Salmon farmer Grieg Seafood on the west coast of Vancouver Island is reporting no injuries or pollution after the Ronja Islander, a live fish transport and treatment vessel owned by aquaculture industry service partner Sølvtrans, hit a rock in Tahsis Inlet on March 8.
Tahsis Inlet is located in Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN) territory and Nootka Sound.
One of the largest basketball tournaments in Canada is about to blast off in Kelowna, B.C.
On March 16, Syilx Nation will welcome 116 First Nations teams from all over the province for the 2025 Junior All Native Tournament (JANT) and Spring Basketball Fest.
The week-long hoops extravaganza spans across seven gymnasiums and showcases 17U and 13U girls and boys’ teams, plus the inclusion of 10U-co-ed teams this year.
Questions are swirling about why subsidized housing units in Port Alberni remain empty, while low-income families are on long waiting lists to get into affordable homes.
Port Alberni residents seeking homes have noticed that some suites in low-income complexes have been empty for years after the last tenants moved out. They’ve taken to social media to ask why.
An award recognizing Alberni’s outstanding player on the senior boys high school team is now named after a legendary Tseshaht athlete.
From now on the MVP award will bear Tom Watts’ name, recognizing the elder’s legacy of sports prowess. The newly named award was presented at Alberni District Secondary School on March 4 with Watts present, who turned 90 on Feb. 2.
In a move to better align with the Nuu-chah-nulth tradition of not naming a place after a chief, legislation has been tabled in Victoria to change the name of Maquinna Marine Park.
A beautiful new welcome sign has been erected at the entrance to the City of Port Alberni near the Walmart parking lot. City of Port Alberni councillors were joined by Hupacasath and Tseshaht leadership for the unveiling and placement of the metal sign on March 5, 2025.
According to Port Alberni city council, the sign was a collaborative project between the city, Hupacasath and Tseshaht First Nations. They describe it as another reminder of what can be accomplished when working as a team.
Huu-ay-aht First Nations has been awarded a $1 million Weaving Justice Grant that they plan to use to improve its tribunal process. The announcement was made February 10, 2025.
John Jack, Huu-ay-aht’s elected chief, said that, as a treaty nation, they have self government through the Maa-nulth agreement.
“And while that gives us the ability to make our own laws and policies, we still have to make them,” he stated.
The Pacific Rim School District announced the sale of a Craig Road property in Port Alberni to cišaaʔatḥ (Tseshaht) following an extensive public consultation process. A field behind the former Mt. Klitsa Junior Secondary School was sold to the First Nation as part of a gesture of reconciliation.
The announcement was made in a Pacific Rim School District statement on Feb. 14, 2025.
The first claims for a system which provides funding across the country for those harmed by shortcomings in child welfare services will be eligible to be submitted in a few days.
Claims for compensation can be submitted starting March 10. This first claims period is for those in the Removed Child Class and the Removed Child Family Class.
These are two of the nine classes included in the First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan's Principle Settlement, which was approved by federal court in October of 2023.
The Haida Nation and the Government of Canada signed a historical agreement on Feb. 17, affirming Haida Aboriginal title on Haida Gwaii, including the islands’ land, beds of freshwater bodies, and foreshores to the low-tide mark.
President of the Haida Nation Gaagwiis Jason Alsop said the milestone Chiix̲uujin/Chaaw K̲aawgaa “Big Tide (Low Water)” Agreement, which was initiated in 1913 by past Haida leaders, ushers in a new era of peaceful co-existence.