Baker Lake Wellness Report & Implementation Plan Overview of Results and Activities in the Community December 6, 2016 | |
The IIBA • There is an Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreement (IIBA) between Agnico Eagle Mines (Agnico) and the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) for the Meadowbank mine. • The IIBA says that Agnico will prepare a report every year on the wellness of the Inuit residents of Baker Lake . The report is called the “Wellness Report and Implementation Plan ”. • The report is to include information from a range of sources including the Nunavut Bureau of Statistics, interviews in the community, Agnico’s own data, and other sources. • Each year, Agnico and KIA will work together to consult with the Inuit residents of Baker Lake to determine what adjustments need to be made to the Wellness Report and Implementation Plan. 2 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
The Wellness Report & Implementation Plan Addresses two questions: • How has the Meadowbank Mine affected the wellness of Inuit residents of Baker Lake (both positively and negatively)? • What are the opportunities for Agnico Eagle and the community to work together to improve community wellness? 3 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
The Wellness Report & Implementation Plan 2015 • Last year, we met with a range of people in the community who are involved in community wellness to learn about wellness issues and understand their priorities. • Five pri riorit ity areas were identified and validated with community members Dr Draft Well llness Report an and Implementatio Imp ion Pl Plan September October December st Vis nd Vi 1 st 2 nd Visit it to to Bak Baker r La Lake Visit to to Bak Baker La Lake 4 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Who is involved in wellness? Kivalliq Inuit Community Association Government Wellness Stakeholders of Nunavut Community Health and Wellness Coordinators, Health Centre, Niqitsiavut, B.L.A.S.T. (Baker Lake Baker Against Suicide Team), RCMP, Lake Elders Society: Qilautimiut, Pre- Natal Nutrition Program, Wellness Mianiqsijit Project, JA High School, Interagency Group You Agnico Hamlet Eagle Council Mines 5 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Priority Areas The Community Needs: Employment, • Training In Income and • Job Opportunities Fin Financial • Financial Management Skills Management Opportunities to make things better: • Deliver financial planning programs and services in Baker Lake • Improve Agnico programs to address employment, cultural, and gender issues. 6 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Priority Areas The Community Needs: Mental Health • Love, support and happiness and Addiction • Balance and stability • Strong sense of identity and self-esteem Opportunities to make things better: • Hire full-time permanent mental health and addictions counselors • Improve access to Agnico programs 7 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Priority Areas The Community Needs: Children, Youth • To show responsibility for and Families children and youth • To invest in children for the future • Healthy, respectful family relationships Opportunities to make things better: • Increase childcare spaces • Provide space for wellness programming 8 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Priority Areas The Community Needs: In Inuit Culture and • Traditional knowledge and skills Traditional to be kept alive Practices • Multiple generations speaking, reading and writing Inuktitut • Strong Inuit values of respect and support Opportunities to make things better: • Include Inuktitut and traditional knowledge in more programs • Provide infrastructure that supports traditional practices (e.g. community freezer) 9 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Priority Areas The Community Needs: Pla lanning and and • Wellness priorities and programs Coordination of f that are based on community input Community and support Welln llness • Agnico priorities and programs that align with the community’s • Awareness of and access to programs Opportunities to make things better: • Get more people working together to set priorities and develop plans • Share knowledge between communities. 10 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
In response to one of the priority areas identified, Agnico is working on a Financial Literacy Initiative Agnico is working with CPA Canada to deliver CPA Canada’s Community Connect Program in the Kivalliq The Community Connect program is geared to building financial literacy across Canada, Agnico is facilitating the delivery of the program in the Kivalliq. The program will include the following components: Financial basics, such as banking basics and managing paycheques Savings and retirement basics Small business and entrepreneurial session Several sessions will be delivered: In Baker Lake for members of the community A school program will also be delivered At Meadowbank Cross-Kivalliq program delivery will roll out after Baker Lake | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan 11
Key Opportunity: Community Cluster Plan • The Cluster Plan highlights the community’s health needs and its resources • It identifies how to make the best use of resources and funding to ensure positive outcomes for the community • Funding provided by Government of Nunavut to each Hamlet to support wellness programs 12 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
The Wellness Report & Implementation Plan 2016 • This year, we continued to engage stakeholders to Revised Well llness s support the planning of wellness programs Report an and (specifically to support next Cluster Plan application). Imp Implementatio ion Pl Plan March May July October Wor orkshop 3 Wor orkshop 1 Wor orkshop 2 Public Mee eeting Roles and Presenting the Wellness Present Wellness Report responsibilities for Report wellness programming Discuss Community Getting feedback Cluster Plan Considerations for Getting input on wellness designing and vision and priorities Develop vision for selecting wellness wellness in Baker Lake programs 13 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Stakeholder Workshop #1 14 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Emerging Vision Sense of Belonging Supportive Engaged Addiction-Free Informed Resourceful Culturally Aware Financially Literate 15 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Stakeholder Workshop #2 16 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
A Good Community Wellness Initiative What Makes for a Good Community Wellness Initiative? • Program Rationale • Duration • Target Population • Language and Culture • Staffing • Governance • Funding and Budget • Facilities • Outcomes 17 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
Workshop #3 03 October 2016 Workshop 18 | December 6, 2016 Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan |
Workshop #3 • Understanding of the 03 requirements of the new Cluster Plan (now called October Community Wellness 2016 Plan ) requirements Workshop • Program ideas and initial descriptions • Identification of community champions 19 | December 6, 2016 Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan |
Next Steps • Pass on the results of these workshops to the community for their use in developing the Community Wellness Plan. Wellness report Report Workshop 1 Community and Wellness Workshop 2 Poster Plan Workshop 3 • Work with Agnico Eagle to prepare an updated Community Health and Wellness Report and Implementation Plan as required under the IIBA 20 | December 6, 2016 | Baker Lake Community Wellness Report & Implementation Plan
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