Category: BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative

Sustainable Power and Culture

Solar panels and hydro building at Sta’ailes Development Corporation lodge, part of a clean energy project funded by BCICEI.

Sta’ailes Development Corporation Powers Community Spaces with Sustainable Energy Sta’ailes Development Corporation is lighting the way forward with a clean energy project rooted in sustainability and community values. With funding from the BC In...

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Tla-o-qui-aht Nation Clean Energy

Tim Masso highlights a successful BCICEI-funded clean energy project in Tla-o-qui-aht territory

Generating Power, Preserving Knowledge Tla-o-qui-aht Nation is showing what’s possible when clean energy and community come together. With support from the BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative (BCICEI), the Nation has developed run-of-river hydro...

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Nuxalk Nation: Clean Energy in Action

Elijah Mecham and two women standing outdoors at Nuxalk Nation, highlighting community leadership in clean energy planning.

Community-Driven Energy for a Sustainable Future In Bella Coola, the Nuxalk Nation is leading an energy shift rooted in culture, self-determination, and sustainability....

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Remote First Nations Communities Advance Clean-Energy Projects

Twelve First Nations communities in British Columbia are leading the way toward clean energy independence with $7.1 million in funding through the Community Energy Diesel Reduction (CEDR) program, a CleanBC initiative. This funding supports renewable...

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First Nations Bring Solar Energy To Affordable Housing

Three projects are supported by Columbia Basin Trust and the New Relationship Trust Three First Nations in the Columbia Basin are increasing renewable energy generation and sustainability of their affordable rental housing by adding solar panels....

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Tŝilhqot’in Solar Farm

The Tŝilhqot’in Solar Farm is a 1.25 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm on the former River West sawmill in the Chilcotin near Hanceville, BC. The region is Tŝilhqot’in traditional territory and the sawmill and adjacent lands are owned by the Tŝi...

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