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Four hand-carved cedar panels and an interpretive display have been installed at the campground, showing how the site was once a place to gather liquid pitch, or sap, from Douglas fir trees to start fires, patch canoes, heal wounds and light lanterns. The panels were crafted by carvers from the four First Nations on the Saanich ­Peninsula: Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tseycum and Tsawout. Tsartlip Chief Don Tom, also chairman of the WSÁNEĆ Leadership Council, which includes the Tsartlip, Tseycum and Tsawout First Nations, said the campground is in the heart of WSÁNEĆ territory, next to an ol...

Small island off B.C. coast returned to local First Nation SISȻENEM, also known as Halibut Island, is a 9.67-acre island near Sidney Island. The Land Conservancy of B.C. recently purchased it for $1.55 million.  Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 06, 2021 4:04 PM PT | Last Updated: March 7 SISȻENEM, also known as Halibut Island, is a 9.67-acre island off the east coast of Sidney Island near Victoria. (Land Conservancy of B.C.) The Land Conservancy of British Columbia and the W̱SÁNEĆ leadership council have partnered to transfer a small parcel of land near Vancouver Island back t...

Adam Olsen apologized for a Twitter post that revealed the Tsartlip Nation is under shelter-in-place orders due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

“We chose to not subject Tsartlip members to this and kept our outbreak status private,” said Tom, whose First Nation in Brentwood Bay includes about 1,000 members. On Tuesday, Olsen, who represents Saanich North and the Islands, posted on social media that as a Tsartlip member and resident, he would receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. He said he was making the information public because “transparency is critical.” Olsen also noted in the post that the Tsartlip First Nation had been experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 and had been under a shelter-in-place order for weeks. “A...