Nanwakolas Council and Vancouver Island University partnership for Guardian training celebrated at the BC Legislature

The fourth cohort of the VIU-Stewardship Technician Training Program, delivered in community, begins this month. The partnership between VIU and Nanwakolas to deliver the program, and the provincial government’s financial contribution that supports the program, was celebrated in the BC Legislature on October 4^th. Read and view media about the event here:

 

Times Colonist: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/indigenous-guardians-are-training-to-protect-islands-fragile-lands-and-waters-7643609

CTV News: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/indigenous-guardians-train-to-protect-b-c-s-coastal-ecosystems-1.6589105 (our story starts at the 3:27 mark).

Comox Valley Record: https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/community/new-funding-and-training-for-north-island-indigenous-guardians-announced-4999399