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Kwikwetlem First Nation

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Nation catches dozens of fish; sent to hatchery for egg production

The next generation is coming. The Kwikwetlem First Nation has caught dozens of sockeye salmon in Coquitlam Lake this week, an important first...

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Two kʷikʷəƛ̓əm sockeye return to watershed; yearly return up to five

(Editors note: DNA testing has confirmed that the two female sockeye spotted at the end of September and early October are kʷikʷəƛ̓əm sockeye.

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Nation records two salmon returns; first for hatchery

  School kids aren’t the only ones making a return before the end of summer.   Two sockeye salmon were spotted just...

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Hundreds attend inaugural BC Day Salmon Festival co-hosted by Nation

It turns out that 2,000 pounds of salmon wasn’t enough. Hundreds of people visited Celebrate BC—the largest wild salmon barbecue in...

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Nation successfully releases 9,000 Coho to Coquitlam Watershed

The fish are all grown up and no longer in need of adult supervision. The Kwikwetlem First Nation released about 9,000 Coho Salmon to the...

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kʷikʷəƛ̓əm and SFU class collaborate on environmental education

A group of kʷikʷəƛ̓əm members and staff taught environmental planning students from Simon Fraser University (SFU) about the importance of working...

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kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation and City of Coquitlam Announce Joint Flood Mitigation Project to Protect Community Lands and Resources

The Joint Flood Mitigation Project will provide diking infrastructure improvements and flood prevention measures along the Coquitlam and Fraser Rivers over the course of approximately six years.

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New Affordable Homes Open for kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation Members

kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation celebrates the Official Opening of Lot 16, a new 14 unit housing project that will provide much needed safe, quality and affordable housing for our members.

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Statement on the Death of kʷikʷəƛ̓əm Councillor Stephanie Patterson

kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation is is deeply saddened to announce the tragic death of our beloved Councillor and community member, Stephanie Patterson. Stephanie is survived by three children.

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Colony Farm Regional Park Renamed to ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park

Kwikwetlem First Nation and Metro Vancouver jointly announce the renaming of Colony Farm Regional Park to as ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park and Colony Farm Road to as ƛ̓éxətəm Road on July 1, 2023.

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