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Concerns brew that Etsy fur ban could impact Indigenous artisans
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (464+ words) A First Nations chief in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling on the popular online marketplace Etsy to reverse an upcoming ban on the sale of natural fur products on its site. The ban, scheduled to come into effect on August…...
Lifesaving society urges people not to ‘underestimate’ a river current, after search for missing swimmer at Stamp Falls paused
1+ week, 5+ day ago (737+ words) On July 9 search efforts for the missing swimmer who went over Stamp Falls were paused. Tragically, the female swimmer was swept away by the current when swimming at Stamp River Provincial Park near Port Alberni on Sunday, July 5. “[July 10] was…...
Overdose deaths decline to pre-pandemic level, but recovery remains a struggle with no detox facility in western Vancouver Island
1+ week, 5+ day ago (620+ words) Recent provincial data shows that drug fatalities have declined to a level not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic, but a former user cautions that western Vancouver Island’s services for those who want to get clean remain painfully lacking. This…...
Reconciliation Theatre presents Women of the Fur Trade, a play by Frances Koncan
4+ week, 1+ day ago (757+ words) Reconciliation Theatre Society is launching a six-city tour throughout Vancouver Island this July with Women of the Fur Trade by Anishinaabe and Slovene playwright Frances Koncan. Set in “eighteen hundred and something-something”, Women of the Fur Trade is described as…...
Over 650 players hit the court for Indigenous basketball tournament at UVic
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (644+ words) Coastal Wave Basketball held its first ever Indigenous youth tournament June 5-7 at the University of Victoria. It was also a first for UVic, which had never hosted an Indigenous sporting tournament. “This tournament is something that we had on our…...
Bringing cancer care closer to home: Nuu-chah-nulth-aht look forward to new Port Alberni clinic
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (522+ words) It’s been a seven-year battle, so far, for Tseshaht’s Mike Lambert. “The Big C”, as he calls it, has seen him making countless trips from Port Alberni to Victoria and Nanaimo – the closest cancer clinic and oncology teams. So, Mike…...
Taking the Wheel: Routes Driving Academy aims to close transportation gaps
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (857+ words) A new driving school based out of Nanaimo is aiming to bridge a long-standing transportation gap for rural and remote First Nations communities across Vancouver Island. Routes Driving Academy, founded by Hupacasath First Nation member Randi-Leigh Macnutt, officially opened earlier…...
Supreme Court of Canada to hear case that tests UNDRIP legislation
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (519+ words) Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear a case that tests the legal weight of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in how it applies to B.C.’s mineral tenure system. Two years after the B....
New legal tool around intimate partner violence created
2+ mon, 2+ hour ago (1118+ words) The Supreme Court of Canada has created a new civil legal tool that allows survivors of intimate partner violence to sue their abusers for financial damages. Writing for the majority of the judges, Justice Nicholas Kasirer found in a decision…...
Women’s empowerment takes centre stage at upcoming Tseshaht conference
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (639+ words) A weekend dedicated to healing, self-care, culture, and connection is coming to the Tseshaht First Nation this week as organizers prepare to welcome women from across the region to a three-day empowerment conference focused on wellness in all forms. The…...