Members Needed for Cheam Community Committees
Have your voice heard by joining one of the Cheam Community Committees. There are currently openings for Member participation (living on or off Reserve) in each of the following...
Read moreYard Beautification Contest
We are pleased to introduce the Cheam Housing Beautification Contest. This contest is designed to encourage and promote community involvement in keeping Cheam a beautiful place to live, work and play- and to recognize and reward members whose...
Read moreYouth T-Shirt Design Contest
We are excited to be holding a Youth T-Shirt Design Contest for this year’s Orange Shirt Day. Cheam youth (ages 16 and younger) are invited to participate by coming up with a design that captures the spirit of Orange Shirt Day, that...
Read moreCommunity Checkpoints Survey Results
Thank you to all the Community members who completed the Community Checkpoints Survey. More than half (52.4%) of respondents said they preferred option one- to close the Community Checkpoints entirely and reopen the Community. Council and staff...
Read moreStó:lō Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative Conference
Seabird Island Band (SIB) will be hosting the first annual Stó:lō Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative Conference (SYEIC), this fall on Saturday, November 20th, 2021, at Seabird Island. This conference will include over 100 in-school Stó:lō youth...
Read moreBand Office Reopening
As part of the Provincial restart, we are pleased to announce the gradual reopening of the Band Office. Beginning Wednesday, June 23, the office will reopen to the Community in a limited capacity. As we must still follow public health orders...
Read moreCommunity Checkpoints Survey
Keeping the Community Safe is a Community Decision As the COVID-19 numbers continue to decline and the virus becomes less of a public health threat, funding from the government for the Checkpoints will end very soon and we need your input. Since...
Read moreHealing and Support Resources
We encourage anyone affected by experiences with Residential Schools to seek healing and support through the Indian Residential Schools Survivor Society or a trusted health care provider. Read more for a list of available supports and...
Read moreYouth Vaccine Clinic
Cheam Health is holding a Youth Vaccine Clinic Wednesday, June 9 in the Cheam gym. The Clinic starts at 11:00 AM and will run with scheduled appointments (no walk-in appointments will be available). Appointments can be made by contacting Marlana...
Read moreStatement from Council Re: Remains found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School
We are truly heartbroken to learn of the discovery of the mass grave of young children and students of the Kamloops Residential School. This loss is felt by many. We honour the lives of those 215 children and hold up their families in our...
Read moreCheam Community Garden Boxes Survey
Council and Staff are looking into building garden boxes for Community use this season and want to know how many Community Members would be interested in using them. The boxes, water and soil would be provided and Community members would be...
Read moreLandfill Survey Results
Thank you to everyone who participated and provided feedback on the Landfill Remediation and Closure Survey. We will do our best to incorporate this feedback into future planning for the site and will share more information with the Community on...
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