With support from B.C.’s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund, Kitselas First Nation is pursuing private power purchase agreement partnerships with major project proponents in northwest British Columbia. These partnerships will support the exploratory drilling stage for the proposed Kitselas Geothermal Power Generation Project.

The Skin Tyee First Nation and Nee Tahi Buhn Band have launched a job skills training project that will provide up to 50 community members with increased opportunities for employment and apprenticeships.

Building on the success of an earlier skills training program, Tsil Kaz Koh (Burns Lake Band) and the Wet’suwet’en First Nation are again partnering to provide new educational opportunities for their members. 

Through a variety of job-related training and courses, the Moricetown Band is working to ensure community members are job-ready and will benefit from regional employment opportunities.

Getting more First Nations members job-ready by expanding skills training opportunities is the focus of a new project being undertaken by the Gitxsan Development Corporation on behalf of all Gitxsan communities.

New skills-training programs for members of the Gitanyow First Nation community will increase opportunities for sustainable employment in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector and provide long-term benefits for individuals and their families.

Exploring solar energy to enhance community power is the focus of a new energy plan being developed by the Okanagan Indian Band.

Members of the Lower Nicola Indian Band will receive direct economic benefits from Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Operations thanks to two new agreements – one with the provincial government and one with the mining firm.

It has been more than 60 years since the Cheslatta people were displaced from their homes and cultural sites to make way for construction of Kenny Dam in northwestern B.C. The Cheslatta Carrier Nation and the B.C. Government signed a framework agreement designed to help heal historic wounds and shape a better future.