The Aboriginal Housing Committee –
British Columbia (AHC-BC) would like to
acknowledge and respect Betty Aslin
who passed away on July 26, 2010. AHC-BC provides
advice on operations and strategies to CMHC,
INAC and BC First Nations to improve First Nations
on-reserve housing. AHC-BC has tackled many signifi
cant housing issues and Betty was an important
member of AHC-BC who brought a professional
community housing perspective.
Betty is one of a small group who was truly an
expert at her career. She tackled the diffi cult issues
of on-reserve housing with stubborn determination
and admirable intelligence. Betty was a strong and
committed woman who gave her personal time
and resources to support the work of AHC-BC.
She brought a straight forward and enthusiastic
approach to her work with AHC-BC. On-reserve
housing has lost an important advocate and all of us
who are trying to improve on-reserve housing will
miss her.
On behalf of AHC-BC and all those involved in
on-reserve housing in British Columbia we thank
Betty Aslin and offer our deepest condolences to
Betty’s family and friends. Based on our experience
at AHC-BC we can only imagine the richness and
strength that she must have brought to all others
and we are sure that she will be missed in her other
circles as well.
Garry Merkel
Chair, AHC-BC