Nazko, neighbours celebrate chinook release at Big Bar
Nazko, neighbours celebrate chinook release at Big BarLillooet, BCEric PlummerTue, 05/11/2021 - 11:12A Dakelh blessing celebrated spring release of 15,300 chinook fry into the Blackwater River as part...
View ArticleJustice for Terrance Mack: Family and friends identify murder victim
Justice for Terrance Mack: Family and friends identify murder victimPort Alberni, BCEric PlummerWed, 05/12/2021 - 16:47While the RCMP and BC Coroner’s Service have not confirmed the identity of a...
View ArticleHarm Reduction Coordinator
Harm Reduction CoordinatorThe Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is seeking a full-time, term (to March 31, 2022 with the possibility of an extension), Teechuktl (mental health) Harm Reduction Coordinator....
View ArticleSystemic errors in managing Nahmint’s old growth, says B.C. watchdog
Systemic errors in managing Nahmint’s old growth, says B.C. watchdogVictoria, BCEric PlummerThu, 05/13/2021 - 16:14B.C.’s forestry watchdog has released a report critical of logging practices in the...
View ArticleYouth Science Ambassador
Youth Science AmbassadorTerm: Ongoing | $20 per hour, 10 hours a week | Online training providedThe Youth Science Ambassador Program is an innovative initiative of Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). The...
View ArticleFuel recovery from sunken vessel next step in Nootka Sound spill response
Fuel recovery from sunken vessel next step in Nootka Sound spill responseNootka Sound, BCEric PlummerFri, 05/14/2021 - 10:38A marine salvage contractor has patched a sunken freighter leaking fuel in...
View ArticleAboriginal owned smokery benefits from new ‘micro-processing’ facility
Aboriginal owned smokery benefits from new ‘micro-processing’ facilityPort Alberni, BCEric PlummerFri, 05/14/2021 - 23:09Flurer Smokery is offering the traditional flavours of the West Coast to Port...
View ArticleNations hopeful court ruling will translate into better allocations
Nations hopeful court ruling will translate into better allocationsEric PlummerFri, 05/14/2021 - 23:55While Nuu-chah-nulth nations are celebrating a favourable ruling from the B.C. Court of Appeal, it...
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases fall among First Nations in B.C.
COVID-19 cases fall among First Nations in B.C.Eric PlummerMon, 05/17/2021 - 10:17Daily new counts of COVID-19 among First Nations in British Columbia continues to fall and is at its lowest level since...
View ArticleChims Guest House named finalist for prestigious Vancouver Island awards
Chims Guest House named finalist for prestigious Vancouver Island awardsPort Alberni, BCEric PlummerMon, 05/17/2021 - 13:52Though the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on its operations,...
View ArticleSD70 holds Spring Festival online
SD70 holds Spring Festival onlinePort Alberni, BCEric PlummerMon, 05/17/2021 - 18:31The COVID-19 pandemic will not stop the First Nations Spring Festival this year, as School District 70 has opted to...
View ArticleVancouver Island Wildfire season 2021 predicted to be ‘normal’
Vancouver Island Wildfire season 2021 predicted to be ‘normal’British ColumbiaEric PlummerTue, 05/18/2021 - 11:28Even though there have been 156 recorded wildfires in the province up until May 4, the...
View ArticleRCMP begins enforcing court injunction at Fairy Creek
RCMP begins enforcing court injunction at Fairy CreekPot Renfrew, BCEric PlummerTue, 05/18/2021 - 15:57The RCMP moved into the Fairy Creek Watershed on Monday to enforce a court injunction banning...
View ArticleBeach Keeper & Visitor Services Attendant
Beach Keeper & Visitor Services AttendantTHE POSITIONThe TFN Administration Office has two (2) seasonal term position(s) opening(s) for a Beach Keeper & Visitor Services Attendant to work with...
View ArticleCity of Port Alberni Job Postings (6)
City of Port Alberni Job Postings (6)The City of Port Alberni is currently accepting applications for the following positions:• Building Inspector II• PC Support / LAN Tech (casual)• Museum Assistant -...
View ArticleIndigenous Tourism Association of Canada faces insolvency
Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada faces insolvencyEric PlummerWed, 05/19/2021 - 12:22As the COVID-19 pandemic was dragging on in 2020 and the situation was looking bleak for her Indigenous...
View ArticleGoing ‘through the fire’ to heal from sexual violence
Going ‘through the fire’ to heal from sexual violenceAhousaht, BCEric PlummerWed, 05/19/2021 - 13:22As Jenzen Thomas sat in a circle with nine other men from Ahousaht First Nation, he thought he was...
View ArticleForty one affordable rental units secured for Port Alberni tenants
Forty one affordable rental units secured for Port Alberni tenantsPort Alberni, BCEric PlummerThu, 05/20/2021 - 09:25Tenants of Port Alberni’s King George Apartments are both happy and relieved that...
View ArticleSchool garden opens up possibilities amid COVID restrictions
School garden opens up possibilities amid COVID restrictionsPort Alberni, BCEric PlummerThu, 05/20/2021 - 14:27On a crisp morning in early May, a group of teenagers from Port Alberni’s Eight Avenue...
View ArticleClinical Counsellor
Clinical Counsellor The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council’s Teechuktl (Mental Health) Program is seeking a permanent, full-time Teechuktl Clinical Counsellor to provide individual counselling and...
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