live out loud, quesnel!

Location: Quesnel, BC

Date: 

Present:

1. Reading and approval of the agenda

2. Reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting

3. Council Executive

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4. The French/English Dictionary Is My Best Friend Committee (c3)

• (activity) on (date) for c1.1.1

5. Jolly Green Giant Committee (c5+6)

• 0/0 for (activity) on (date) for c1.1.1

6. Blue Man Group Committee (c7)

• 0/0 for (activity) on (date) for c1.1.1

7. Dashboard Update

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8. Message from Project Leader

9. Varia

10.  Next KCC theme and date:

Hello Katima-Oversite Committee,

This is Bill Summer here. Living out  loud in Quesnel, British Coloumbia, 5 hours from his hometown of Hudson’s Hope.

I refuse to do house manager reports, but this a suitable alternative. I took over as house manager with Logan Cerminara on Monday Morning. Our Katima-christmas went really well. We went sledding, reflected on the reason’s for joining Katimavik, opened presents @ midnight, volunteered to help the less fortunate, had a 10 minute/10 dollar Walmart christmas, and found out who was our secret santa. Technically, we had 3 days of Christmas, which is pretty awesome.

Now we are gearing up to have Katima-New Years in Prince George. Logan and I spent the last 2 days preparing meals for Thursday and Friday. Overall, it was a lot of hard work but we had a lot of help this week with everyone being home. It’s called “house managing” and that’s exactly what we did. Delegating tasks that we couldn’t do ourselves, and asking for help when we needed it. Co-operation in other words.

I also found out about something that is completely ridiculous: Katima-shakes are against Katimavik Standards. That right there, goes off the scale of lame. For me, that takes away something about Katimavik that I loved. We are volunteers, and human beings for that matter, so I think we are entitled to have fun. If you aren’t having fun, then you aren’t doing it right. More on this later…

Today, we went to a crochet workshop which was okay but afterwards when walking home, a member of our group collapsed. We brought him back inside to the old folks home to be looked @ by nurses. It was an emotional moment, but when the paramedics came and asked if we were friend or family members, I realized something really important. I felt so worried for someone who 3 months ago was a total stranger. At that moment, I realized how much of a Katima-family we really have become. We really are there for each other in a moment of need. I never thought I could have those sort of feelings for people other than my immediate family.

Thanks for listening, 

Bill

The new group and I said goodbye on December 1st, and I wish them the best in Hamilton.

Hello, new group! Welcome to Q-town!

-Anny

Arielle facilitated a fantastic workshop that had each of us in the “hot seat,” soaking in all the warm fuzzies people were giving. Here’s a snippet about each person to help us remember why we admire them and to remember that they admire us - especially on those hard days.

Chris is like Iver Johnson! Everybody goes to talk to him when they need somebody. He takes his work seriously, but he takes time to relax when he needs it. It’s like sunshine when Chris smiles. He’s like a big pillow. He’s comfortable and fun to be around.

Jean approaches all things with joy. He’s really funny, but he’s also sensitive and reaches out to other people. He talks about what he loves, and his passion is contagious. He’s really generous and always doing something nice.

Natalie works so hard to take care of other people. She’s a really good peer-to-peer leader. She’s like a big sleeping bag, and when people are around her, they’re warm. She has a certain confidence. She’s like a Scout, always prepared.

Sonia always has a smile on her face. She cares and she’s the definition of a silent leader. She has a beautiful personality and a beautiful outlook on life. She makes all the tasks she has to do into things that add to her life positively. 

Brandon is honest with people and believes that what people think should matter. He doesn’t feel awkwardness and he’s true to himself. He’s always thinking and he doesn’t let his emotions cloud his decisions. He tries to understand other people.

Sunny’s laugh is contagious. She always chooses to laugh. She’s observant and sensitive to how her actions affect other people. She’s like a koala, comfortable to be around. She supports people as their friend, but she’ll tell them the truth, which shows she really cares.

Andréanne has a thirst for learning. She challenges people to defend their opinions, but she also admits her faults with grace. She’s a great teacher because she’s always prepared and she gets it done right. She works so hard and she’s rewarded for it.

Avery’s a super person. He’s always willing to help. He sees when people are down, and he goes to see what he can do about it. But, he’s also good at letting the group battle it out before he speaks up. Whenever he does, though, he’s creative and has good ideas.

Hollie has a very calming presence. She waits for the perfect time to enter a conversation and when she does, it’s always meaningful. Her smile is like a can of concentrated spray cheese - all the smiles she hasn’t shown in one big smile! The concentration of smiles.

Arielle wants to see everyone reach their full potential. She pushes people regarding their views and people can talk to her forever. She really listens. She’s strong and confident. She can find fault in herself, accept it, and then try to improve. 

Lyle is so committed and he’s a great supporter. He’s like a Tasmanian devil, a tornado of energy and laughter. He has great energy and genuinely wants to get to know everybody. He’s full of life and lives with passion. He’s golden.

Anny is lots of fun and she’s always ready to go. She listens to both sides of the story and makes sure everybody can express themselves. She’s really caring and puts her heart into what she does. She tries to see the positive in everything. She has a joie de vivre.

AIM is a program to help anglophone to learn french. It’s a program where every word has a gesture. The group agree that they didn’t see the half-hour passed. We all agree that it’s a good way to learn french and it’s easy to understand. At the end, we vote on to do twice half-hour of AIM per week.

During this activity our group was interested to learn about the Native culture within the Quesnel area. History, legends, Native Bands and how to make dream catchers were many topics discussed during this time. We also learned about how Bands have their own songs and that if you want to play them or sing them then you must first ask for approval: almost like a copyright. Policies for building on burial grounds were discussed as well. Everyone enjoyed hearing stories from the different regions across Canada and found the activity very fun and informative. However, some of the participants were not fully involved in the discussion.