and Mature Student Bursary Program will be disbursed on a quarterly basis $30,000.00 Sept-Dec, $30,000.00 Jan-April, $30,000.00 May- Aug.

 For more information please visit our website under Programs or please feel free to contact either one of our offices.

Gwaii Trust Society PO Box 588 Masset BC V0T 1M0 / Gwaii Trust Society PO Box 1257 Skidegate BC V0T 1S1 Phone:  1-250-626-3654/ Fax: 1-250-626-3261 (Masset Office)  / Phone: 1-250-559-8883/ Fax:1-250-559-8876 (Skidegate Office)

Posted September 2 2011

 

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