In a demonstration of true reconciliation, members of the Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) on January 29th, presented the Province of BC with an ocean canoe to be displayed in the new həy̓χʷət kʷθə šxʷhəliʔ leləm (Healing Spirit House) building on the Riverview Lands. Over 125 people attended to witness the traditional ceremony including KFN members, [...]
KFN Enterprises LP (KFNE) announced today that its Utility Boxes Wrap project at the Riverview Lands is complete. Each of the 11 utility boxes which are part of a new 25-kilometer electrical distribution system is wrapped in a unique Coast Salish are design. The project was a partnership between KFNE and BC Housing which manages [...]
Approximately 150 people attended the Kwikwetlem Business Park Open House held on Wed, October 3 at the Coquitlam ECBC Community Hall. They viewed displays on key aspects of the Business Park project including the Health and Wellness Centre. They also learned more about Kwikwetlem First Nation history and plans for the future, and had an [...]
Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) recently hosted a celebration to thank federal, provincial and local government and business representatives for their support of the Colony Farm Road and Pitt River Road overpasses project. Earlier this year the federal government announced funding for several transportation improvement projects in Metro Vancouver. The announcement included funding for the design [...]
Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) learned on November 20th that it is one of three finalists in the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards in the ‘Environmental Steward of the Year’ category. KFN learned in October that it had been nominated for the newly created award. The winners of the 2018 Business Excellence Awards will [...]