Economic Development
Wholly owned and operated by a First Nation, the 2.1MW Atlin hydro plant is a perfect example of how water power can be environmentally beneficial and socially responsible, writes Lara Taylor in Water Power
A portable sawmill slated to arrive in Ahousaht by the end of November will provide locally harvested and milled material to build a visitor centre and small gallery in the community, writes Sarah Do
A $63,000 portable sawmill is slated to arrive in the small harbour at Ahousaht by the end of November and its elected chief couldn't be more excited, writes Sarah Douziech in the Westerly Ne
Ecotrust Canada staff marched in the 2007 National Day of Action to show support for making poverty history in First Nations communities.A new report shows that First Nations have made steady economic improvement over the past 40 years.
TOFINO, BC -- The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and the Clayoquot Forest Communities Program are seeking business input for a comprehensive economic analysis covering the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve region and adjacent communities.
From Nov. 17 to 19 in Vancouver, 150 social entrepreneurs gathered to develop a framework for creating a more supportive environment for social enterprises throughout BC, reports CED Planner Kim Hardy.
As the story goes, Murray Koffler was visiting one of his Shoppers Drug Mart stores just as a young aboriginal man was being escorted out of the building on suspicion of theft.
Search "native" and "unemployment" in The Globe and Mail'sarchives from 1977 to the present, and you'll get hundreds of hits. The stories chronicle years of spiralling poverty on reserves, Third World housing and escalating suicide rates.
WoodsWarII-Banner.jpgClayoquot Sound was a historic green victory. But now the coalition that barred forestry from Canada's last, best place has come unstuck. With natives logging for themselves, will things come to blows amid the old growth?
Feasibility Study
The new Hesquiaht School in Hot Springs Cove, opened in August 2008, is constructed of timber harvested and processed in Hesquiaht traditional territory.project name:Feasibility StudyA new value-added forestry study lays out a long-term, phased approach to growing a more robust, value-added industry in Clayoquot Sound.
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