News in our Region

RIEP Form photo credit carla duffey

Rising Tide Business Services Expands Social Enterprise Solutions

October 2, 2024

Island Coastal Economic Trust Board Welcomes New Directors

September 18, 2024

Snaw-Naw-as campground. located between Nanaimo and Nanoose Bay, overlooking the Salish Sea and Sunshine Coast, continues its three-phase expansion plan with a new investment with Island Coastal Economic Trust.

Snaw-naw-as Invests in New Cabin Accommodations at Nanoose Bay

September 12, 2024

Seafood Business Accelerator Expands Coast-wide with New Partnerships and Investment

August 29, 2024

Nature-based Tourism Investments Link Secret Beach and Toquaht Marina and Campground

August 27, 2024

Sanala Planning and Island Coastal Economic Trust logos and header images.

Indigenous-led Engagements Begin on New Vision for the Trust

August 20, 2024

Island Coastal Economic Trust Impact Report for 2023-24.

2023-24 Impact Report Highlights Community-led Priorities for Island Coastal Region

July 30, 2024

From pilot phase to full-scale urban farm, the Salish Sea Regenerative Urban Farm is strengthening food security and local partnerships. Image courtesy of Salish Sea Regenerative Forest Society.

Full-Scale Urban Farm Grows Food Security on the Sunshine Coast

June 11, 2024

Wei Wai Kum master carver Bill Henderson, renowned for his mask and paddle carvings, is leading the Indigenous Archway carving for the entrance to Baikie Island/Raven Park, along with his nephews Greg and Junior. The Archway is the central focus of a new Community Placemaking investment with the Rotary Club of Campbell River, Island Coastal Economic Trust and 4VI.

Indigenous Archway to Create a New Gateway to Baikie Island/Raven Park

June 4, 2024

Cumberland Lake Park Society Introduces Unique Sleeping Barrels

May 15, 2024

Every June, the Pacific Region International Summer Music Association (PRISMA) presents a collection of classical music in coastal British Columbia during the PRISMA Festival, including multiple performances by the PRISMA Festival Orchestra led by notable conductor-at-large, Arthur Arnold.

PRISMA Establishes an Arts Hub in Powell River’s Historic Townsite

May 14, 2024

Island Coastal Economic Trust Empowered to Work Towards Co-Governance with New Investment from the Province of B.C.

April 18, 2024

We work in reciprocal relationships with coastal communities across the ancestral territories of the Kwak̓wala, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Éy7á7juuthem, Ligwilda'xw, Pəntl'áč, She shashishalhem, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Hul’q’umi’num’, diitiidʔaatx̣, SENĆOŦEN, Lekwungen, and T’Sou-ke speaking peoples.

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