The purchase of Knight Inlet Lodge by Nanwakolas Timber Limited Partnership is expected to generate both revenue for the member Nations and employment opportunities for their members. The Regional Economic Development and Community Wellbeing Coordinator for Nanwakolas Council says the recent posting of three positions  at the eco-adventure Lodge is the first of more opportunities to come.

BC Hydro is ramping up the discharge from the John Hart Dam in response to the heavy rainfall and in anticipation of a storm forecast for Sunday, Jan. 28 . The public are asked to continue to stay away from Elk Falls and the Campbell River.

School District 72 and the Wei Wai Kum First Nation welcome two new additions to the staff: Dana Roberts and Charity Perrault. Dana Roberts will teach Language and Culture part-time. Charity Perrault is the interim Home School Liaison Officer.

In their ongoing commitment to building a better future for business in Vancouver Island First Nation communities, NEDC is ramping up for another installment of its Business Entrepreneurial Skills and Training program (BEST). BEST is a free training series that helps nurture the entrepreneurial spirit of people, communities and organizations .

Tickets are now available for the interactive play šxʷʔam̓ət, about reconciliation issues between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. The play, whose name is pronounced “shwah-mette” (‘home’ in a Coast Salish dialect), comes to Thunderbird Hall Jan. 25.