One of our most exciting accomplishments is having George Leach as our entertainment after the banquette. He is from the Lilloette area and was pleased to be able to put on a performance for the evening. Everyone will enjoy this entertainment. If you have heard George Leach before you will be very please that he will be at the 2003 Visions.

We have also received a great response from several companies providing a financial contribution: BC Hydro, Regional Power Inc. Cloudworks Energy Inc. Squamish Lil’wat 2010 Aboriginal Secretariat, B & B Forestry, Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Habitat and Enhancement Branch and CRB Logging. We would like to thank the above companies for their contributions to assist with this great event.

Invitation letters to prominent members of the Mount Currie area along with the Visions Poster and Registration form will be sent out next week. The poster and registration form will also be put on the FRAFS website for your convenience. You can fax or e-mail your registration form to Roberta Souriol at (250) 828-2756 or [email protected] or to Katrina Williams at (604) 894-6163 or [email protected].

The Spirit of Aboriginal Youth magazine is looking at doing a feature article for Visions 2003. They had George Leach as their feature article last month. This will be ideal for good publicity for this event.

The Aboriginal Network will be approached to film this years Visions. That is exciting news. The members of the Planning Committee are working very hard to make the 2003 Visions a great success.

We are looking for First Nations to do presentations on projects that they are implementing and would like to share their successes at our Conference. The Technical Committee members will be available to assist in putting presentations together.

We are also looking for presentations from Fisheries & Oceans Canada and other Fisheries organizations. Please contact Ken Wilson at [email protected] if you are interesting in doing a presentation at this year’s Visions in Shared Management Workshop.

My position with the Fraser River Aboriginal Fisheries Secretariat may be coming to an end. I have received my notice from the Secwepemc Fisheries Commission for March 6, 2003 to be my last day. I have vacation time and severance that I have to use before March 31, 2003. Unless the funding goes through my last day will be March 6, 2003.

Feb. 18, 19 & 20, 2003 – BCAFC Annual General Assembly in North Vancouver. For more information contact Jen at (604) 913-9061.

Feb. 18, 2003 – Communications Meeting in North Vancouver. For more information contact Elaine Kinequon at (604) 913-9061.

Feb. 21, 2003 – Tier One Meeting in Tsawwassen at the Band Office, 131 Tssawwassen Drive. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m..

Feb. 24, 2003 - Ad Hoc Fraser River Technical Workshop in Prince George, BC at the Native Friendship Centre from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Feb. 26, 2003 – Ad Hoc Fraser River Technical Workshop in Kamloops, BC at the Secwepemc Fisheries Commission office from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Feb. 27, 2003 – Fraser Watershed Aboriginal Fisheries Forum meeting in Kamloops, BC at the Secwepemc Fisheries Commission office from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00.p.m.

Feb 28, 2003 – Ad Hock Fraser River Technical Workshop in Chilliwack, BC at the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

March 4, 2003 – Visions 2003 Planning Committee Conference Call at 10:00 a.m.