Vancouver BC – Federal officials were in Vancouver July 26 to sign an historic agreement with members of B.C. Coastal First Nations that will see improvements in community-based fisheries in parts of north...
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Friday, July 26, 2019
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Less than a year after forest fires dominated the mountainside over Zeballos, the Ehattesaht/Chinehkint welcomed a surge of activity to the tiny community once again for the Northern Region Games.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
After only two months, the Pacheedaht Andersen Timber Holdings LP (PATH) received the results of an audit for tree farm licence (TFL) 61, located on Pacheedaht territory.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Open net-pen fish farming on the Island’s west coast is facing stronger community opposition this summer as the aquaculture industry works to prevent another explosion of sea lice and DFO promises tighter...
Monday, July 22, 2019
Archaeologists working on Keith Island have made a significant discovery that proves Nuu-chah-nulth-aht ate geoduck clams prior to contact with Europeans.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
What do you do when you have too many elk? You share them with the neighbors.
That is essentially what happened when 12 elk were translocated from the northeast side of Vancouver Island, where the...
Thursday, July 18, 2019
A group of five women are learning the Hesquiaht dialect of the Nuu-chah-nulth language in a Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) that is going into its second year.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
A month after the province sounded alarms with a drought advisory, the situation on Vancouver Island has improved, with better water flows and cooler temperatures in the region’s rivers.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
The planning and fundraising efforts for the annual NTC Tlu-piich Games got off to a late start, but Mercediese Dawson, Tlu-piich Games Coordinator, says fun was had at the golfing fundraiser which drew in...
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
One hundred and fifty nautical miles west of Vancouver Island, 814 metres beneath the ocean’s surface, lies the apex of an underwater volcano comparable in size to Mount Baker.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Tseshaht First Nation acquired a new canoe this spring, which is already being put to use by the Tseshaht Canoe Family on the Paddle to Lummi journey.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
First Nations along the vast migratory path of Fraser River salmon are optimistic that a new co-management agreement with Canada will help ensure a future for their fisheries.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
An Ehattesaht First Nation man has connected with his long-lost nephew through a trail of information beginning with a DNA sharing website.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
First Nations have the right - above other users - to access fish from their waters, according to the Constitution and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
The Big One is indeed coming.
But even earthquake experts like Honn Kao cannot accurately predict just when that might happen.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Progress continues on a multi-use pathway through Pacific Rim National Park with construction this season beginning near Wickaninnish Beach, work timed to limit impacts on salmon and trout.
