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.
News
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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....
Monday, March 9, 2020
A half dozen Nuu-chah-nulth women and NTC employees took part in the 15-kilometre Port Alberni Paper Chase on March 8. The event coincided with International Women’s Day; a global day for celebrating the...
Monday, March 9, 2020
From a pre-election pledge to a post-vote mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Liberal government has softened its stance on moving fish farms out of the water.
Friday, March 6, 2020
The province and the First Nations Justice Council have launched a strategy aimed at curbing the growing number of Indigenous people being incarcerated in B.C.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
A Ditidaht singer performs a Ci’qaa (prayer chant) in a gathering place on the grounds of the University of Victoria. His powerful prayer is followed by a paddle dance led by young members of the Pacheedaht...
Thursday, March 5, 2020
As governments claim credit for measured progress against child poverty, critics and advocates maintain there is much more they could do, particularly for Indigenous children, the country’s most...
Monday, March 2, 2020
The provincial government is embarking on a homeless count in 16 communities around British Columbia. The goal is to produce accurate, up-to-date data that will guide B.C.’s Homelessness Action Plan and...
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Ahousaht Ha’wiih (hereditary chiefs) have directed their Fisheries Manager, Michael Swan, to inform DFO that they have declared their traditional territories closed to commercial geoduck fishing during the...
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Some herring spawns have been observed off Vargas and Flores Islands, as those who closely monitor the keystone species anticipate the bulk of reproduction to illuminate patches of the West Coast in March...
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Shipment disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak have hit the Nuu-chah-nulth geoduck fishery, leading leaders to carry unused quota over to the next year.
