Yearly Archives: 2023

WLC Holiday Closure ❄️ The WLC offices will be closed starting Thursday, December 21st and will re-open on Monday, January 8th RECENT POSTS Leave Us Your Feedback Here

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W̱SÁNEĆ Goldstream Engagement Forum Part 2 Proposed Barrier and Road Widening Project at Goldstream River LOCATION: Saanich Fairgrounds – Cedar Room / Main Hall DATE: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 TIME: 5:00 – 8:30 The province have proposed to do road work where the Trans-Canada Highway passes through Goldstream Provincial Park. This project cuts through the most important salmon watershed in W̱SÁNEĆ territory and a W̱SÁNEĆ village site. Both of these things were guaranteed to be protected in the Douglas Treaties. Before the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) start work on the project, they must ensure W̱SÁNEĆ constitutional treaty [...]

W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council Launches Community-Only Website Portal The newly launched community-only portal on the WLC website offers secure access to private or sensitive materials. The W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council (WLC) website has been upgraded to help community members stay in the loop on important developments. All while keeping sensitive information safely stored in a password-protected portal. The “Community Only” section will require a password to access and will store important information, such as recordings of community meetings and community engagement sessions, full-length copies of community agreements, messages to leadership from community members, and other private information. This exclusive new feature [...]

   Totem raising is 'a day in history' Tseycum First Nation celebrates deal with province over road construction, burial sites JUDITH LAVOIE Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Sat, Nov 17, 2012 A decades-old dispute between a Saanich Peninsula First Nation and the provincial government took a tentative step toward reconciliation Friday. As Tseycum First Nation celebrated the unveiling of a newly refurbished totem pole on West Saanich Road, Aboriginal Relations Minister Ida Chong offered regrets for the hurt caused by construction of the road over historical burial sites. "We can't change the past, but we need to move [...]