A community-focused small business is having a major impact for Wuikinuxv Nation by making travel affordable and getting members out on their territory.
September 17, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 3 Mins
Coast Funds has grown its team to build capacity to deliver new funding through the Great Bear Sea PFP and to enhance services for all the First Nations we serve. In recent weeks, Coast Funds has welcomed three new staff members: Landon Gilmour (Finance Manager), Michael Fobister (Economic Development Analyst), and Raven Stierle (Stewardship Funding)
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August 28, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 3 Mins
Over the summer and fall of 2025, yáqʷa Development Corporation (x̄á’isla Nation’s economic development corporation) will carry out a series of extensive renovations of Gizuá Market, previously known as Sunrise General Merchandise. Located in Kitamaat Village in x̄á’isla Haisla territory, the market and restaurant space will offer upgraded amenities for x̄á’isla’s community and visitors. As
August 12, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 8 Mins
First Nations working to manage their territories and invest in their communities may be eligible to apply for funding from Crown governments, philanthropic foundations, and corporate community investment programs. And, through Coast Funds, participating First Nations in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii may have funding available for stewardship, conservation, and economic development projects in addition
July 24, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 4 Mins
Coast Funds is hiring an Office Administrator to maintain and welcome guests to our office, and to act as a key resource for our staff team, senior leadership, board members, and the First Nations we serve. Status Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours/week) Location Our offices are in downtown Vancouver, BC and this role is expected to
July 14, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 4 Mins
Through an incubator program, Wuikinuxv Nation is partnering with Coast Funds and the Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) to assess the feasibility of conservation finance mechanisms that could generate long-term revenue for the Nation’s salmon and watershed priorities. This project was recently awarded seed funding and project support through the CFA’s 2025 Incubator cohort, announced in
July 7, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 4 Mins
With the grand opening of the Ocean House at Tlaga G̲áwtlaas, located in the north end of X̱aadáa Gwáay | X̱aada Gwaay.yaay* Haida Gwaii, on June 1, Haida Tourism celebrated a major milestone in its shift towards ecotourism and cultural tourism. Haida Tourism is one of three businesses operated by Haida Enterprise Corporation (HaiCo). Ocean
July 2, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 4 Mins
Over three days in June, in lək̓ʷəŋən territory Victoria, hundreds of Guardians gathered with their family members and supporters for the sixth annual First Nations National Guardian Gathering — an event grounded in community, culture, and shared commitment to stewardship. Attendees heard from Guardians leading stewardship programs across their territories, with topics ranging from restoring
June 19, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 12 Mins
Indigenous communities have been leading environmental stewardship for millennia using Traditional Knowledge that inherently protects the planet’s biodiversity. Using the project finance for permanence (PFP) model, Indigenous communities are securing lasting protections for sensitive ecosystems and long-term financing to sustain stewardship, Guardian programs, conservation efforts, and community-led economic development. In Canada, four groups of Indigenous
June 6, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 2 Mins
After more than a decade of ongoing conservation research, a wild sockeye salmon monitoring program run by Haíɫzaqv Heiltsuk Nation has been awarded the Innovative Community or Organization Award by the First Nations Technology Council. The award recognizes years of innovative research by the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department (HIRMD) crew members who work at
May 28, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 14 Mins
Visitors can have life-changing experiences and fully embrace First Nations culture through Indigenous-owned tourism businesses. Tourism can benefit Indigenous communities by creating employment, linking young people to the land, and honouring traditional knowledge and practices. Explore a variety of Indigenous-owned tourism businesses, including luxury resorts and wildlife tours. JUMP TO: North-Coast Skeena | Nisg̱a’a Lands
April 30, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 3 Mins
In partnership with Coast Funds, First Nations invested nearly $7.8 million in conservation, stewardship, and economic development projects over the last year. And, in a landmark agreement, 17 First Nations worked with Crown governments and private funders to secure $335 million in long-term financing for the Great Bear Sea PFP. Download Annual Report> Celebrating First
March 6, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 3 Mins
Coast Funds is growing its team to build capacity to deliver new funding through the Great Bear Sea PFP and to enhance services for all the First Nations we serve. In recent weeks, Coast Funds has welcomed three new staff members: Aimee Nygaard (Development Manager), Logan Griffiths (Communications Specialist), and Jessi Goss (Executive Administrator), who
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On the North Coast, Ts’msyen fishers are trialling a more flexible approach to commercial fishery management.
February 20, 2025 | Estimated Reading time 3 Mins
The Haida Nation’s long journey to affirm their title to Haida Gwaii has reached a historic milestone. With the signing of the Chiix̲uujin | Chaaw K̲aawgaa “Big Tide (Low Water)” Haida Title Lands Agreement on February 17. The Government of Canada has, for the first time, recognized Aboriginal title through negotiation rather than litigation. This
December 17, 2024 | Estimated Reading time 10 Mins
First Nations in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii made headlines in 2024 for their groundbreaking achievements in environmental stewardship, economic development, sustainable energy, and cultural revitalization. This year marked significant progress in Indigenous rights and conservation. Nations advanced treaty and title agreements, declared new protected areas, and invested in coastal communities and economic
November 14, 2024 | Estimated Reading time 4 Mins
On the north coast of modern-day British Columbia, the Gitxaała (alongside the Ts’msyen, Nisg̱a’a, and Haida) have welcomed guests to their territories for thousands of years. With the acquisition of the Crest Hotel, a Prince Rupert landmark, the Gitxaała are continuing that tradition in a modern way, while also creating economic opportunity in the community.
November 5, 2024 | Estimated Reading time 2 Mins
Coast Funds is pleased to welcome Tamara Isaak to the leadership team as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 28. Tamara joins the team during an exciting time on the coast, and will provide financial leadership through period of growth and change at Coast Funds. Following the close of the Great Bear Sea
November 1, 2024 | Estimated Reading time 2 Mins
In October, nearly 300 stewardship and conservation leaders from more than 70 Indigenous Nations and Inuit organizations gathered in Vancouver for three days of peer learning on protected areas at the first-ever Indigenous Conservation Forum, led by seven Indigenous Nations. At the Forum, Indigenous leaders shared their experiences with declaring protected areas, going beyond the
October 10, 2024 | Estimated Reading time 2 Mins
Today, Coast Funds CEO Eddy Adra was honoured with a Clean50 Award in recognition of his work supporting 17 First Nations to develop the Great Bear Sea project finance for permanence (PFP) initiative and his leadership on values-aligned investing that incorporates Indigenous rights. The Clean50 Awards are presented each year by Delta Management Group and
September 23, 2024 | Estimated Reading time 2 Mins
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