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‘Feared’ B.C. wrestler hopes her story will inspire other indigenous children – Global News
March 5, 2025 They hated her in Japan when she went there to wrestle. Delta Dawn was loathed at the Tokyo Dome in the early 1990s, her wicked snakes despised by everyone in the building. “I was slapped with programs as I was coming out many times because people were just fearful of me getting […]
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Canada’s only Indigenous coloured gemstone lapidary is a cut above – paNOW
Aug 19, 2024 Ryan Ross has an unusually rare vocation − gemstone cutting. He wasn’t raised in the lapidary tradition, but rather became unexpectedly captivated by it around the same time he decided to get married. “While I was searching for an engagement sapphire for my partner, I was looking at all these gemstones and […]
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Paramount+ in Canada, the Pacific Screenwriting Program and the Indigenous Screen Office Partner to Create the Indigenous Screenwriters Lab
10 Jan, 2024 – The science-fiction/futurism-focussed program will support six Indigenous writers in developing their own one-hour pilot script for the genre – TORONTO and VANCOUVER, BC — Paramount+ in Canada, the Pacific Screenwriting Program (PSP) and the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) today announced a new partnership to support Indigenous writers in the advancement of their […]
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Launching a Career in Airport Services
6 Nov, 2023 When Andie Louie spoke with one of TNDC’s Airport Managers at the Tahltan Job Fair last spring, during her last year of high school, she knew her first job after graduation would be with TNDC’s Airport Services team. Fast forward to this past summer and that vision became reality. Now several months […]
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Finalists for 2023 Webster Awards Announced
September 12th, 2023 Plus tickets now on sale for the Nov. 14th Gala Dinner/Awards Evening Featuring a Fireside Chat with Veteran Journalist/Anchor Lisa LaFlamme (Vancouver, B.C.) — Finalists in the 14 categories for the 2023 Webster Awards, Western Canada’s preeminent journalism awards, were announced today. The awards recognize excellence in journalism in B.C. All finalists […]
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Prophet River First Nation Chief, Council receive Tribal Leader Program certification – Yahoo News Canada
August 31, 2023 FORT NELSON, B.C.- Harvard Business School recognized Prophet River First Nation’s Chief and Council for completing their one-week Tribal Leader program focused on understanding the traditional aspects of Indigenous leadership. The program was held at Harvard Business School from June 25th – June 30th, 2023. Valerie Askoty, chief of Prophet River First […]
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Local Indigenous veteran lives a life of service – Merritt Herald
Jun 19, 2023 Despite retiring several years ago, Grand Chief Percy Joe is not slowing down, and continues to advocate for First Nations veterans across Canada. A veteran himself, his military career started out in the Reserve Forces shortly after high school, and soon thereafter he signed up to become part of the Queen’s Own […]
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Four Canadian journalists recognized for championing Indigenous journalism, and telling truth, about long-standing systemic injustices
VANCOUVER, B.C., – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has awarded this year’s prestigious Charles Bury Award to four remarkable Canadian journalists who have each, through their commitment to the craft, broken new ground in their efforts to inspire change in how Canadian journalism covers Indigenous stories. The four winners of this year’s award include: […]
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Congratulations to the CAJ 2022 Awards recipients!
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 CAJ Awards for outstanding investigative journalism. This included presenting the McGillivray Award, recognizing the program’s best investigative journalism published or broadcast in 2022, to Grant Robertson, for his entry titled “Inside Hockey Canada’s Secret Funds: The hidden use […]
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Fifteen British Columbians honoured for dedication to service
Dec. 5, 2022 VICTORIA – The Government of B.C. has selected 15 British Columbians to receive the Medal of Good Citizenship for their dedication and selfless service to their communities. “It’s an honour to award these individuals with the Medal of Good Citizenship,” said Premier David Eby. “Each one of them embodies the traits of […]
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