Programs and Services

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The Educational Cultural Exchange Allowance funding is for Member students wanting to participate in international and domestic educational cultural exchange programs.

Each Member is entitled to 50% of the program cost with a lifetime maximum of $1,500. Program costs must be a minimum of $400 to qualify for an allowance. 

Application  | Educational Cultural Exchange Policy

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We provide assistance to Members when a family experiences the loss of a loved one. The WFN funeral assistance policy has been adopted to provide assistance to the family in these most difficult times.

Available assistance

Financial assistance for the surviving family of a deceased WFN Member by providing a financial subsidy to help cover funeral costs up to a maximum benefit payout of $3,500.

 FUNERAL ASSISTANCE BENEFTIS APPLICATION

Site Preparation. Westbank First Nation will bear the costs of site preparation for individuals interred on WFN Lands. Site preparation costs for other sites will be the responsibility of the deceased’s family or representative and be included in the benefit coverage amount

Additional in-kind services pertaining to funerals can be provided to the family of the deceased at no cost to the family. These additional services MUST be requested by the family by completing the WFN Member Funeral Benefit Application form, available from the Membership Services department.

Additional in-kind service may include: Pine box (outer casing), obtaining pitch post, preparation of pitch post, delivery of firewood, and WFN facility rental fee.

Contact: Membership Services  |  T 250 768 0227  |  E-mail

stqáʔtkʷɬniw̓t sqilxʷ/Westbank First Nation (WFN) recognizes the need for each iʔ sqilxʷ tl̓ stqáʔtkʷɬniw̓t/Member to benefit from development on Westbank Lands and the financial prosperity that WFN is able to generate. Member Dividends are a way to share WFN’s wealth with individual Members while also ensuring that WFN remains in a financially strong position.

Policy 2015-56 Member Dividend

Contact: Membership Services  |  T 250 768 0227  |  E-mail

As a client of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), you automatically get a Pacific Blue Cross Member Profile as part of our Health Benefits Program. Your profile is unique to you. Your Status Number doubles as your Pacific Blue Cross Member ID number. 

Follow the tutorials below to set up your Member Profile and to download the App.

Pacific Blue Cross Member Profile Tutorial

Pacific Blue Cross App

For more information visit the benefits section of the FNHA Website.

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The syilx Heritage and Culture Development Funding Policy was created so that Members can access funding to attend educational syilx cultural events on a first come-first serve basis.

WFN Member adults may apply for a maximum of $500 per fiscal year.  WFN Member minors may apply for a maximum of $250 per fiscal year. 

To be eligible for funding, Members must:

• Submit a completed syilx Heritage and Culture Development Funding Application to the Membership Services Manager.
• Meet with the Membership Services Manager to review the application at least 10 business days before the start of the activity for which funding is being sought. 
• Be in good financial standing with any financial agreements between them and WFN at the time of submitting the application. 
• Exemplify syilx character traits, including but not limited to, respect, politeness, courtesy, honour, and accountability in their relationships with WFN staff and Members.
• Have a plan in place for how they intend to use the training or teaching they will receive with the funding to promote, in a meaningful way, syilx Heritage and Culture within the WFN community.