Those who attend Nuu-chah-nulth cultural events around the Victoria area might recall a soft-spoken man with a robust figure who often makes his way to a drumming circle. When unleashed, his voice carries...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
When Lewis George arrived to work at the House of Himwitsa Native Art Gallery on Tuesday, March 17, he felt unsettled. The storeowner said that an employee who wasn’t feeling well had showed up to work. He...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
A long-awaited public inquest into the death four years ago of Jocelyn George, a young Hequiaht/Ahousaht mother, is scheduled for July 6 at Port Alberni Courthouse.
A coroner’s inquest is a formal...
Monday, March 23, 2020
Provincial officials are reporting 48 news cases of COVID-19 since Saturday, with another two on Vancouver Island to bring the region’s total to 39.
Friday, March 20, 2020
As health authorities struggle to curb the continued rise of coronavirus cases across the province, a new testing centre has opened in Port Alberni.
Friday, March 20, 2020
Wally and Donna Samuel are well-known Nuu-chah-nulth fixtures in Port Alberni. The retired Ahousaht couple, both in their 70s, have a large family and an even larger cultural community.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
The VI Connector and Tofino Bus have suspended all runs until further notice.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
In an effort to help with an overwhelmed HealthLink BC hotline and a worsening shortage of supplies to test for COVID-19, nurses are now available by telephone to guide Nuu-chah-nulth members through the...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
The planned homeless count event scheduled for Port Alberni in early April 2020 has been postponed due to safety concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
In the darkness of all the ever-updating COVID-19 news comes a ray of brightness from community banding together to take care of one another.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
More than a week of continued power outages has led to a localised state of emergency in Kyuquot, prompting attention from the BC Utilities Commission and the RCMP.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
A blockade erected this morning to prevent tourists from reaching communities on the west coast of Vancouver Island has been disbanded, according to reports from the region.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Coastal communities like Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht are preparing residents as tension mounts within the communities in response to COVID-19.
“I’m just trying to settle the people down,” says Chief...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
As part of a $36.2-million transaction with Western Forest Products, the Huu-ay-aht are set to gain majority interests in a massive section of Crown land south of Port Alberni, with a partial ownership of...
Monday, March 16, 2020
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has gotten a much larger foothold in Washington State than it has in British Columbia.
Monday, March 16, 2020
It has been nearly five years since a tragic boat accident claimed the lives of six tourists aboard the Leviathan II off of Vancouver Island’s west coast in Clayoquot Sound.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Amid widespread concerns over the transmission of COVID-19, the NTC is advising against large gatherings, while Ahousaht is restricting visits to its Flores Island community.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Five Nuu-chah-nulth nations are among communities hoping the puck finally drops this spring for the West Coast Multiplex, a community project 25 years in the making.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Well that escalated quickly.
A few hours after announcing that the 2020 Junior All Native Tournament (JANT) would indeed proceed on Thursday afternoon, organizers had a change of heart and cancelled...
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Nearly 40 employers filled the Alberni Athletic hall today for the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council’s annual career fair.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is inviting everyone to its second Nuu-chah-nulth Language Gathering to be held March 24 – 27 at Maht Mahs gym in Port Alberni.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Memories and photographs from survivors of St. Michael’s Residential School in Alert Bay line the walls of the Alberni Valley Museum as part of a new and powerful exhibit— Project of Heart and Speaking...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
As new cases of the coronavirus are announced each day, health authorities are tasked with balancing the need to inform the public on how to mitigate the spread of the disease while discouraging widespread...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Amy Jack finally got the opportunity to experience a provincial high school basketball championship.
Maaqtusiis senior boys’ basketball team content to qualify for ‘The Show’ for first time in a decade
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The Maaqtusiis Suns were unable to register a victory at their provincial championships.
Yet members of the Ahousaht basketball squad were still pleased they were able to participate in the B.C....
