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Tsqewt Settlement Planning
Tsqewt Settlement Planning
Tsqewt Settlement Planning
Updated April 30, 2026
The Esk’etemc Investment Committee held their latest meeting on April 14, 2026. The agenda items discussed are listed below:
- Update from Legacy Trust meeting with the Esk’etemc Council on March 24, 2026 – update shared in Tsqewt March newsletter
- Update from the April 8 & 9, 2026, Strategic Planning session – details
Updated April 30, 2026
The Esk’etemc Investment Committee held their latest meeting on April 14, 2026. The agenda items discussed are listed below:
- Update from Legacy Trust meeting with the Esk’etemc Council on March 24, 2026 – update shared in Tsqewt March newsletter
- Update from the April 8 & 9, 2026, Strategic Planning session – details shared below
- Presentation of BMO Balanced Fund Investment Quarterly Statement
- Natalie Camara of BMO Global Asset Management attended the meeting but was experiencing technical difficulties and could only share that the quarterly statement was not yet available.
- Discuss options for Legacy Trust annual income allocations
- Otis Hiltz of BMO Trust provided information on the structure and function of a Trust, with a focus on ensuring that the Trust’s primary purpose is to protect and grow assets. He also shared his experience with the National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association (NATOA) and stated that it would benefit Esk’etemc to join this association and organize a workshop for the Legacy Trustees.
The next Investment Committee meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2026, at 1 PM via Zoom.
The Esk’etemc Council, Program Directors and two Investment Committee representatives attended a two-day session on April 8 & 9, 2026, in Williams Lake. This invaluable planning session was facilitated by Anthony Taylor of SME Strategy Consulting from Port Moody, BC. Anthony has helped companies all over the world in creating effective and productive Strategic Plans. The purpose of this session was to refine the Strategic Plan document created last year into a Plan that will set funding priorities for the Legacy Trust annual income revenue allocations. This Strategic Planning process will be ongoing for the next few months.
News and Updates
Tsqewt Settlement Planning
Tsqewt Settlement Planning
Updated April 30, 2026
The Tsqewt Planning Team is creating an email list of Esk’etemc members whose Tsqewt PCD payments were deducted, so that the Esk’etemc finance department can distribute receipts and statements showing the payments applied. These statements and receipts will be sent out as soon as possible.
The Esk’etemc Council, Stan
Updated April 30, 2026
The Tsqewt Planning Team is creating an email list of Esk’etemc members whose Tsqewt PCD payments were deducted, so that the Esk’etemc finance department can distribute receipts and statements showing the payments applied. These statements and receipts will be sent out as soon as possible.
The Esk’etemc Council, Stan Ashcroft, and two Investment Committee representatives will meet again on May 25, 2026, to continue discussing key issues important to drafting the Legacy Trust.
The Esk’etemc members who filed the lawsuit have now paid the requested $2,000 to Esk’etemc to cover the legal costs incurred. There is no word on whether the Council and the plaintiffs have agreed to file a Notice of Discontinuance.
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