The Counsel is busy making the necessary amendments to the constitution which will be presented tot he membership at the Annual General Assembly. In the meantime, Jim Lowe is working on our communications strategy, developing a new Facebook page and a Twitter account. Jim has agreed to take on this role and will be named Director of Communications for the Counsel.

Barbara Lowe (Midland) has decided to join a women's drum circle led by a member of the Metis Nation of Ontario. We hope to hear more about that in the future.

The planning is coming along fine for the "naming ceremonies" being held on my "Better Day" of September 28. Although this is "my day" and my naming ceremony will be done individually and first, I have invited other members who wish to partake in the ceremonies to do so. So far, we have 4 members who wish to be officially named on my day. If you are interested in joining in, please let me know no later than Friday 13th September to get it to the Grand Chief in time (requires a bio of your public service work in particular). If you have not received an invitation to the event and wish to attend, contact me through my email at david.lowe1950@gmail.com and tell me all about yourself. We have room for a maximum number of 60 and are very close to that number now. This may be filmed for posterity so if you have any finery of an indigenous style to wear, sashes, ribbon shirts and so on, this is the day to wear it.

New membership cards are being produced so it is time for each of us to pay our dues. Our fiscal year begins June 21 (Aboriginal Day) at which tie, annual dues should be in to Art Lowe. If you have not yet paid since June 21, please do so asap.