Duncan, British Columbia

Cowichan Tribes, Canada and British Columbia commit to working together on Child and Family Services reform

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Friday, January 25, 2019
Vancouver Island, Geography of British Columbia, Duncan, British Columbia, Cowichan Valley, Cowichan, Somena, Cowichan River

COWICHAN TRIBES, BC, Jan. 25, 2019 /CNW/ - Improving the well-being of Indigenous children and families is a priority for the Cowichan Tribes, the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia.

Key Points: 
  • COWICHAN TRIBES, BC, Jan. 25, 2019 /CNW/ - Improving the well-being of Indigenous children and families is a priority for the Cowichan Tribes, the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia.
  • The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, federal Minister of Indigenous Services, signed the agreement on January 24, 2019, in the presence of a witness from Cowichan Tribes.
  • This LOU between Canada, British Columbia and the Cowichan Tribes provides a framework that charts the path forward in recognizing and implementing Cowichan jurisdiction over their child and family services.
  • Lalum'utul' Smun'eem Child and Family Services have delegated authority to administer Child & Family Services for all on-Reserve Cowichan Tribes members.

Canada congratulates Cowichan Tribes on award-winning project to return salmon to creek in British Columbia

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Vancouver Island, Coast Salish, Quamichan, Fish, Duncan, British Columbia, Cowichan, Culvert, Salmon, Quamichan Lake

The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, offers her congratulations to Cowichan Tribes on the completion of an award-winning culvert and roadway project that has supported the return of salmon to the Quamichan Creek.

Key Points: 
  • The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, offers her congratulations to Cowichan Tribes on the completion of an award-winning culvert and roadway project that has supported the return of salmon to the Quamichan Creek.
  • The Government of Canada invested $1.1 million through the First Nation Infrastructure Fund for the project.
  • Quamichan Creek was a productive salmon spawning habitat until it was blocked by the collapse of an old culvert in 2015.
  • The collapse contributed to the partial erosion of the only access road to Quamichan Village a Cowichan Tribes community.