Malahat

Granite Purchases Quarry and Barge Loading Facility on Vancouver Island

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Architecture, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Building Systems, Urban Planning, GVA, Malahat First Nation, Construction, Saanich Inlet, Acquisition, Investment, Growth, Malahat, CMR, NYSE, Granite, Management

Granite (NYSE:GVA) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Coast Mountain Resources (2020) Ltd., a construction aggregate producer based in British Columbia, Canada on Malahat First Nation land.

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  • Granite (NYSE:GVA) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Coast Mountain Resources (2020) Ltd., a construction aggregate producer based in British Columbia, Canada on Malahat First Nation land.
  • Coast Mountain Resources operates the Bamberton Quarry on Vancouver Island, which is strategically located on the deep water of the Saanich Inlet.
  • Granite has been a customer of the quarry due to its high-quality aggregate and strategic proximity to our home markets.
  • “We’re happy to have CMR in our portfolio and we will continue to be opportunistic in future investments to support the growth of our home markets.”

Shift and Solar Earth collaborate with the Malahat Nation on Solar Powered Building

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Musqueam Indian Band, Partnership, Malahat First Nation, Carbon, Element, Kilowatt-hour, Economic development, Solar energy, Environment, Renewable energy, Shift, Malahat

(Solar Earth) to power the Malahat Nations’ administrative operations on Vancouver Island by renewable solar energy.

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  • (Solar Earth) to power the Malahat Nations’ administrative operations on Vancouver Island by renewable solar energy.
  • Solar Earth is a manufacturer of hardened solar power panels that transform sidewalks, parking lots and other elements of everyday infrastructure into a new source of solar energy.
  • Shift CEO Brent Perry added: “It’s an honor to be chosen by the Malahat Nation to install this carbon-free power and storage system.
  • Shift and Solar Earth are keen to engage other communities that are open to similar projects around the world to achieve carbon reduction solutions.”

Malahat SkyWalk Now Open

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Malahat, Ships, Vancouver Island, Geography of British Columbia, Watercraft, Malahat, British Columbia, Bamberton

MALAHAT, BC, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -Located 35 minutes north of Victoria, British Columbia, Malahat SkyWalk officially opens today as the newest year-round outdoor experience on Vancouver Island, providing the 'ultimate natural high.'

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  • MALAHAT, BC, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -Located 35 minutes north of Victoria, British Columbia, Malahat SkyWalk officially opens today as the newest year-round outdoor experience on Vancouver Island, providing the 'ultimate natural high.'
  • Malahat SkyWalk is located on the traditional territory of the Malahat Nation and their Indigenous stories are embedded in the visitor experience.
  • Located 35 minutes north of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Malahat SkyWalk is an outdoor experience providing the 'ultimate natural high' on Vancouver Island.
  • Situated on the traditional territory of the Malahat Nation, the $17-million project is owned and operated by BC-based Malahat SkyWalk Corp who has partnered with the Malahat Nation.

Government of Canada congratulates Malahat Nation on grand re-opening of the Malahat longhouse

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Saturday, September 8, 2018
Culture, Malahat, Longhouse, Potlatch, Human behavior, Construction

Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, offered her congratulations to Malahat Nation on the restoration and expansion of the Malahat longhouse.

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  • Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, offered her congratulations to Malahat Nation on the restoration and expansion of the Malahat longhouse.
  • Built in the 1970s, the Malahat longhouse was a place for people to gather for weddings, funerals, potlatches and other community events.
  • Malahat Nation members worked to design and construct the building and harvest the timber from community lands.
  • Our government was proud to partner with you on this journey to restore the longhouse to its former glory."