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[Mike K.]

Yeah I can actually see that, lol.

[Nparker]

It looks sort of post-apocalyptic where vegetation has started to overtake the abandoned structures.

[RFS]

There is something very satisfying about rich liberals in kits shitting their pants over this

[Rob Randall]

I know a woman whose family owned a nice corner property in that part of Kitsilano near Burrard. Unfortunately, she and her family were forced to give it up for nothing in 1942 and move to Lethbridge where they had to pick sugar beets. She lives in Chilliwack now but maybe she could get a condo at a discount.

[Victoria Watcher]

Unfortunately, she and her family were forced to give it up for nothing in 1942 and move to Lethbridge where they had to pick sugar beets. 

 

sounds like an awful lot of this story or at least context is missing.

 

slavery ended in canada sometime between 1790 and 1820 maybe.  so i'm not sure how they were made to pick sugar beets in 1942.

[Rob Randall]

sounds like an awful lot of this story or at least context is missing.

 

slavery ended in canada sometime between 1790 and 1820 maybe.  so i'm not sure how they were made to pick sugar beets in 1942.

 

It was not slavery, I believe they were paid. They were given three choices: beets in Lethbridge, fruit in the BC interior, or "repatriation" to post-war Japan. Going back to their Kits property was not one of the options. The family rebuilt from scratch and is successful today.

Edited by Rob Randall, 05 November 2019 - 11:15 AM.

[Rob Randall]

So the Kits land should be given back to the Japanese who are forced to immediately hand it over to the local band. Now everyone's happy, amirite?

 

It's very Singapore meets Oakridge Centre

 

Every Vancouver structure soon is covered in algae and mildew anyway so why not go all the way with the jungle theme. 

[Jackerbie]

Non-paywall version, also includes a site plan: https://www.citynews...sh-development/

 

[amor de cosmos]

The future of the Songhees First Nation’s economic development strategy and the suite of businesses the nation has established will now be under the direction of the Songhees Nation Economic Development Corporation.

The Songhees announced the new entity Thursday, noting former executive director of the Songhees, Christina Clarke, would step in as its first chief executive.

Clarke said it’s both exciting news and a daunting task as the newly minted corporation already has a lot on its plate as it presides over 10 businesses, commercial properties and development land.

Clarke said they created the body in order to put business interests and development at arms length from the administration and governance of the First Nation.

“We have so many opportunities in front of us,” she said.

Chief Ron Sam said the new corporation, which will operate out of the Innovation Centre at the Songhees Wellness Centre, has been a decade in the making.

“The Nation’s economic development initiatives have now reached a level of complexity and sustained activity that warrants a standalone development corporation,” he said. “This vision was first seeded by my uncle, our late Chief Robert Sam, and for me personally, realizing this goal is a testament to our Nation’s deep determination to be recognized and to prosper.”

Top of the agenda for the new entity will be strengthening the existing companies by improving their structure and giving them whatever resources they require to grow.

https://www.timescol...tion-1.24001327

[Victoria Watcher]

a decade in the making.  lol.  sounds like the corridor foundation.

 

2014:

 

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority will be on the lookout for a new chief executive as current CEO Curtis Grad is leaving to lead the Skwin’ang’eth Se’las Development Company.

 

At a news conference Friday, Grad was introduced as the face of the SSD, a federal not-for-profit corporation that was launched last year by the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations and the harbour authority to promote economic development opportunities for the two nations.“It’s early days and it’s exciting. This will be a vehicle for [First Nations to have] really meaningful involvement in the local economy,” said Grad.

 

https://www.timescol...nture-1.1431707

 

 

i think that fizzled.  in 2015 grad moved on.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 November 2019 - 08:29 AM.

[amor de cosmos]

When the new president of Nanaimo’s only university was sworn in on Friday, history was made.

Deborah Saucier, Vancouver Island University’s new president, took an oath and was officially sworn in during an installation ceremony at the Snuneymuxw Longhouse on Friday.

It’s the first time that a VIU president has had an installation ceremony at the longhouse, according to university officials.

Saucier, who is Métis, told the audience of more than 100 people that she was “humbled” and honoured to have her installation ceremony at the longhouse. As VIU president, Saucier said the institution will continue to develop innovative programs that will allow students to flourish on and off-campus.

https://www.citynews...sh-development/
https://www.timescol...ions-1.24010129

Edited by amor de cosmos, 16 November 2019 - 08:07 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

https://www.vicnews....nd-thompson-mb/

 

on thompson manitoba crime:

 

These differences in turn help account for the vastly different crime rates between the two communities. Generally, the younger the community, the higher the crime rate. Criminologists have also associated crime with poverty, a condition high among Canadians of Aboriginal ancestry, with poverty among Canadians of Aboriginal ancestry itself the product of European colonization, previous political disenfranchisement and current neglect, as well as various forms of racism.

 

 

 

before european colonization what were the aboriginal poverty rates?

 

aboriginals have been voting since at least 1960.

 

and the current neglect is hard to dispute.  however the system that neglects them can't be compared against other systems as they don't exist for other canadians.

 

racism is fairly rampant.  but it's not systemic or institutionalized.    

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 November 2019 - 06:18 PM.

[amor de cosmos]

For the first time in more than seven decades, the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation hosted a potlatch celebration on its traditional territory.

More than 200 people gathered at the Uda Dune Biayo, House of Ancestors in Prince George for the historic event.

Potlatch, also called balhats, is a spiritual and cultural ceremony integral to governing, sharing wealth and strengthening clans.

The ceremony was banned by the Canadian government from 1884 to 1951. Though it was a criminal offence to take part in a potlatch feast, some communities still hosted small ceremonies in secret.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...years-1.5379389

[amor de cosmos]

Dr. Deb Saucier, VIU President and Vice-Chancellor since July 2019, was formally endowed with the powers and responsibilities of office in a ceremony at the Snuneymuxw First Nation Longhouse in Cedar on November 15.

A regional institution such as Vancouver Island University (VIU) can change what it means to be a university, challenge longstanding perceptions on who goes and what can be taught there, and redefine how we understand and value people.

https://news.viu.ca/...tallation-event

[amor de cosmos]

VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission identified.

"Lawyers and the law created a justice system that discriminates against Indigenous people," said Law Society president Nancy Merrill, noting that it was illegal for a lawyer to take a retainer from an Indigenous person until the 1960s.

"That's still recent history," she said. "We need to move forward."

Last week, the law society's board of governors determined that lawyer competence includes knowledge of the history of Indigenous-Crown relations, the history and legacy of residential schools and specific legislation regarding Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Beginning in 2021, all practising lawyers in B.C. will be required to take a six-hour online course covering these areas, as well as legislative changes that could arise from the province's newly enacted Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

Lawyers will have up to two years to complete the course the mandatory course, which is a first among law societies across Canada, Merrill said.

https://www.timescol...iety-1.24030760

[Victoria Watcher]

they have 2 years to complete 6 hours of study on the subject.  i like the tokenism.

[Jackerbie]

Squamish FN has voted overwhelmingly in favour of partnering with Westbank to develop their reserve lands in Kits. City of Vancouver has also voiced support for the project, despite City approvals not being required for the construction.

 

Design work is underway, and construction is anticipated to start in 2021.

 

[Mike K.]

As a quick history lesson, Westbank was one of the contenders for Dockside Green, but lost out to Windmill and VanCity. At the time many believed Westbank had a much more palatable proposal but the 'green' gimmicks from Windmill won over the hearts of council. The result was a project that failed after initial phases were built.

 

Westbank also developed the Parc Residences tower in Vic West adjacent to West Side Village, the Shutters complex in the Songhees, and The Falls in downtown on Douglas at Humboldt.

[amor de cosmos]

Canadian police were prepared to shoot Indigenous land defenders blockading construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, according to documents seen by the Guardian.

Notes from a strategy session for a militarized raid on ancestral lands of the Wet’suwet’en nation show that commanders of Canada’s national police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), argued that “lethal overwatch is req’d” – a term for deploying snipers.

The RCMP commanders also instructed officers to “use as much violence toward the gate as you want” ahead of the operation to remove a roadblock which had been erected by Wet’suwet’en people to control access to their territories and stop construction of the proposed 670km (416-mile) Coastal GasLink pipeline (CGL).

In a separate document, an RCMP officer states that arrests would be necessary for “sterilizing the site”.

https://www.theguard...olice-documents
https://thetyee.ca/N...peline-Protest/

[spanky123]

^ I wonder if the Guardian is suggesting that police should be unarmed when confronting protesters and/or enforcing the laws of our nation?