‘How rich we were’ A profile of Iggy George

By Cara McKenna

Tsleil-Waututh elder Iggy George was born on the Burrard Inlet in 1940 and has lived there for his entire life.

At 76, he saw the inlet when it was at its healthiest and also when … Read More

Alarms raised against fires

Fire is much in the minds of everyone these days as an unusually dry spring, and careless humans, cause wildfires in our forests. But things can be just as dangerous in our homes, which is why smoke alarms are vital … Read More

Baird on panel as pipeline gets NEB go-ahead

Former Tsawwassen First Nation chief Kim Baird will be on a three-person Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project ministerial panel.

Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr announced the panel, which also includes Tony Penikett and Dr. Annette Trimbee two days before … Read More

Solar ‘thanks’ to Tsleil-Waututh

By Cara McKenna

Tsleil-Waututh First Nation has been gifted with solar panels that will help power its new super-green administration building.

The panels were given to the nation by environmental organizations Greenpeace and 350.org to commemorate the nation’s ongoing work … Read More

Road tolls loom for travellers at Halalt

Words by Mark Kiemele. Traffic photos from Sentinel archives.

Daniel did his part earlier this year when he made a sign on his living room floor and held it up for the hundreds of logging and chip trucks and other … Read More

Tla’amin says NO to herring harvest

Boats from the commercial herring fishery began appearing along the BC coast prompting Tla’amin Nation to serve notice on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).

Tla’amin council told DFO in early March that the fishery would cause “irreversible damage” … Read More

Plan for the inlet

Tsleil-waututh  Nation – People of the Inlet – has unveiled a science-based action plan to restore the contaminated Burrard Inlet. The draft plan, released in February, has the nation’s leadership saying that identifying issues that must be resolved will result … Read More

Clean energy, better houses under scrutiny by nations

Fossil fuel-freeenergy and low-cost, low-carbon-footprint homes were just two topics under study at a Stz’uminus nation gathering on March 7. The workshop marked the end of a Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council NmTC project funded by BC’s clean energy business fund.

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LNG no gas for some

The proposal for a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Saanich Inlet continues to make the news and is proving to be ‘a gas’ for anyone interested in local politics, historical treaties or fossil fuel energy markets.

In early … Read More

A song on the water

Young Tla’amin (Sliammon) activist Ta’Kaiya Blaney – centre of photo with drum – recently offered a song for the Shawnigan and Sooke watersheds. The water ceremony took place on the shores of Shawnigan Lake.

Local residents and neighbours of Malahat First … Read More