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COINS Castlegar/West Kootenay

Office Address

1801 Connors Road
Castlegar, BC
V1N 3N9

Christy Anderson

Special Projects

 kbasc@coinations.net

 (250) 687-1501


Carrie Conacher

Patient Navigator

 patientnavigator@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0699


Liam Fitzpatrick

Early Years Coordinator

 earlyyears1@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0698


Kia Grouette

Aboriginal Supported Child Development

 supporteddevelopmentwk@coinations.net

 (250) 608-5909


Tim Grouette

Health and Wellness Manager

 hwmanager@coinations.net

 (250) 608-1231


Brittany Haugen

Family Services Development Coordinator

 familysupportwk@coinations.net

 (250) 608-7472


Juanita Kiff

Healing our Spirits Coordinator

 healingourspirits1@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0729


Sage Laboucan

Health Coordinator

 healthcoordinatorwk@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0731


Crystal Laren

Infant Development and Supported Child Development Consultant

 supporteddevelopmentwk@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0719


Jessica Macleod

Family Connections Coordinator

 familyconnections@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0710


Stacey O’Donnell

Early Intervention Coordinator

 earlyintervention@coinations.net

 (250) 304-7481


Sydney Parnell

Junior Finance Administrator

 juniorfinance@coinations.net

 (000) 000-0000


Kris Salikin

Executive Director

 executivedirector@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0727


Tammy Stainer

Finance Administrator

 finance@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0702


COINS Grand Forks/Boundary

Office Address

7525 12th Street
PO Box 1917
Grand Forks BC
V0H 1H0

Dana Bedard

Grand Forks/ Boundary — Supported Child Development Consultant

 supporteddevelopmentgf@coinations.net

 (250) 444-9595


Tinaya Jorgensen

Grand Forks/ Boundary — Infant Development Consultant

 infantdevelopmentgf@coinations.net

 (250) 444-9463


Lana Lebler

Grand Forks/Boundary — Aboriginal Family Support

 familysupportgf@coinations.net

 (250) 444-9787


Josie Moro

Grand Forks/Boundary — Health Coordinator

 healthcoordinatorgf@coinations.net

 (250) 399-0714


Alicia Smith

Grand Forks/Boundary — Early Years Cultural Coordinator

 earlyyears2@coinations.net

 (236) 352-0386


Ashley Williams

Talking Little Feet: Aboriginal Child Care Center — Program Manager

 ahsmanager@coinations.net

 (236) 352-0377


Community Requests

Introduction

Please use this form to clarify your request for engagement with the Circle of Indigenous Nations Society (COINS). This form is designed to provide you the opportunity to give as much information as possible regarding your request which in turn, will allow the members of the COINS Team to respond appropriately.  Please note this form is not to be completed by individuals seeking program services through COINS (i.e. Family Services, Early Years, Health and Wellness).  It is meant for community agencies, non-profits and partners who are seeking to engage with COINS to advise, consult, collaborate or to provide training or an Elder opening for an event.  

Clarity and expectations regarding the intent behind the engagement request, and decision making that may follow, is critical for maintaining healthy relationships between COINS and its partners.

The United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, that has been endorsed by British Columbia and Canada, calls for participation of Indigenous people in decisions that affect Indigenous people and calls for support for Indigenous self-determination.

Partners bringing requests to COINS must first be responsible for clarity regarding their intended level of engagement and second be open to discussion regarding the appropriateness of their intention.  If you are seeking further information on Indigenous history, cultural awareness and sensitivity training, an excellent starting point is this learning list.

Community Requests
If email is unknown or unavailable, please put referring agencies contact information.
If phone is unknown or unavailable, please put referring agencies contact information.
Request Type:
(check all that apply)

You requested to connect to representatives of a local First Nation. Please visit:  http://www.kbasc.org/contact.html



You requested an Elder opening at community meeting or engagement. Please review the Elder Protocol.



You requested Cultural Safety Training. Please review this resource on training and teachings offered through COINS.


Timeline:
(Fill out appropriate)
Organizational Background:
Have you and/your team engaged in cultural safety training within the last three years?
(i.e. San Yas Cultural Safety Training, COINS Towards Reconciliation Trail, Blanket Exercise)
Have you engaged with COINS in the past?