BC Government Bans Grizzly Bear Hunting Across the Province
Coastal First Nations applaud British Columbia’s announcement to end grizzly bear hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest and across the province.
Science and Community on the Coastal Margin
At the Hakai Institute on Calvert Island, stewardship students learn from the land, while forging new relationships with each other and researchers from far and wide.
Heiltsuk want strong leadership role in central coast oil spill prevention and response
Photo Credit April Bencze Bella Bella, B.C. (November 15, 2017) – The Heiltsuk Nation today published a report outlining plans to take to strengthen oil spill prevention and clean-up on the central coast…
Featured Profile: Patrick Johnson
An experienced Guardian Watchmen, Patrick Johnson provides that all-important link between long-held local knowledge and a new generation of Wuikinuxv stewards.
A Humpback Resurgence
Humpback whales are making a comeback along the North Coast, and the Gitga’at First Nation and whale researchers are working together to learn what will keep populations healthy.
Canada and the Coastal First Nations take a Step Forward in the Management of Fisheries Resources for the North and Central Coast of British Columbia
The Government of Canada and the Coastal First Nations are committed to working together to advance a more collaborative and efficient approach to the governance and management of fisheries resources….
Heiltsuk Nation turns to courts in wake of spill and botched response
Case seeks to recover damages, challenge world class oil spill response Bella Bella, BC (Wednesday, October 11, 2017) – This week marks the one-year anniversary of the oil spill in…
Coastal First Nations and Central Coast Bear Working Group respond to the opening of 2017 fall trophy hunt
Vancouver – Coastal First Nations (CFN) and the Central Coast Bear Working Group are reiterating their position to BC’s bear trophy hunt as the grizzly hunting season opens for fall…
Coastal First Nations on the Front Line of Guarding the Environment
In this opinion article for the Vancouver Sun, Heiltsuk Chief Marilyn Slett, President of Coastal First Nations, describes the progress made so far toward rebuilding a healthy coastal economy. Coastal…