There was a Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at Gorge Harbour on Monday, September 30. It consisted of sacred songs and sharing experiences, as well as Chief Steven Brown’s perspectives on how the Klahoose are reclaiming their present and their future.
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The Klahoose Wilderness Resort’s 2023 tourist season ended in October. This is the time for refurbishments in preparation for the reopening next May. The need to provide a back-up for the resort’s micro-hydro system became obvious during last summer’s drought, and a propane generator has been installed. Additional storage space has been added.
Gorge Harbour Marina has been upgrading for the past year, and hopes to have a grand reopening this coming spring.
These are some of QXMC’s physical improvements but, in a recent interview with Cortes Currents, the conversation quickly turned to an overview of the Klahoose development company’s personnel goals for 2024.
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The Klahoose Wilderness Resort’s second full season is over.
“We’re only open from May to the middle of October,” explained Chris Tait, the Tourism Manager.
As he reflected on this past season, one word that kept coming up is reconciliation.
“It’s 100% owned by the Klahoose First Nation. From the beginning, as we built the resort, that was front and center. We wanted all of our experiences at the Klahoose Wilderness Resort to reflect the traditions, reflect the culture. Part of that is a reconciliation piece, bringing people into the Klahoose territory. Making sure we have Klahoose First Nation guides leading those guests, whether they’re going on a boat tour through Toba Inlet – which is my background – or sharing their culture at the Klahoose Wilderness Resort.”
Continue reading Klahoose Wilderness Resort: Tourism as a Vehicle for Reconciliation and CultureThe Klahoose Wilderness Resort has partnered with the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) to support the newly launched Indigenous Tourism Destination Fund.
“There’s 800 new Indigenous tourism businesses that this strategy is going to support. Those are new ones. I think there’s 300 now that are like Klahoose Wilderness Resort across the country. Most of them are small businesses like ours,” explained Chris Tait, Tourism manager for the Klahoose Wilderness Resort.
“We’re part of the original accreditation program with the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, where they recognize Indigenous tourism businesses. There’s three levels. You have to meet a whole bunch of criteria, like: have a business plan; a marketing plan; work with international visitors; be an Indigenous owned business; and have an Indigenous experience.”
Continue reading Klahoose Wilderness Resort supports Indigenous Tourism Destination FundThe Klahoose First Nation Development Corporation, QXMC, has a new General Manager.
“In mid August I was approached by a member of the board I work closely with, who asked me if I was interested in applying for the position as General Manager. I gave it some thought and went ahead. It was a long process including several interviews, skill assessments and psychological evaluations. Thereafter the board took time to review all candidates, reflect and just at the end of last week they came to the decision of hiring me,” explained Marco Bedetti.
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