Penelakut Island

• 4 families lose everything in devastating Penelakut Island fire

  A member of the island's First Nations Band has started a GoFundMe for the four families who lost their homes due to the blaze. One unit was vacant at the time.

  Fire

  Jan 17, 2025
  
• Graves found at former B.C. island residential school ‘deepens pain’ for survivors: PM

  The Penelakut Tribe said more than 160 unmarked graves have been found on the grounds of the former Kuper Island Indian Industrial School in B.C.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2021
  
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• Over 160 graves found at former residential school on B.C. island, First Nation says

  The Penelakut Tribe issued a letter on Thursday saying the graves were found on the grounds of the former Kuper Island Indian Industrial School on Penelakut Island.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2021
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• B.C. RCMP appeal for information four years after discovery of woman’s body

  Monday will mark four years since the body of Delores "Deedee" Brown was found by kayakers on Norway Island, B.C.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2019