Sitansisk Lands & Infrastructure

05/28/2026

🪶Bird Survey 🪶

Chloe Cull (Biologist from CBCL) and Raven Polches (Sitansisk Lands & Infrastructure Representative) will be on Parcels C & D on June 1, 2026 to deploy equipment for a bird survey.

This work is conducted to fulfil environmental regulations prior to subdivision development.

Who? — Chloe Cull and Raven Polches
Where? — Parcels C & D
Why? — Bird Survey to Fulfil Environmental Regulations

🤔 Questions?

Feel free to contact us by email at [email protected]

OR

Call the SMFN Band Office and ask to speak to Lands & Infrastructure

05/19/2026

🌿Wetlands 🌿

Wetlands filter, protect, and they provide. Without them, we'd need upwards of $8,000 in flood control per hectare! Wetlands can retain water runoff from an area 70 times its size.

We all have a responsibility to protect our lands and our environment for the next seven generations.

05/13/2026

🌿Invasive Species - Dog Strangling Vine 🌿

Dog-Strangling Vine (DSV) is an invasive species of plant that wraps around what it can, outcompeting native plants, interfering with infrastructure, and hindering forestry and agricultural operations.

If you encounter Dog-Strangling Vine on your property or in the wild (on reserve land), call the SMFN (Sitansisk) Band Office and ask to speak with Natural Resources.

05/12/2026

❗Project Update ❗

Sitansisk's Phase 1 ESA for Land Code Development is currently under review as of May 11, 2026. Our next step is to finalize comments from:

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Lands Advisory Board (LABRC)
and our Lands Advisory Committee (Lands Advisory Committee)

Follow for all the latest updates in Lands & Infrastructure!

05/11/2026

05/05/2026

🐟 Did You Know? 🐟

When released into the wild, Goldfish feed on native fish eggs, snails, aquatic plants, and small fish, competing with native fish species and growing rapidly to take away habitat and food sources from native fish species.

Goldfish feeding activity can also disturb the bottom of waterbodies, increasing the turbidity (or cloudiness) of water which prevents sunlight from reaching aquatic plants below.

Goldfish have been primarily introduced into NB waterways as discarded pets when people dump their Goldfish and aquariums into local waterbodies or as pond “escapees” in severe flooding events.

Follow to learn more!

05/04/2026

🌿Interdepartmental Communication Strategy 🌿

Sitansisk Lands & Infrastructure is working with related departments to bring updates that are clearer, more coordinated, and easier to access.

Our pilot project is with Natural Resources to explore how we can make messaging clearer, faster, and on-time.

Thank you all for your support of Sitansisk Lands & Infrastructure.

04/28/2026

🌿Current Projects 🌿

Lands & Infrastructure has a lot on the go! Here's a quick overview of all our current projects!

Be on the lookout for our newest social media series "Current Projects" where we review all of our latest projects in detail!

04/27/2026

🌿Did You Know? 🌿

We work closely alongside several departments within St. Mary's (Sitansisk) First Nation and involve the community in our projects at key milestones.

We're keeping you in the loop today, tomorrow, and for the next seven generations.

04/25/2026

🌲 Earth Week 🌲

This week, we honour the land that holds us, feeds us, and teaches us.

Caring for the Earth is not a one-day reminder. It is a responsibility carried every day through our actions, our teachings, and our relationships with the land, water, and all things living.

Earth Week is a time to reflect, but also to act. To listen more closely. To protect more fiercely. To walk more gently.

We all have a role in this.