TO : All Members, Henvey Inlet First Nation
FROM : Chief Wayne McQuabbie
DATE : 04 June 2026
RE : New Land Law tabled by Council re Land Code Processes and Wording
We are close to finalizing a draft agreement with MTO concerning the Highway 400 Project, which will need to be submitted to the eligible voters for approval. If we are able to get a few last technical issues settled before September, we anticipate being able to submit the deal package to you for a vote in November of this year.
To prepare for the vote, we need to clarify some wording in the Land Code relating to land exchanges. The changes we need to make are summarized in a table attached to this notice, which has the existing Land Code language on the left and the revisions, shown in red font, on the right. As you will note, these are minor wording changes that do not alter the Code’s substance or intent. Accordingly, under subsection 51.01(d) of the Land Code, Council may make these changes by resolution.
On 03 June 2026 Band Council “tabled” these changes as Band Council Resolution No. 2-26/26-019 (copy attached). The purpose of “tabling” is to give you and the Lands Advisory Committee an opportunity for comment. We will bring the draft changes back before Council for final consideration, including any changes that may be advisable, on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, at 10:00 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.
If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions relating to the proposed changes to the wording of the Land Code, please contact myself or any of the members of Council, or use the Feedback Form attached and deliver it to the Lands Advisory Committee or the Administration Office. You are also welcome to attend our open Council meeting on 21 July 2026 in person or virtually.
Please note this Notice concerns the wording of the Land Code, not the MTO deal. We need to get the Land Code corrected and the draft MTO agreement finalized before we can share the proposed MTO settlement details with you.
Miigwetch!
Chief Wayne McQuabbie.
CLICK HERE or click the image to open the HIFN LAND CODE REVISIONS RE COMMUNITY APPROVAL AND LAND EXCHANGE PROCESSES.pdf document.
For your convenience, we have included a separate copy of the HIFN LAND CODE REVISIONS FEEDBACK FORM.pdf, which can be opened by CLICKING HERE or clicking the image below.
