FISHERIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES The Bay of Chaleur has been our territory since time immemorial and yet we do not manage it. Other territories are taking a direct interest in their fisheries and wildlife management. We will manage our Bay and therefore I commit: We will initiate discussion with Canada and the

Province and will become directly involved in the management of our resources and traditional territories,

Our commercial fishery effort will increase, we will acquire more licenses and our people will receive training in order to become more involved in these efforts,

Our Rangers will receive enhanced training and will become more directly involved in all aspects of community safety and resource management.

Charles Harn For Chief

A proven effective, experienced and community-minded

candidate for Chief of Eel River Bar First Nation

When Eel River Bar does well,

our Members will do well.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING We all want our children and grandchildren to prosper and know that education and training will make that possible. Whatever ones educational aspirations, its important we support them. Therefore, I commit to: Ensuring that the existing Education

Enhancement Agreement provides the maximum benefit for our children and is managed in a culturally sensitive manner.

Providing training for our members in fields that lead to direct employment within our province. My experience with NB Power and my extensive experience in workforce development initiatives will ensure this happens in the first year of our administration.

Completing and making operational the Heritage Gardens in my first term as Chief. A plan is in place to house a Treaty and Aboriginal Rights Research Centre on Garden Grounds and through this centre, our community will be a driving force in Mikmaq culture and language preservation.

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I have spent most of my working life in the fields of Community, Economic and Small Business Development and I will utilize that experience to bring increased employment and business opportunities to our community. To ensure that current and future members have the opportunities they deserve, I will: Expand and enhance the Osprey Truck Stop

operations to increase your income from that facility and provide more employment to our members,

Continue efforts to finalize and develop the Canadian Panelized System project for the benefit of Eel River Bars interests, increasing employment and business opportunities,

Develop a fund to assist our entrepreneurs and ensure they have the financial and technical support to start and grow their businesses,

Ensure that (through available federal funding programs enhanced by our own source revenues) no major impacts are felt by our members if we are forced to move to provincial social assistance rates.

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE Our members deserve to have homes for their growing families and live in a community that provides all essential services to bring up their children in a vibrant and safe environment. I will ensure our current and future generations enjoy these benefits by: Developing a transitional housing program that

will see the purchase of a number of mini-home units that will house (temporarily) our young families who must live outside the Community. These units can be purchased at a fraction of the cost of traditional housing construction and be put in quickly.

Through a series of community engagement sessions, completing and implementing an Eel River Bar Housing Policy. This will ensure a fair and transparent policy that reflects the needs of our membership.

Ensuring Health Canada provides Eel River Bar with the funding to begin and complete a new Community Health Services Building to continue the work of the present Chief and Council.

506 686 1648 charn123@nb.sympatico.ca

In closing, I truly believe my education, experience and networks can work for the positive advancement of Eel River Bar and you, the Membership.

I am seeking your support in my candidacy.

On June 13th, Vote Charles (Chuck) Harn for Chief!

OPEN, ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT I am proud to be part of the administration that brought community meetings and an Annually General Assembly to our community. Moving forward, I want to build on that. Therefore, I commit:

To continue to hold an Annual General Assembly during my administration, To develop an Elders Council that will provide an opportunity for Council to seek guidance, learn from our Elders

and be responsive to their issues, To develop a Youth Council that will provide insight on the issues of our next generation of members and

leaders, and respond to their needs and issues, To ensure the communitys financial audit is available for every member and to address any questions or

concerns you might have. To provide the first annual royalty When Eel River Bar does well, our members will do well. We have done

quite well over the last two years and members should benefit. To ensure that I am always accessible call me, email me, or talk to me. I want to know your concerns and value

your input as we work together to ensure Eel River Bar is meeting its full potential.

TO THE MEMBERS OF UGPIGANJIG

I would like to first thank you for the opportunity to put this platform forward for Chief. I am both proud and humbled to have been nominated. I also want to wish everyone who put their name forward in this election the best of luck.

I realize that I cannot address all of the issues that will be addressed by the incoming Council.

However, I have some ideas that I wanted to introduce. The plans discussed in the following brochure are plans that I am confident I can successfully deliver in my first term as Chief of Eel River Bar.

Our Com

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Our Territory.

Our Rights.

Membership has its privileges.

OUR COMMUNITY, OUR TERRITORY, OUR RIGHTS We are living in a time when our rights are finally being acknowledged by the highest court in Canada. No longer are we in a position that developers and government must simply consult with us they need our permission to go forward. This permission will not be given unless our Community issues are addressed. I therefore commit to ensure:

Every development project in our traditional territories has our approval, through appropriate Consultation and (if required) Accommodation based on environmental responsibility.

That no project will take place in our territory without our approval and, for projects we ultimately approve of, the benefits of employment and contracting flow to our members, just as they have with NB Power.

That organizations who represent our community ensure our members benefit from any of their activities. That I will seek to set up a Treaty and Aboriginal Rights Research Center at our Heritage Gardens. This center will

provide the funding to operate the building, which can also be used as a Community Cultural Resource Center. While working for Government, I was lead on the Metepenagiag Heritage Park project and I know how to make this happen.