Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ida Chong and T'Sou-ke Nation Chief Gordon Planes signed an Incremental Treaty Agreement (ITA) that will provide economic development opportunities, as well as jobs on lower Vancouver Island.

Agreements with five First Nations located on Vancouver Island will bring economic opportunities and job growth to their communities, while increasing certainty on the land base.

Looking forward to a future under self-government, youth members of the Tla'amin Nation today placed personal mementos into a time capsule, celebrating the introduction of provincial legislation to ratify the Tla'amin treaty.

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Ida Chong highlights the B.C. government's recent successes in reaching agreements that bring benefits to First Nations communities.

The B.C. government's first-ever strategic engagement agreement (SEA) - with the Nanwakolas First Nations - is being renewed for another three years.

The B.C. government is providing $700,000 and an accelerated land transfer for the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations that will support jobs and economic development in the tourism and clean technology sectors in Clayoquot Sound.

This year's Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention sees the signing of a renewed agreement between B.C. and UBCM, as well as praise for a new tool being developed, aimed at strengthening relationships among the provincial government, local governments and First Nations.