The Cascadia Timber Supply Area (TSA) has a new allowable annual cut (AAC) for timber harvesting. The Cascadia TSA is dispersed throughout the Interior of…
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Five habitat projects receive nearly $1.85 million from Trust
Habitat such as wetlands and creeks, and animals such as elk and bull trout will benefit from five multi-year projects that are restoring over 1,700…
Band and DOI partner for economic development initiative
The Shuswap Indian Band and District of Invermere (DOI) are proud to announce their participation in the Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI), a national program…
RDEK Board Highlights
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the May 3 Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors’ meeting. Moyie and Area…
B.C. partners with local bands to improve housing
Shuswap Indian Band, Tobacco Plains Indian Band and ʔaq̓am Community are working with BC Housing on a new project to improve the quality of on-reserve…
National Aboriginal Day events June 20-22
There are a number of National Aboriginal Day events occurring in the area June 20-22. ʔaq̓am is hosting a National Indigenous Peoples Day on Wednesday,…
Secwepemc Nation seasonal gathering this weekend
The Shuswap Indian Band is honoured to host the Secwepemc Nation’s Fourth Seasonal Gathering from April 20 – 23 at the Shuswap Band Territorial Operations…
Trust delivers wildfire mitigation grants
Twenty communities focus on mitigating wildfire with over $800,000 from Columbia Basin Trust Wildfire can rapidly destroy homes, communities and lives. To brace against this…
VAST Resources hits home run in EA big league
Over six years, 33 staff contributed nearly 11,000 hours to secure the Kootenay West Mine Environmental Assessment (EA) approval for local mining client VAST Resource…
Canal Flats area gypsum mine granted EA certificate
The provincial government has given the go-ahead for a new gypsum mine that will be located about 12 km northeast of Canal Flats up the…