Tag Archives: First Nations
AFN outlines First Nations election priorities ahead of fall vote
OTTAWA - Canada has been treating Indigenous issues as higher priorities since the last federal election but more work needs to be done, says Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. The...
Sep 09, 2019
Hundreds of area Indigenous youth to receive compensation for federal gov't failures
NANAIMO - A major windfall is incoming to Indigenous youth and their families throughout the mid-Island area. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal announced Friday, Sept. 6 Indigenous youth removed from...
Sep 06, 2019 The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled on Friday the federal government must pay $40,000 to each child placed in on-reserve care since the beginning of 2006. (The Canadian Press)
'I thought many times of killing myself:' victim tearful at sexual abuse sentencing in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man is going to jail for deplorable historic sex crimes against his own young niece in Nanaimo and the Comox Valley.A 50-year-old Courtenay man, who cannot be named to protect the victim's...
Aug 27, 2019 A 50-year-old man was sentenced to two years in a provincial penitentiary for sexually abusing his niece in Nanaimo and the Comox Valley in the late 1980's. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Letter signing helps Snuneymuxw First Nation and Canadian gov't paddle in the same direction
NANAIMO - An important document in the path of Snuneymuxw First Nation having traditional lands returned to them is now signed. SFN chief Mike Wyse and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn B...
Aug 26, 2019 Snuneymuxw First Nation chief Mike Wyse and Minister of Indigenous-Crown Relations Carolyn Bennett reading the letter of understanding before signing on Monday, Aug. 26. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
RCMP leans on public in mid-island homicide investigation
CHEMAINUS -Police hope the public can help solve a homicide investigation involving a 19-year-old woman whose body was discovered near a gulf island east of Chemainus.Delores 'Deedee' Brown's body was...
Aug 19, 2019 The body of 19-year-old Delores 'Deedee' Brown was discovered on Aug. 19, 2015 near Norway Island. Police issued a news release in hopes of leading to finding who's responsible for her death. (BC RCMP)
400 Nanaimo-area kids learn to be leaders through soccer
NANAIMO - Indigenous youth had fun on their turf learning how to play soccer and be a leader in their community.Several hundred children from Nanaimo and across the mid-island packed the Beban Park so...
Aug 19, 2019 Two youth, who were already pretty comfortable with soccer, learning slick new moves at the Hope and Health event in Beban Park on Monday, Aug. 19. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Partnership forged for operation of new First Nations school
NANAIMO - A new school in Cedar will blend traditional First Nations teachings with the latest technology.Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh school will be run in joint partnership between the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Sch...
Aug 08, 2019 The front entrance of Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh School in Cedar which is due to welcome students in September 2019. (SD68)
Alberta RCMP apologize for poor investigation into Indigenous woman's death
EDMONTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and whose killer has never been found.Amber Tuccaro was 20 y...
Jul 25, 2019 Amber Tuccaro
Feds announce nearly $50 million to expand Duke Point shipping facility
NANAIMO - A long-planned vision to expand the Port of Nanaimo's deep sea dock at Duke Point has received a substantial shot in the arm.Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced a $46.2 million...
Jul 24, 2019 Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced $46.2 million to help expand the deep sea shipping dock at Duke Point. He said the investment was based on a strong business case. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
SFN breaks ground on first gas station
NANAIMO - The initial work is underway to build the first gas station owned and operated by Snuneymuxw First Nation. A ceremonial shovel was used by SFN councillors and Elders on Thursday, July 18 to ...
Jul 18, 2019 Snuneymuxw First Nation councillors and Elders at the site of what will be the First Nation's first gas station. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)