RE: District of Sechelt Mayor’s failure to support Union of BC Indian Chiefs’ Resolution 2024-33 “Rejection of Residential School Denialism”

September 20, 2024 District of Sechelt Mayor PO Box 129 5797 Cowrie St, 2nd Floor Sechelt, BC VON 3A0   We are writing in response to your failure to join District of Sechelt Council in expressing support for UBCIC Resolution 2024-33 “Rejection of Residential School Denialism.” Relatedly, we understand that… Read more

Updates to dock management plan provide certainty for Sunshine Coast dock owners

Updates to dock management plan provide certainty for Sunshine Coast dock owners VICTORIA – B.C. and shíshálh Nation are making further updates to changes proposed in the shíshálh swiya Dock Management Plan (DMP) to provide additional predictability for Sunshine Coast dock and boathouse owners. The latest changes are informed by… Read more

shíshálh Nation Name Recognized in Legislative Amendment

SECHELT – The shíshálh Nation will be better reflected in provincial legislation after the passage of legislative amendments to recognize traditional and legal shíshálh names in existing provincial acts. “We are pleased that provincial legislation is being updated to reflect our proper name,” said shíshálh Chief (lhe hiwus) Lenora Joe…. Read more

shishalh Nation and Renewal Development in partnership with Wesgroup Properties Announce Nation Housing Project

[SECHELT, B.C.] The shishalh Nation and Renewal Development, with support from Wesgroup Properties, are excited to announce a sustainable and affordable housing project where 10 homes are being repurposed for the Nation. On Tuesday, April 2nd, the Nation and Renewal Development start trucking and then barging homes that were previously… Read more

shishalh Nation attends Women’s Memorial March

shishalh Nation staff, teens, and members of Chief and Council attended this year’s 33rd Women’s Memorial March in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. The Memorial March, on or around Valentine’s Day, is organized for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirited people, and transgender individuals from across the country. It… Read more

Joint statement on shíshálh swiya Dock Management Plan process

 SECHELT – Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship; Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; and lhe hiwus (Chief) Lenora Joe, shíshálh Nation (shíshálh), have released the following joint statement: “We stand shoulder to shoulder to denounce in the strongest terms the inflammatory and disrespectful statements… Read more

shíshálh Nation Rejects Misleading, Inflammatory, and Disrespectful Comments

shíshálh Nation Lands (Sechelt, BC) – shíshálh Nation (shíshálh) is aware of recent posts circulating on social media which, among other things, show a confrontational sign affixed to the shíshálh longhouse located within what is referred to as Garden Bay Marine Park. The posts are accompanied by disturbing comments which include… Read more

shishalh Nation and SCRD Make Commitment on Water

Sechelt, BC – December 6, 2023 – The shishalh Nation and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) have entered a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on water in the Region. The MOU details the framework to research the potential for a water reservoir on the shishalh Nation gravel lands and… Read more

Notice of By-Election

Please find the official by-election notice here. Update: The location of the by-election on Saturday, February 3 has been moved to the Elders’ Boardroom in the CMS Building. A By-Election for one (1) Councillor will be held pursuant to the shishalh Nation Constitution and the provisions of the shishalh Nation… Read more

Resetting the Nation’s By-Election

After careful consideration by staff and leadership, the shishalh Nation has decided to cancel the upcoming by-election and reschedule it for a later date. It is the leadership’s mandate to ensure all proper protocols are followed to have a fair and equitable election. An administrative error and miscommunication related to… Read more