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Tansi and good morning hope you had a good weekend and you are doing well.

This email is to inform your community or your organization of AFOA Manitoba’s “Introduction to Comprehensive Community Planning for First Nations” workshop to be held on July 30th & July 31st in the Wellington Room of the Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre in Winnipeg.

This two-day workshop on Comprehensive Community Planning in First Nations is directed toward membership, leadership, management, and administration. It has been designed to provide insight into the Comprehensive Community Planning process for First Nation communities. You will become familiar with the background into the development of the Comprehensive Community Process and why it has become an important tool for First Nations. You will learn about the stages and steps involved in developing Comprehensive Community Plans as well as some of the tools and sources of data important in the advancement of these plans in First Nation communities.

The learning objectives are intended to build the necessary knowledge and skills of those interested in better understanding the importance of Comprehensive Community Planning for a First Nation community.

Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Objective One – Understand the background and evolution of Comprehensive Community Planning (CCP).
Objective Two – Understand the benefits of CCPs.
Objective Three – Understand the stages in the planning process.
Objective Four – Understand the steps involved at each stage to produce comprehensive community plans.
Objective Five – Gain knowledge of the tools and resources available to produce CCPs.

Who Should Attend the Workshop: Community Members, Leadership, Comprehensive Community Planners, Community Administrators, Community Program Managers, Community Program Directors, Community Program Staff, Band Managers, Band Administrators, CEOs, COOs, Executive Directors, Directors of Operations, CFOs, Directors of Finance, Finance Managers, Finance Administrators, Finance and Management Advisors, Governance and Operations Advisors and Key Decision-Makers of Communities.

Accommodations are available at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre. Please call the hotel at 204-786-4801 and please quote group code 351292 as we have a number of rooms blocked for the workshop.

Please share our workshop information in your community or in your organization with those who may be interested in attending.

NOTE: CAFMs, CAPAs, CILs, CIHRPs: As an AFOA Canada Certified Member, it is an annual requirement to remit 20 hours of professional development hours each year no later than March 31 in the following three categories: A) Continuing Education B) Leadership/Volunteer Work and C) Instruction. You can use this workshop to claim Maintenance of Certification (MOC) hours under A) Continuing Education.

Please email me or call me at 204-620-2933 if you have any questions.

Ekosi,

Allan Munroe, CAFM, CAPA
Executive Director
AFOA Manitoba

Cell: 204-620-2933
Email: allan@afoamb.ca