Starting on Saturday, March 1, 2025, BC Transit will begin operating the West Coast Transit System that links hitac̓u, Esowista, Ty-histanis, Tofino, Ucluelet, and Long Beach. The transition brings five new buses to the fleet and more drivers to increase the consistency of transit services. New bus signs are being Read more…
Written by Rose Aday, Communications Coordinator New leadership is taking off in the Lands and Resources Department! Ashley Van Acken, the new Director of Lands and Resources, began work on November 12, 2024, ready to help protect and manage Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ lands in alignment with YG priorities. Ashley’s educational background is Read more…
Written by Rose Aday, Communications Coordinator The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government (YG) and Maa-nulth treaty nations were recently granted permission to hunt harbour seals and sea lions for the first time since they became a protected species under Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). YG is currently allocated 85 harbour seals and 25 Read more…
Written by Rose Aday, Communications Coordinator President Charles McCarthy, along with Intergovernmental Affairs Analyst Sophie Gonthier and Engagement Coordinator Robyn Jin, traveled to Ottawa, Ontario to take part in the Land Claims Agreements Coalition (LCAC) and Self-Governing Indigenous Governments (SGIG) lobbying efforts in October 2024. In Canada, lobbying is when Read more…
Press Release Federal Government and RCMP fail to live up to Community Tripartite Agreement (Nuu-chah-nulth Territory/Hitacu, BC – April 2, 2018) – President Les Doiron is calling for immediate action by the federal government and the RCMP to ensure community safety for the citizens of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government in the Read more…
New Website The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government has now launched a new website at ufn.ca This new platform has been designed in response to feedback from citizens and will allows the Government to more effectively communicate with Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ living on and off Treaty Settlement Lands. Citizens will now be able to keep up to Read more…