Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $204,260 to Community Futures Sunshine Coast, the City of Powell River, Tla’amin First Nation and the District of Sechelt for four projects on the Sunshine Coast.

Over the first year of implementing its treaty, the Tla’amin Nation has embraced change and plenty of it.

The Province is investing $175,000 to support marketing of the Sunshine Coast as a tourism destination.

Skilled trades students in two regional school districts will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the British Columbia government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades training equipment.

The B.C. government has distributed $44,764 in compensation for municipal property taxes to the City of Powell River.

Six months after ratifying its treaty, the Tla’amin Nation is moving to the next stage in developing a hydroelectric plan that could provide sustainable energy for the community in addition to jobs and training opportunities for its members.

Students, teachers and staff at six schools in the Powell River school district will benefit from $149,028 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.

Cheers rang out this morning as Tla’amin Nation unveiled three new totem poles at its new Government House, marking the start of a community celebration recognizing the First Nation’s treaty coming into effect.

The Tla’amin Final Agreement came into effect, ushering in a new era for the Tla’amin people as a self-governing First Nation, equipped with the tools and authority to take control of its future.

An eco-friendly company is providing work experience for five local people, while setting up a social enterprise that recycles discarded sheep skins, thanks to more than $128,000 in Job Creation Partnership funding.