by LaurenEBS | Oct 3, 2024 | Programs, Wilp Sustainability
A new food security centre now open in Gitanyow features a large commercial kitchen and walk-in cooler The Prince Rupert Port Authority has continued its support of food security initiatives with a $118,500 contribution to a northwest B.C. First Nation. “A newly...
by LaurenEBS | Oct 3, 2024 | Programs, Uncategorized, Wilp Sustainability
A newly opened Food Security Centre is strengthening independence and providing a community space for reclaiming and sharing traditional knowledge and cultural practices in Gitanyow. The multi-purpose facility, built through a partnership between the Gitanyow Huwilp...
by LaurenEBS | Oct 1, 2024 | Ksi Lisims LNG Project, LNG Development, PRGT pipeline
A B.C. pipeline project touted by the Nisga’a Nation as a prime example of economic reconciliation has instead become a thorny issue marked by rising tensions and complications with nearby Indigenous groups. Construction of the 750-kilometre Prince Rupert Gas...
by LaurenEBS | Sep 26, 2024 | RCMP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gitanyow Lax’yip, September 26, 2024: The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are outraged by the latest development in the case of Dale Culver, who died in RCMP custody seven years ago. After being found guilty of obstruction of justice this summer,...
by LaurenEBS | Sep 25, 2024 | Climate, Fisheries
Salmon populations in the province are dwindling thanks to a number of different factors It was on a trip to Kamloops in the fall of 2022 that Dane Chauvel could see, starkly, just how much B.C. salmon are under threat. The second-generation fisherman, founder of...