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Contact: Membership Services  |  T 250 768 0227  |  Email

General programs and services specific to Westbank First Nation Members are listed below. For more information, please contact the Membership Services department. For programs related to education, youth, early years, health and wellness, and recreation, refer to the left-side menu.

Big White Season Pass

Contact: Membership Services  |  E-mail

 All WFN Members are able to receive a Season Pass to Big White. Winter passes are limited to lift facilitates for access to skiing and snowboarding. Summer passes include mountain biking and hiking.

Passes are not available through Membership Services.

Passes can be collected in the following ways:

  • Members can make their way to our Down Town office located at 1894 Ambrosi Road (open Monday to Friday 8:00am-4:30pm) or on mountain at the Village Center Mall Ticket office (Open 8:00am-4:30pm).
  • ID is required in order to verify the Member with the list supplied by Westbank First Nation. Anyone Member who has a letter (from Membership Services) can still come in and we still take the letter as well (as done in previous years).
  • Anyone under the age of 19 will need a parent or legal guardian to sign the waiver at the time of pass collection. Waivers must be signed by anyone wanting to a seasons pass. This can also be done prior to a pass being collect by heading to the Downtown office, incase the parents or legal guardian are unable to make it up to the mountain.
  • Photos will need to taken for all passes and can be done at the time of processing.

 

Cabin Construction on Crown Land

Contact: Intergovernmental Affairs  |  T 250-769-4999

Policy 2020-02 Cabin Construction on Crown Land has been developed to outline the requirements associated with constructing, using, and monitoring Cabins on Crown Land to ensure they are constructed and used in a responsible and sustainable manner. Constructing Cabins on Crown Land enables WFN Members to use those lands for traditional practices and activities, while acting as responsible stewards of the tmxʷulaʔxʷ/land.

If you have any questions about the policy or the process for Members, please contact Intergovernmental Affairs by phone at 250-769-2440. Alternatively, you can email Jeniffer Bellingham at jbellingham@wfn.ca, or Raf De Guevara at rdeguevara@wfn.ca.

Cabin Construction Policy 

Educational Cultural Exchange Allowance

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

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

Electronic Funds Transfer (Direct Deposit)

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

Members can sign an Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement to have money issued by WFN deposited directly into their account rather than receiving a cheque. 

Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement

Emergency Sewer Relief Benefit

Contact: Utilities & Public Works  |  T 250 707 3332  |  E-mail

This benefit is effective January 1, 2020 and will run until December 31, 2020. It will be administered by the WFN Manager of Utilities & Public Works or delegate. An exemption from payment of residential sewer service user fees prescribed by the WFN Sanitary Sewer Systems Law 2005-18 will be granted to those WFN Members who are connected to the WFN Sewer Collection system and who meet the eligibility criteria. 

Emergency Sewer Relief Benefit

Funeral Assistance

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

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.

Horseback Riding Lessons

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

This program enables Members interested in riding and horsemanship to obtain lessons. Contact Membership Services for more information.

Leisure and Wellness Funding ($500)

Contact: Membership Services  |  T 250 768 0227 

Westbank First Nation is committed to creating a healthy, strong and vibrant community by providing resources that promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. The Leisure and Wellness Funding policy outlines the financial support that is available to WFN Members for the pursuit of leisure and wellness activities, along with the criteria, funding limits, and eligibility requirements. This new policy replaces the former Personal Development Fund.

Leisure and Wellness Funding Policy 

Leisure and Wellness Funding Application Form

Newborn Grant for WFN Members

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

This program was put in place to provide each newborn Member with a deposit to a trust account that can be accessed when they are 19.

Pacific Blue Cross Member Profile

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.

Registry Program

Contact: Registry Officer  |  T 250 768 0227  |  E-mail 

Registry services are provided within the guidelines of the Indian Act for Entitlement & Registration, Federal Law and Policy, and the WFN Constitution.

Services provided: Status card issue and renewal; birth registrations; name changes, entitlement registration, death, divorce and marriage amendments; upkeep of the membership roll and database; transfers; and serving as an Electoral Officer for Membership voting. Appointments are recommended.

Residential School Day Scholars

When: Monday to Friday  |  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contact: Tanya Kang  |  T 250 768 0227

After more than a decade of fighting in court, a proposed settlement agreement for Residential School Day Scholars has been reached. Now the question becomes: what comes next?

Day Scholars / Survivor Class Members are people who attended federal residentials schools as students during the day only but did not sleep there overnight. The Descendant Class Members are the children of Day Scholars. 

Every eligible Day Scholar Survivor will be able to make a claim for a $10,000 payment to compensate them for loss of their Indigenous language and culture. For eligible Day Scholars who were alive as of May 30, 2005, but have died since, one of their heirs can make a claim on behalf of their estate. Canada will also pay $50 million to establish the Day Scholars Revitalization Fund for the benefit of the Day Scholars and their Descendants. Those eligible for compensation under the settlement must have attended (or be the child of someone who attended) one of the schools on the “Schedule E” list of residential schools that could have had Day Scholars. This information can be found at JusticeForDayScholars.com.

Before compensation can begin, the Court needs to approve the settlement. The settlement will be approved if a judge determines that it is fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Survivor and Descendant Classes. If approved, the settlement will ensure compensation for Day Scholars and their children in their lifetimes. This decision will come after the settlement approval hearing, which begins on September 7, 2021.
Day Scholar Survivor and Descendant Class Members have the right to tell the judge what they think about the settlement, either before or during the settlement approval hearing. There are two ways to do this: 

  1. Day Scholar Survivor and Descendant Class Members can write their views. Please provide written statements to Class Counsel (the lawyers for the Class Members) on or before August 20, 2021, in order to ensure that your statement will be sent to the judge before the settlement approval hearing begins; or 
  2. Day Scholar Survivor and Descendant Class Members can speak their views during the settlement approval hearing in September. While we will try to accommodate any class member who requests to speak, we can only guarantee a spot to those who register by August 30, 2021. 

This is completely optional and participating in the settlement approval process will not impact one’s ability to receive compensation. The judge will take all submissions into consideration before deciding whether or not to approve the settlement. 

syilx Heritage and Culture Development Funding Policy

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

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. 

Tier Athlete Funding (up to $1,200)

Contact: Membership Services  |  T 250 768 0227

Tier athlete funding is intended to help make participation in sports activities more affordable for Members who wish to improve their health and wellness, obtain athletic scholarships, or pursue athletic careers through such activities.

The purpose of the Tier Athlete Funding policy is to outline the financial support that is available to Westbank First Nation Members for participation in sports activities, along with the criteria, funding limits, and eligibility requirements. 

This policy is a minor revision to Policy 2015-25 Recreation Funding.

Deadline: March 31 each year

Forms and resources

  • Tier Athlete Funding Policy
  • Level 1 Funding Application
  • Level 2 Funding Application
  •  Direct deposit ETF form

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