Heiltsuk

The Tula Foundation receives $92 million donation to supercharge coastal science

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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The funds will help Tula continue catalyzing scientific-based innovation while beginning its transition to independent sustainability.

Key Points: 
  • The funds will help Tula continue catalyzing scientific-based innovation while beginning its transition to independent sustainability.
  • When explaining the significance of the land donation, Eric Peterson, Co-founder and Director of Tula, said: “Calvert Island, halfway to Alaska, is the most iconic place on British Columbia’s coast.
  • The new space at the Customs House will boost Tula’s capacity to serve as a physical venue for coastal science, meetings, events and collaboration.
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Minister of Transport announces important new appointments and reappointments in the transportation sector

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 30, 2023 /CNW/ - The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, today announced appointments and reappointments in the transportation sector.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 30, 2023 /CNW/ - The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, today announced appointments and reappointments in the transportation sector.
  • With their combination of skills and lived experiences, they will help build a transportation sector that works for all Canadians.
  • "I wish Ms. Barker, Chief Slett, and Mr. Déraps every success as they continue to serve the transportation sector.
  • Their appointments in the Canadian Transportation Agency, the Pacific Pilotage Authority, and the Wharf of Natashquan will help maintain good governance across Canada."

Canada and British Columbia invest in climate action projects in two First Nations communities

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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This project will reduce emissions by composting organic waste within the communities, reducing the amount of waste that needs to be transported from these two remote First Nations communities to landfills.

Key Points: 
  • This project will reduce emissions by composting organic waste within the communities, reducing the amount of waste that needs to be transported from these two remote First Nations communities to landfills.
  • "By working with Indigenous communities across Canada, such as the Kwadacha and Heiltsuk Nations, we are reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building more resilient communities, and creating jobs.
  • The advanced and enhanced Low Carbon Economy Fund will support climate action by Indigenous peoples with a new $180 million Indigenous Leadership Fund.
  • This will support clean energy and energy efficiency projects led by First Nations, Inuit, and Mtis communities and organizations.

Canadian Coast Guard and the Heiltsuk Nation Announce $5 million Pilot Project to Support Development of Heiltsuk Marine Response Team

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, and the Heiltsuk Nation announced the start of the Heiltsuk Marine Emergency Response Team pilot project to enhance marine safety on the Central Coast of British Columbia.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, and the Heiltsuk Nation announced the start of the Heiltsuk Marine Emergency Response Team pilot project to enhance marine safety on the Central Coast of British Columbia.
  • Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Canadian Coast Guard is providing over $5M to immediately launch a pilot project to support the development of the Heiltsuk Marine Emergency Response Team.
  • This team will be integrated into the federal marine preparedness and response system as a third-party responder to marine pollution incidents.
  • "The Canadian Coast Guard and the Heiltsuk Nation have worked together for many years to continuously improve marine safety on the West Coast.

Government of Canada and Heiltsuk Nation collaborate to develop a local Marine Emergency Response Team

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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Today, theGovernment of Canada and the Heiltsuk Nation are announcing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing both organizations to work together to enhance the Nation's role in marine environmental response within the Heiltsuk territory.

Key Points: 
  • Today, theGovernment of Canada and the Heiltsuk Nation are announcing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing both organizations to work together to enhance the Nation's role in marine environmental response within the Heiltsuk territory.
  • Under the MOU, the Heiltsuk Nation, in collaboration with the Canadian Coast Guard and Transport Canada, will further develop a Marine Emergency Response Team (MERT) pilot to support a community-based oil spill response within its territory.
  • This collaboration and added community capacity will be a tangible step towards enhanced marine preparedness and response in the Heiltsuk territory.
  • That's why our government is working with the Heiltsuk Nation to develop a new Marine Emergency Response Team that will strengthen Canada's ability to respond to environmental incidents off the West Coast.

Canada's first Indigenous-led Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary begins operations in British Columbia

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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VICTORIA, BC, November18, 2020 /CNW/ - The Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary (CN-CGA) commenced on-water operations this fall in the territorial waters of Ahousaht and Heiltsuk First Nations, becoming the first Indigenous-led Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • VICTORIA, BC, November18, 2020 /CNW/ - The Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary (CN-CGA) commenced on-water operations this fall in the territorial waters of Ahousaht and Heiltsuk First Nations, becoming the first Indigenous-led Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary in Canada.
  • As the Executive Director of CN-CGA, Canada's first Indigenous-led Coast Guard Auxiliary, I've seen the organization grow significantly since it began.
  • The objective of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary program is to provide strategically located, trained and qualified members and vessels that are prepared and available to support Canadian Coast Guard activities.
  • In 2020, the Canadian Coast Guard has delivered marine search and rescue training to new members of the Heiltsuk and Nisga'a CN-CGA on protocols including:

A Long Way From Justice: Heiltsuk Nation Reacts to Oil Spill Sentence for Kirby Corporation

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
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Nation launches open letter campaign calling for accountability, asking Kirby Corporation President and CEO, David Grzebinski, "Does Kirby Care?"

Key Points: 
  • Nation launches open letter campaign calling for accountability, asking Kirby Corporation President and CEO, David Grzebinski, "Does Kirby Care?"
  • The company still faces a civil suit by the Heiltsuk Nation for environmental assessment and remediation costs, as well as communal harvest and cultural damages associated with the spill.
  • "Today's sentencing was a far cry from real justice," said Marilyn Slett, Chief Councillor of the Heiltsuk Nation.
  • "This is a stark reminder for all coastal communities that Canada does not have world-class oil spill response, or an adequate compensation system for the victims of oil spills."