shishalh Nation Opposes Opening of Recreational Sports Fishery and Condemns Canada’s Continued Violation of Indigenous Fishing Rights

shishalh Nation, BC – On Friday, May 14th, 2021, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced the immediate opening of a recreational sports fishery allowing the harvest of Chinook Salmon in Sechelt, Salmon and Narrows Inlets, Agamemnon Channel and Jervis Inlet in our swiya (territory). This opening was announced despite… Read more

3-week circuit breaker to lower COVID-19 numbers

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restrictions Three-week circuit breaker begins now to bend the curve, protect people To address rising COVID-19 case counts, protect people and communities and help break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, the provincial health officer is amending the provincial public health orders effective midnight tonight, March 30, 2021. “COVID-19 continues to… Read more

Communicable Disease Emergency Response Plan adopted

shishalh Council has adopted the Communicable Disease Emergency Response Plan, 2020. The plan is on our Forms and Documents page under the health section. We invite community members to review the plan. A virtual meeting to discuss the plan will be held in the new year.

New Mariculture Policy

In 2012 a Finfish Aquaculture Policy was developed by the shíshálh Nation to inform proponents about expectations for finfish aquaculture operations within the shíshálh swiya. Since this policy was developed, new closed-containment aquaculture technologies have been developed that significantly reduce the environmental risks that are often associated with open net-pen… Read more

shishalh Nation and BC sign landmark agreement

A landmark reconciliation agreement between the shíshálh Nation and B.C. recognizes and respects Indigenous title and rights, and supports self-determination and shíshálh self-government.The agreement is a commitment to working together to protect the environment, as well as promote economic opportunity and growth for the shíshálh Nation and the entire Sechelt region…. Read more

SIGD Notice of New Recycling Rules

Waste Management has taken over the processing of recycling picked up on shíshálh Nation Lands 1, 2, and 19.  Consequently there are some new rules: 1. PLASTIC BAGS AND GLASS WILL NO LONGER BE PICKED UP. 2. PLEASE SEPARATE RECYCLING INTO THREE GROUPS – PAPER & CARDBOARD, PLASTIC CONTAINERS, AND… Read more