Carrier Sekani Family Services
987 4th Avenue V2L 3H7 Prince George, BC, Canada

This week on Community Kitchen, Ammy Kaur makes some yummy dried fruit rolls. The ingredients are listed here, but make sure to watch for the video and directions on Friday. Dried Fruit Rolls: INGREDIENTS: 2 cups (500 ml) Pitted Dates 1/2 cup (125 ml) Walnuts... 1/2 cup (125 ml) Cashews 1/2 cup (125 ml) Almonds 1/2 cup (125 ml) Grated Coconut 1/4 cup (60 ml) Pistachio 2 Tbsp Sesame Seeds Pinch Nutmeg (optional) 1/2 Tbsp Green Cardamom 1/2 cup (125 ml) to 1 cup (250 ml) Butter Semi-Sweet Chocolate or any chocolate of your choice Aluminum Foil See more

The Addictions Recovery Program has set new dates for the next 20-day online programming beginning January 4, 2021 with two daily sessions from 9am to noon and 1-4pm. Using Zoom, engage with Elders, cultural knowledge holders, and trained counsellors in various activities: Meditation Storytelling... Worksheets Group discussions The program also provides: Daily psychosocial workshop to help increase your knowledge on living a sober and healthy life. One on one counselling with a Mental Health Therapist to help you on your healing journey. (If you don't have access to internet ask them for help). To register please contact the ARP Intake Worker at: 250-567-2900

Information about the COVID-19 vaccines: what they are, how they work, what we know about their safety. The Government of Canada has a website with everything you want to know. Click here for more: https://bit.ly/2KD9DpD

Merry Christmas to all of you from all of us on the Community Kitchen Maternal Child Health Team. We wish you all a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season. We have shared all our Community Kitchen episodes with you on our YouTube channel. Click the link below to view your favourite recipes, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified with every new episode! Mussi cho. https://www.youtube.com/carrier.../playlist/communitykitchen

It's never too late. Feel good story of the day :) https://www.cbc.ca//high-school-graduate-glenn-courchene-1

#TBT to last week when Cindy Blackstock from First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada visited Sk’ai Zeh Yah Youth Centre in Prince George to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Carrier Sekani thanks Cindy for everything you do to keep our children safe and we wish you a safe an happy holiday season. Mussi cho!

Questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s what you should know: As the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out in BC this week, some people are wondering about the vaccine and whether it will be effective in preventing the Coronavirus and safe for people to use. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) and other health authorities such as First Nations Health Authorityh (FNHA) is recommending the vaccine to protect individuals, families, elders, and communities. Read more: https://bit.ly/3pq4YX9

National Child Day Drawing Contest! We want to see what this day means to you and your children! Enter this contest by submitting a photo of either your drawing or your child’s drawing of what this day means in the comments below OR submit it to [email protected]. ... Winners will be announced November 20, 2020. Two prizes available per age group! 2-6 year old's Winter themed basket 7-12 year old's Gift Card for Amazon 13-18 year old's Gift Card for Amazon

Carrier Sekani Family Services has officially opened the Sk’ai Zeh Yah Youth Centre in downtown Prince George. The name means Children of Chiefs in Carrier and the youth centre is a resource to help children and youth when they have nowhere else to go or no one else to turn to. For Rob and Ciana Rivey, Sk’ai Zeh Yah Youth Centre symbolizes a journey that has come full circle. They both faced challenges while growing up, and Ciana was under the care of CSFS’ own Flint Keil ...while he was a social worker with the provincial Ministry for Children and Families. Rob and Ciana own Rivey Renovations, and the pair were instrumental in transforming a former garage into the youth centre, creating a safe space for children and youth who may be facing challenges similar to those they overcame. People become social workers to make a difference, says Keil. To witness how Rob and Ciana are now able to give back, is remarkable. It’s everything, he says.

In case you missed it, Carrier Sekani Family Services recently celebrated National Child Day by hosting a virtual grand opening for the Sk'ai Zeh Yah Youth Centre in Prince George! Read more about it here:

The 2020 Oct/Nov Goozih Dust'lus Newsletter is now available! Read about our 30th annual general assembly, a Carrier Baby Names booklet by Bill Poser, and more!

COMMUNITY KITCHEN - How to make Pad Thai This week’s Community Kitchen comes to you from the beautiful kitchen in Stellat’en Health Centre. Pad Thai is a very popular dish in Thai cuisine and there are many variations on the recipe. Join Roxanne McCleary as she shows us how to make this spicy exotic stirfry. The ingredients and recipe are listed below, watch the video and follow along! Remember to like and share this post, and post photos of your own version of today’s reci...pe! Pad Thai INGREDIENTS: 8 oz (250 gr) wide rice stick noodles cup (125 ml) chicken broth cup (60 ml) sugar cup (60 ml) fish sauce 3 Tbsp lime juice 2 Tbsp ketchup tsp hot pepper flakes 4 oz (125 gr) boneless pork or chicken breasts 6 oz (170 gr) firm tofu cup (60 ml) vegetable oil 1 egg, beaten 3 garlic cloves, minced 8 oz (250 gr) large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 red pepper, diced 2 cups bean sprouts cup (125 ml) coarsely chopped cilantro 6 green onions, thinly sliced cup (60 ml) peanuts, chopped DIRECTIONS: 1. In a large mixing bowl, soak rice stick noodles in warm water for 15 minutes. Drain and set aside. 2. In a small bowl, combine chicken broth, sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, ketchup and hot pepper flakes. Whisk until evenly mixed and the sugar is dissolved. Set aside. 3. Cut pork or chicken across the grain into 1/4 strips. Cut tofu into cubes. Set aside. 4. In a wok or large frying pan, heat 1 tsp oil over medium heat. Cook egg and whisk until scrambled. Transfer to a plate or small bowl and set aside. 5. Wipe the egg remnants out of the wok or frying pan. Add 1 Tbsp oil and turn temperature up to medium-high heat. 6. Stir fry garlic, shrimp, pork or chicken and cook until shrimp is pink and pork or chicken are completely done. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. 7. In the wok or fry pan, heat rest of oil and add tofu and red pepper flakes. Stir fry until tofu is browned, then stir in noodles and cook for 1 minute, or until they start to soften. 8. Whisk the sauce mixture again and pour it into the wok or fry pan. Stir into noodles until evenly mixed. Stir fry until noodles are tender. 9. Add eggs, bean sprouts, cilantro and half the green onions and stir until evenly mixed. Stir fry until evenly heated. Remove from heat. 10. Serve on a heated dinner plate and top with green onions and chopped peanuts. Serves 4.

An incredible journey and story as a young medic to becoming a celebrated surgeon. Nadine Caron among extraordinary Canadians! https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com//prince-george-surgeon

As the situation surrounding the ongoing pandemic changes, Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) is assuring our clients that our services will continue and we are taking extra precautions in order to keep everyone safe during these times.

Join us as we livestream the grand opening of the Sk'ai Zeh Yah youth centre grand opening ceremony!

Transgender Day of Remembrance is internationally recognized on November 20th to memorialize and honor those who have been killed due to anti-transgender hatred and prejudice. The Transgender Day of Remembrance raises public awareness of hate crimes towards Transgender and LGBQ2+ individuals, a day to publicly mourn and honor those who have lost their lives to anti-transgender violence, and ignite allyship with non-transgender/LGBTQ2+ individuals to encourage overall acceptance and inclusivity of the LGBTQ2+ community.

Sarah Whitcroft is back on Community Kitchen, and this week she shows us how to make a hearty Irish Stew. Comfort food at its best. The ingredients are listed below, but watch for the video and directions on Friday: Irish Stew: INGREDIENTS: 1 lbs (680 gr) beef stewing meat, cut into chunks cup (60 ml) plain flour... cup (60 ml) vegetable oil 4 large carrots, peeled 4 cups (1 litre) beef stock/beef bouillon 2 cups (500 ml) water 3 lbs (1.36 Kg) russet potatoes, peeled and cut into inch pieces Salt and pepper to taste 1 Tbsp dried thyme See more

October was Foster Parent Appreciation Month. In Prince George, the Resource team did a month of giving. The first picture is the Covid survival kit created for our families. The second picture is the masks, an important numbers list with magnets that the team made.