The Metlakatla Lands Department invites Metlakatla members to participate in one of four upcoming community meetings in Metlakatla, Prince Rupert, Prince George and Vancouver.
For full details, please see the attached poster.
The Annual General Meeting of the Metlakatla Development Corporation will take place on November 21, 2018 in Metlakatla. Please click here to see the notice of meeting.
The Metlakatla Treaty Office invites all Metlakatla members to an important meeting to provide an update on the current state of negotiations with the Provincial and Federal Government.
Meetings will be held as follows:
Metlakatla BC:
Date: Monday, September 24
Location: Community Hall
Time: Noon to three p.m.
Prince Rupert BC: Thursday, September 27
Location: Highliner Inn
Time: Dinner at 5:30 p.m.
Prince George BC: Wednesday, October 3
Location: Coast Inn of the North
See the attached posting for information about new housing options in the community of Metlakatla.
Please see the attached notice regarding fare collection on the Metlakatla Ferry Service.
Metlakatla Aquatic Resources (MAR) is now accepting halibut as part of the 2018 food fish distribution program. Any fishers interested in participating this year should review the rules and regulations in this document, and leave a signed and completed copy with MAR staff. Any band members interested in receiving halibut, please ensure that the band office has your up-to-date contact information.
Metlakatla Aquatic Resources would like to remind fishermen that the ATP salmon seine and gillnet licenses will be leased out next month. If a band member is interested in leasing one of these licenses, please complete the application found here. More information and requirements for the program can be found here.
Metlakatla Aquatics Resources (formerly Metlakatla Fisheries) would like to inform the membership that there have been large schools of herring, and several sites of herring spawn observed outside of the community. Members are advised to set their branches and boughs in the sites soon if they would like to harvest roe.
Sites are as follows:
Active spawn observed around Pearl Harbour Island group with an estimated length of 2.4 nm. Spot spawn on Flat top Island, Mist Island, along the western shore of Burnt Cliff and South Island.