Bc First Nation

• 3-legged dog, 3 people rescued from fast-moving wildfire near Cranbrook, B.C.

  Police say the dog – named Three Leg – had been left behind during the evacuation.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2023
  
• As wildfire burns, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw wants no visitors in backcountry this weekend

  A Squamish Nation councillor said visitors will “most likely” be turned away this weekend if they try to head into the backcountry.

  Fire

  May 19, 2023
  
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• Surrey, B.C. votes to support inclusion of farmland to ALR, First Nations lay land claim

  As it stands, 89 hectares of Surrey land is used to grow more than 50 million servings of vegetables for consumption every year, according to the city.

  Economy

  Feb 15, 2023
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• B.C. transfers 20,000 hectares of land back to Lake Babine Nation

  The agreement will give Lake Babine Nation control of 20,000 hectares of waterfront and forestry lands inside their territory.

  Politics

  Jan 29, 2023
• Vancouver’s Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary officially renamed ‘wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm’

  In English, wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm -- the new name for Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary School -- means "the sun rising over the horizon."

  Education

  Dec 9, 2022
• B.C. First Nation asks Scottish museum to return ‘stolen’ 160-year-old totem pole

  Delegates from the Nisga'a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss repatriating a memorial totem pole it says was stolen nearly a century ago.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2022
• Othello section of Coquihalla Highway to undergo permanent repairs

  Around 460 metres of the highway’s southbound lanes were washed out last November. Those will be replaced, starting in early August.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
• Williams Lake First Nation launches historic land claim settlement referendum

  The proposed settlement of $135 million would be the largest specific claim settlement in British Columbia and one of the largest in Canada.

  Perspectives

  Apr 25, 2022
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• Spring flood worries for B.C. Indigenous community still reeling from November storm

  Some members of the Shackan Indian Band still can't return to their homes due to damage from November's floods, as spring creeps closer bringing the threat of more high water.

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2022
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• B.C. First Nation extends state of emergency after elder dies from coronavirus

  The death marks the first on a B.C. First Nation to be linked to COVID-19.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2020