Kwikwetlem First Nation

• Kwikwetlem First Nation filed a land claim in 2016 including the Riverview lands

  The land in question covers several publicly-owned parcels in Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam, including the Riverview lands, but not private properties.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2025
  
• Missing Kwikwetlem councillor Stephanie Patterson was victim of homicide: Police

  Stephanie Patterson, 44, was last seen leaving her home in Coquitlam on Friday evening. Police say her body was found in Mission on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Aug 16, 2023
  
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• RCMP say foul play a possibility as search intensifies for Kwikwetlem councillor

  Police say they have made one arrest in connection to Stephanie Patterson's disappearance, but won't release details about it unless the person is charged.

  Crime

  Aug 15, 2023
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• Coquitlam RCMP, Kwikwetlem First Nation turn to public in search for missing persons

  Police are asking anyone who may have information to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2023
• Stolen totem pole with ‘important cultural significance’ returned to kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation

  The totem pole was reported stolen from the office on Colony Farm Road on Oct. 12. Surveillance footage captured a suspect loading it into a U-Haul truck before driving away.

  Crime

  Jan 10, 2023
• Totem pole with ‘significant’ value to kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation stolen, say police

  Surveillance footage captured a suspect loading the red cedar structure into a U-Haul truck before driving away on Oct. 12, said Coquitlam RCMP.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2022
• kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation breaks ground on vital sockeye salmon hatchery

  Sockeye salmon are inseparable from kʷikʷəƛ̓əm culture, identity and livelihood, and once sustained the nation's people from season to season.

  Environment

  Nov 10, 2022
• B.C. First Nation chief with $914,000 compensation package issues statement

  One week after a salary scandal divided members of the Kwikwetlem First Nation in Coquitlam, the Chief with the $914,000 compensation package has issued a statement.

  Aug 7, 2014
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• Kwikwetlem First Nation demanding Chief Ron Giesbrecht resign over $914,000 salary

  Members of a small Lower Mainland First Nation are demanding the resignation of their chief and a forensic audit of the band's books.

  Aug 2, 2014