After being closed for a year, the iconic Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is expected to be accessible to the public this summer with the reopening date to be announced in mid-May.
The Juan de Fuca Trail, one of B.C.’s most popular coastal hiking trails, receives thousands of visitors each year. The trail is in the territory of the Pacheedaht First Nation, which holds deep cultural significance for their community.
Spring is in the air and so is the chance for love - maybe more so, if you’re Indigenous in Canada. That’s because there’s a new reality dating show featuring Indigenous couples is soon to hit your television screen.
APTN, a broadcasting network featuring Indigenous content, is launching the new reality dating show.
“Rezervations for Two brings rez humour, real chemistry and Indigenous love stories to reality TV,” said APTN in new release.
A new art installation, designed by Tseshaht master carver, Gordon Dick, has been mounted on the exterior wall of West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) to recognize the expansion of the emergency department.
The art piece and a plaque recognize the Coulson and Campbell families, who donated $500,000 respectively to the expanded emergency department project.
As of noon today, camping trips on B.C.’s coast will entail empty fire pits.
The provincial government says open fires throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, with exceptions for Haida Gwaii, are prohibited. The prohibition will be in place until October 31, 2026, or until the order is rescinded.
“It’s the earliest ever, but at the same time it’s certainly dry out there. After last year we certainly don’t want any more wildfires,” said Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Cann.
Scores of people dressed in red marched through downtown Nanaimo late Tuesday afternoon to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people during the city’s fourth annual MMIWG2S+ walk and gathering.
The May 5 march took place on the traditional territory of Snuneymuxw First Nation and brought together Indigenous families, community advocates and supporters carrying drums, signs, banners, and photographs of loved ones.
Uchucklesaht Tribe Government
Job Posting
Position: Junior Climate Action Coordinator Location: Port Alberni, B.C.
Tseshaht First Nation member ƛiniiḥak (pronounced Tli-nii-hak) ran the BMO Vancouver Marathon with her 27-year-old son Edward Johnson Jr. on Sunday, May 3.
Race day was hotter than expected as an early May heatwave surged over a sea of roughly 25,000 participants from over 60 countries with record temperatures of 26 C.
“My son and I had goal finish times going into the race, but we had a really good conversation, and made the hard decision to adjust our pace,” said ƛiniiḥak, who is also known as Janice Johnson.
Port Alberni Community Action Team is hosting Grief Circles
May 11th - Dry Creek Park - 1pm - 3pm
Brushings provided by Quu'asa
Supported by a grant from Hupacasath
Island Health's Mental Health and Substance Use Outreach Team will be coming to the community to offer support.
What do we do?
Our team supports people experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges. Connection to detox, treatment centers, harm reduction supplies, counselling, and links to other community resources are some of what we offer! We also provide OAT prescribing.
What is OAT? (Opioid Agonist Therapy)
A shipwreck occurred in the Broken Group Islands on the weekend, prompting the Coast Guard to rescue the two who were aboard and an assessment of how much of the trawler’s 530 litres of diesel leaked in the ocean.
According to initial reports from the Canadian Coast Guard, the Northern Challenge, a 40-foot commercial fishing trawler, hit a rock in the Broken Group at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. The vessel soon took on water and began to sink.