It’s been nearly a year since Agnes Jack, a Mowachaht/Muchalaht grandmother, lost her 38-year-old daughter she affectionately called Queen. Melissa Jack died Oct. 7, 2021, leaving behind her mother, two children and spouse.
So, Agnes was excited when she was able to arrange to have a proper stone placed on her daughter’s grave at Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens.
View the Ready Set Learn poster with upcoming dates. Families please join us at your catchment school. Unsure of what your catchment school is? Go to this search tool and input your address: pacificrimchildren.ca/kindergarten Join us to connect with your school, community agencies, and other families and children in your neighbourhood!!
In celebration & awareness of "Community Inclusion" month, PAACL is proud to announce the return of the Family Fun Fair!
This event will be full of fun activities that includes an inflatable obstacle course, bounce house, craft table, games, photo booth and the ever-popular cake walk. We will also be hosting a resource area where you can learn and enquire about the available services in our community for individuals with a developmental or intellectual disability.
We received confirmation from Tseshaht First Nation that they will begin the important work of the Ground Penetrating Radar in the area of the former Alberni Indian Residential School site. This is where NTC main administration is situated. The Ground Penetrating Radar will happen September 19 through September 23, 2022, for the full days.
The NTC Executive have the utmost respect for this important work and have decided to close the NTC office, for the duration of September 19-23, 2022. The office will re-open on September 26, 2022, at the normal office hours.
August 31, 2022 marks the 21st annual International Overdose Awareness Day. Few people knew about it, but considering the worldwide illicit drug epidemic and the lives lost, awareness is gaining.
Coincidentally, it is also a significant day for Ditidaht’s Jolene Joe, 41, who recently celebrated her first year of sobriety.
A pair of 36-foot fibreglass canoes purchased by Usma Nuu-chah-nulth Family and Child Services in 2021 have been officially named and decorated with Nuu-chah-nulth art, as they are now available to help children in care stay connected with their culture. The canoes were unveiled at a Sept. 8 Usma open house held at their 6th Avenue location.
Dry and hot conditions on British Columbia's West Coast have prompted the government to increase the drought level in the region to Level 3.
The areas that have risen to Drought Level 3 conditions are eastern Vancouver Island, western Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii. The high temperatures, consistent sunshine and lack of recent rain have increased water temperatures in numerous Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii streams.
This September, a group of Nuu-chah-nulth students began the Level 1 Carpentry course at North Island College’s Port Alberni campus, with possible opportunity awaiting to build an apartment complex for Ahousaht residents in the small city.
Alberni Athletics Soccer Club hosts a girls night.
Girls only, practice/try it session
U5 - U11 (4 to 10 years old as of Dec 31, 2022)
At ADSS turf.
Please rsvp to melissaklemencic@hotmail.com
Join Songhees Nation on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to celebrate traditions and culture.
The South Island Powwow is an opportunity to recognize Survivors and their families in the spirit of reconciliation. Through song and dance, we will celebrate traditional Indigenous cultures and resiliency.