The Strathcona Regional District is considering what could be an extremely innovative and societal changing plan. As CAO David Letich informed the Board, at their Wednesday June 26 meeting, the draft Poverty Reduction Plan is already more than 100 pages long. It was his intention to have the plam introduced through a presentation and then, hopefully, they will forward it to the Committee of the Whole for further discussion.
Continue reading First Draft of the SRD Poverty Reduction Plan
Windspeaker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A blackened column carved with children’s faces, representing lives lost at Indian residential schools, has been created by acclaimed Kwakwuitl carver Stanley Hunt.
The pole will soon travel through Vancouver Island, beginning June 16, making its way to the installation place in Vancouver on Indigenous People’s Day, June 21.
Continue reading Residential school memorial pole will make stops on Vancouver Island before installation in Vancouver
By Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In lead up to National Indigenous Peoples Day, the province is supporting First Nations language and culture revitalization through nearly $35 million in new funding towards the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) and the First Peoples Cultural Foundation (FPCF).
Continue reading Province contributes new funding towards First Nations language and culture revitalization
qathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
From the Red River Jig to drumming and bannock: National Indigenous People’s Day is celebrated June 21 all over Canada as a day to recognize Indigenous peoples.
Continue reading National Indigenous People’s Day June 21 – A more thoughtful day for a more complex time
