Working Towards Truth & Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation is not something confined to a day or a month. We work with our First Nations partners together towards the key calls to action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.
Our Work With First Nations
We are honoured to work with outstanding First Nations clients, partners, and collaborators towards achieving their vision and priorities for their communities. Here's how.
Innovative, community-driven first nations housing
Our work with Songhees Nation is delivering an innovative, community-driven model of First Nations on-reserve housing along with a cultural centre, early childhood education centre, and commercial space for sustainable revenue generation.
By achieving the Nation's key strategic priorities, this project will contribute to the wellbeing of Songhees members for generations to come.
Learn more about this project in the Indigenizing Planning issue of PIBC's Journal Planning West.
Building first nations - municipal partnerships and collaborations
Strong relationships between First Nations and municipalities are critical to successful land development on Nation Lands and can create win-win opportunities for all parties.
We are proud to have helped establish an MOU and a Joint Working Group between Snaw-Naw-As Nation and the District of Lantzville. The focus of the MOU and the Joint Working Group is to engage regularly on the development, planning, and infrastructure priorities of both governments.
Recognizing Truth & Reconciliation
A screening of for love
On September 30, Canada held its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to recognize the impact of residential schools and remember the children who never made it home. Our team took the day to listen, learn and reflect.
It was a special evening for our CEO Carla Guerrera who attended a screening of For Love with BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) Board Chair Dr. Gwendolyn Point, Minister Melanie Mark, and fellow Board member Flavia Coughlan.
The documentary film focuses on the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the child welfare system in Canada.
Orange shirt day
Hosted by the Indian Residental School Survivor Society (IRSSS) and the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Center Society (VAFS), our Development Manager Annelise van der Veen attended an Orange Shirt Day event and learned from First Nations Elders and their families about the lasting impact of residential schools.