Important
Announcement
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The Board and Staff would like to welcome the following new board members:
Peter A. Beatty, Kirby Constant, Edwin Ananas, Eileen MacDonald and Anita Parenteau to the Northern Lights Community Development Corp (NLCDC). Their backgrounds and experience will make them definite assets in the pursuit of the NLCDC’s mission and vision.
To our outgoing board members Wally Burns, Karen Bird and Bonnie Boneleye, we thank you for your service and wish you nothing but the best in your future endeavors.
The board of directors would like to welcome Jeremy Seeseequasis to his new role of General Manager of NLCDC.
Jeremy brings a wealth of experience working with and leading a not for profit organization. The Board of Directors is excited to work with Jeremy and have him guide NLCDC into the future.
“I am a member of the Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation. In 1995 I left my community to pursue employment opportunities. I lived and worked in Edmonton, Alberta for 14 years and in that time, I graduated from the University of Alberta with 2 degrees. I moved back to my community in 2007, where I am still living, and worked for the last 16 years. I spent 9 of those years as a Councillor holding several different portfolios including Finance & Administration, Economic Development, Health, Child Welfare and Education. I also shared the portfolio of Governance with my Council colleagues. I pride myself on what we accomplished over those 9 years. We moved our community out of a long-term deficit, improved a number of different policies, and adopted 3 very important pieces of legislation that are focused on improving our community’s ability to govern itself effectively. As the General Manager, I plan to take the same focus and support the board in implementing NLCDC’s vision, mission and mandate. I look forward to serving the people of the catchment area, and building strong relationships focused on good communication. Thank you for another opportunity to serve.”
Jeremy Seeseequasis
All applications and reports must be submitted online. Please register to receive credentials to submit if you have not done so? Groups only need to register once.
Please be advised that we will be adhering to our application deadlines. Please ensure you submit applications and reports on time. The deadline dates for application submissions are as follows:
First Nations applying for Cultural and Elder projects do not have deadlines. Please submit under specific forms online for Cultural Projects and or Elders Projects and one month prior to the event to ensure funds are available throughout the fiscal year.
All new applications and reports must be completed online!
Northern Lights Community Development Corporation is a First Nations controlled not–for-profit Corporation established by the Prince Albert Grand Council in September 2001 under the 2000 amended Gaming Framework Agreement between FSIN and the Province of Saskatchewan.
The goal and objective of the Northern Lights Community Development Corporation is to invest 25% of the net profit of the Northern Lights Casino in ten (10) defined charitable purposes within NLCDC’s catchment area, through a grant and Donation process. In doing so, the Corporation makes distributions of its proceeds on a fair and equitable basis amongst First Nations organizations and non-First Nation organizations, in a manner solely determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
CATCHMENT AREA IMPACTED
The Northern Lights Community Development Corporation catchment area consists of: Prince Albert Grand Council; Agency Chiefs Tribal Council; Meadow Lake Tribal Council; The City of Prince Albert; The RM of Prince Albert; The RM of Buckland; Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation; Peter Chapman First Nation and Chakastaypasin First Nation.
The Corporation is guided by four fundamental principles:
Equity
Transparency
Accountability
& Integrity
Goals and Objectives
The goals and objectives of the Northern Lights Community Development Corporation are “to facilitate the distribution of a portion of net proceeds derived from the Northern Lights Casino (or any successor thereof) located at the Peter Ballantyne Reserve No. 220, for charitable purposes to First Nations and Non-First Nations charities and organizations in the community in which the Corporation is located and in the surrounding areas (Bylaw No 1, Northern Lights Community Development Corporation, p.2)”
Mission Statement
The Northern Lights Community Development Corporation (NLCDC) mission is to promote the well-being of communities and organizations through financial contribution.
Vision Statement
To achieve healthy, prosperous and sustainable communities.
On behalf of the Northern Lights Community Development Corporation (NLCDC) board of directors and staff, it is with great pleasure we present our 2023-24 Northern Lights Community Development Corporation Annual Report.
Our Annual Report shares with you a picture of the work being done through the development corp., the staff and the recipients of this funding. Please take a moment to look at what casino proceeds are doing in our designated catchment area to enhance community development.
For years the Northern Lights Casino (NLC) has been a front-runner in generating profits that are shared with First Nations & Not-For-Profits; and we would like to continue being a front-runner, so that we can continue supporting communities in a good way. As you will see in the Annual Report, there are many wonderful events, projects and services being provided, and that is what the NLCDC wants to continue to support.
Since 2002 the NLCDC has distributed $103,646,479 to the benefactors of this funding. These gaming proceeds have gone to approximately 40 First Nations, and several different Not-For-Profits in the Prince Albert area. This would not be possible without the patrons of the NLC, and for this, we thank you.
This past year we lost long-serving board member, Shirley Henderson, proud member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Shirley served on the board since its inception, making her the longest serving board member in NLCDC’s history. We thank Shirley for her commitment to pursuing the mandate of the NLCDC and wish her family and friends all the best in their journey without their matriarch.
We also said farewell to long time Manager Blake Charles who left the NLCDC after 10 years of dedicated service. We will miss Blake’s easy-going and welcoming approach to the job. On behalf of the board and staff we wish Blake well on his new chosen career path.
As we move into a new year of serving First Nations, Not-for-Profits and the many businesses and organizations we work with, the NLCDC Board will continue to focus on building solid relationships with those we serve and partner with, because that is reconciliation in action.
Sincerely,
Brian Hardlotte
NLCDC Chairperson
The Canadian Challenge
Big River First Nation
Prince Albert Grand Council
Flying Dust First Nation
Northern Prairie Indigenous
Your organization must be registered as an Eligible Organization prior to submitting an application for grant funding. Please allow a minimum of two (2) weeks to process your registration application. Ensuring that you provide all necessary documentation with your application will help expedite the process.
We are excited and proud to have moved our registration, grant funding and reporting processes to a 100% online format.
This move was part of the development of our custom-built database which has many benefits to us and our registered organizations. Once registered, organizations can view all previously submitted applications, download and upload documents, file the Financial Accountability Report and easily renew the registration (there’s a fantastic built-in reminder!).
NOTE: Paper applications will not be accepted. If you do not have access to a computer and/or internet connection please contact our office at (306) 953-7259
Application Timelines:
1st Intake deadline submission date May 15th
2nd Intake deadline submission date August 15th
3rd Intake deadline submission date November 15th
4th Intake deadline submission date February 15th
Applications for community investment funding must be received before 11:59 p.m. on the deadline submission date.
All community investment funding requests are tracked and prepared for screening by the Community Investment Coordinator. Once all applications for that intake have been assessed for completeness the Screening Committee reviews each application in a fair and consistent review process and provides recommendations to the Board of Directors.
ADDRESS
Box 2350
2300 10th Ave West
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
S6V 6Z1
PHONE
TEL: 306-953-7259
FAX: 306-764-0765
Email
nlcdc@pagc.net
NLCDC BOARD OF DIRECTOR
