A trauma shared

Former Vancouver police detective Lori Shenher literally wrote the book on the infamous missing and murdered women investigation. That Lonely Section of Hell: The Botched Investigation of a Serial Killer Who Almost Got Away tells about the first assignment in … Read More

Fighting for sisters… Fay Blaney’s life

By Cara McKenna

On a typically grey winter day in Vancouver, Fay Blaney is walking through the heart of the Downtown Eastside with several other Indigenous women’s advocates.

The women enter the Aboriginal Front Door Society where they’re about to … Read More

Treaties could be LNG deal-breaker

A Snuneymuxw lawyer and scholar is questioning the Steelhead LNG’s project based on the Pre-Confederation Treaty rights of Saanich area First Nations including Malahat Nation itself.

Douglas S. White is interim director of the Centre for Pre-Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation … Read More

Malahat saga continues

By Mark Kiemele

Three top staff and trustees have been removed from the Malahat Investment Corporation (MICO).

Chief Caroline Harry and councillors George Harry Jr, Matt Harry and Vincent Harry also announced a restructuring of the business side of Malahat … Read More

$20,000 worth of prawns and halibut

By Mark Kiemele

Fred and Delores Elliott sit at the dining table in their comfortable house that looks over the waters of Stuart Channel and the entrance to Kulleet Bay. In the near distance, to the east, is Thetis Island.

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Tla’amin readies for Big Day

By Cara McKenna

Weeks before treaty effective date at Tla’amin First Nation, the mood in the community is electric.

Most staff is holed up in offices or meetings, figuring out the final details before April 9.

Others are hard at … Read More

Dutch learn about Tla’amin and Erik learns about them

By Cara McKenna

Tla’amin First Nation’s Erik Blaney took a step entirely outside of his comfort zone in January in order to promote his tourism business overseas.

Blaney, who proclaims that he’s “never been anywhere,” hopped on a plane to … Read More

Snuneymuxw centre opens soon!

THE NEW COMMUNITY centre for Snuneymuxw is nearer to its opening with the hiring of manager Mariah Robinson. She is in the main photo with Tom Watson.

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Halalt chief has BIG plans for pulp mill site

“We still have hope for this place,” Chief James Thomas says as he looks at the smoking stacks and the pile of hog fuel in front of the Catalyst pulp and paper mill in Crofton.

The pulp mill is in … Read More

Mom applauds empowered daughter

Debra Lazzar is proud of her daughter for a lot of reasons. Most recently, it was because of the way 14-year-old Kyra argued in support of the T’Sou-ke First Nation leadership on Facebook. After an exchange of posts between her daughter … Read More