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Resettlement Petition - Part I

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PETITION

Part I

Be it resolved that we, the householders of _________ an isolated community
consisting of _______ householders, have this ____day of _______19 __
                                                                                                            (month)
held a Public Meeting with a quorum of __________ (A quorum is not less than 50%
                                                                        no. persons
of householders) and that we do hereby petition the Fisheries Household Resettle-
ment Committee for assistance under the Fisheries Household Resettlement Division to resettle.

Be it further resolved that at this meeting we elect ___________ as
Chairman, ____________ as Secretary and _________
member of our Local Committee and that this Committee be responsible for negotiating with the Directer of Fisheries Household Resettlement Division on our behalf.

We hereby certify that both the above resolutions were passed at the meeting.
SIGNED:               Chairman of Meeting ____________________
                                Secretary or Member ____________________
                                Member                        ____________________

We understand that the agreement between the Federal and Provincial Governments provides:

1.	A direct Grant of $1000.00 to each household. (This amount is made up of a relocation Grant, Basic Resettlement Grant and a Fisheries Readjustment Grant).
2.	A Grant of $200.00 on behalf of each member of the household.
3.	The amount expended for actual travel and removal expenses of households* but not to include the cost of replacement of real or immovable property. It is further understood that assistance will be provided only when 90% of the householders of the community signs the petition and agrees to move to communities approved by the Minister. For purposes of the Fisheries Household Resettlement Committee.

*The definition of a “Household” is a unit comprised of

1.	a family including lodgers or employees,
2.	two or more unrelated persons,
3.	two or more families sharing one dwelling, or
3.	one person living alone.

“Householder” means a person or head of a group of persons forming one household.

THIS MUST BE ATTACHED TO 2ND PART OF FORM WHICH MUST BE SIGNED BY THE HOUSEHOLDERS.

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