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Tribal Government & News Tribe begins second round of demolition work at Blue Heron site 04.14.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Tribe announced on Monday, April 4, that the second phase of demolition of buildings at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City had started. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde started the second round of demolition on Monday, April 4, at the former Blue …

Portland Harbor final supplemental restoration plan and environmental assessment, which evaluates and selects specific restoration alternatives and potential environmental effects of those alternatives. The Tribe is one of the trustees for natural resource assessment within the Portland Harbor superfund site; Approved a contract with Salem Radiology Consultants to review certain dental X-rays for the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center; Approved a Tribal credit card with a $5,000 limit …

Culture Tribal Canoe Family preparing to start Paddle to Lummi journey 06.28.2019 Danielle Frost Culture , Events The Grand Ronde Canoe Family paddle Stankiya into the landing site of the 2018 Canoe Journey “Power Paddle to Puyallup” in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday, July 28. (Smoke Signals file photo) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer The Grand Ronde Canoe Family and Tribal support staff will begin the annual Canoe Journey when they leave Grand Ronde on Monday, July 15, for Squaxin …

a resolution at its Wednesday, Aug. 26, meeting to approve the land acquisition. The Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to transfer the land to the Grand Ronde Tribe on Sept. 2. The Tribe accepted the land donation and then entered into a lease of the property with the Pioneer Museum Foundation, similar to the Tillamook County agreement, and also resolved to maintain public pedestrian access to the shore lands. The Tribe also is looking at the land as a site for possible cultural events …

Tribal Government & News Tribe celebrates start of Blue Heron demolition work 09.22.2021 Danielle Harrison Blue Heron Paper Mill , Tribal relations , Tribal Council , Events Tribal Council members, members of the media and others watch as demolition of the old Blue Heron Paper Mill site began during an event hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde on Tuesday, Sept. 21. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer OREGON CITY – The Confederated Tribes …

Tribal Government & News Tribe shares vision for Blue Heron site 03.24.2021 Danielle Harrison Tribal government The Tribe purchased the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in 2019 from a private developer. By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer After acquiring the 23-acre Blue Heron site near Willamette Falls in August of 2019, the Tribe is now sharing its ideas for future use of the culturally significant land, located in its ancestral homelands. Potential plans include environmental …

Tribal Government & News Tribe receives $800,000 EPA grant to clean up Blue Heron site 05.13.2021 Dean Rhodes Environment By Dean Rhodes and Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff members The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will receive an $800,000 Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields grant to restore the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site at Willamette Falls in Oregon City. The Tribe will use the funds to begin environmental remediation of the 23-acre site, which was purchased …

Council Secretary Jon A. George said. “We’ve cancelled our Budget Summit because of how important and historical this moment is to our Tribe.” On Monday, George and Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy visited Willamette Falls to pray for the safety of Natural Resources Department employees Kelly Dirksen, Matt Zimbrick and Brandon Weems, who now have to cross the river to access the platform site instead of crossing PGE property. “I wouldn’t have missed that moment for anything,” George …

Tribal Council nominations (1) General Council Event Tribal Council nominations (1) June 27, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Governance Center Atrium, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. Only nominators and nominees, plus Tribal staff and media representatives, will be allowed to attend. Upcoming Events Education Grand Ronde Education Summit June 24, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Tribal Council Tribal Council meeting (26) June 2, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Tribal Council Tribal Council meeting (27) June 16, 2021 …

the corrections. The approvals bring the number of names added to the Restoration Roll in 2019 to 158; Approved using up to $5.1 million from the Tribe’s line of credit to help purchase two properties in Clackamas County, including the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City. Approved Friday, Sept. 13, as the next per capita distribution date; Approved a $225,000 contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina to build a playground shelter at Early Childhood Education, which will allow …