Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations were honoured at the 2024 Indigenous Tourism Award ceremony for their new ventures that operate out of Tofino, B.C.
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) held their Gala Dinner and awards ceremony in Ottawa on the evening of Feb. 29. According to Tla-o-qui-aht member and Tin Wis Best Western Resort Assistant Manager Maria Clark, the award winners were kept secret until the gala.
Help is coming to the streets of some Vancouver Island cities, with the latest effort to save Nuu-chah-nulth people from the harms of drug use.
The soggy weather didn’t detour the more than 300 Canucks fans from showing up at Alberni Toyota on Saturday, March 2nd to meet longtime Canuck alumni Richard “King Richard” Brodeur and to win prizes.
Brodeur was the Canucks’ goalie for eight seasons from 1981 to 1988 and after his retirement he founded his own hockey school in the Vancouver area.
Nuu-chah-nulth groups were a large part of this year’s Hoobiyee cultural celebration in Vancouver – a lively showcase that continued for two days at the PNE despite scheduling changes due to a what by all accounts appeared to be a tragedy midway through.
Victoria will see the addition of 30 temporary housing units for those who have been staying in shelters long term. This interim housing is the first action of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the city and province to provide housing and services with aims to reduce homelessness.
“Housing is a critical issue across the whole province, there's no question,” said Grace Lore, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill, in an interview with Ha-Shilth-Sa. “Certainly, here in Victoria the need for housing, really across the housing continuum, is really acute.”
As homelessness continues to be a major issue in all communities, the Sage Haven Society is working hard to raise funds and help out. For the eighth year in a row Sage Haven hosted their Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 24.
Formerly known as the Alberni Community and Women’s Services Society, Sage Haven offers transitional housing and support services to women and their children In Port Alberni who face intimate partner violence.
You're invited to a housing Open House
Tuesday, March 12
3:00PM to 6:00pm
Cixwatin Centre Gymnasium
Wiser Projects will be visiting hitacu for an Open House event to share plans for more community housing and to hear your ideas!
Survey results and your participation will help create a housing roadmap to guide the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government in meeting housing needs for community members over the next 10 years.
Calling all Tseshaht!
Fisheries Engagement
When: March 11th, 2024
Where: Maht Mahs Gym
Doors will open at 4:00PM
Presentations will start at 5:00PM
For more information, please contact:
Fisheries Administrative Assistant, Tamara Mack at tmack@tseshaht.com
Pease Join us for a NTC Health Department Open House
March 25, 2024
2:30PM - 6:00 PM
4841 Redford Street, please use 5th avenue entrance.
Snacks, activities, door prizes, information tables and an easter egg hunt for kids.
Ahousaht, in partnership with Tseshaht First Nation, are inviting Indigenous people of Vancouver Island to a traditional food gathering at Maht Mahs on March 21 – 22.
The event will bring people together to share thoughts and traditions related to traditional food gathering and preparation. According to organizers, the event will bring together up to 200 participants from Vancouver Island.