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CTV News
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Grouse Mountain grizzlies to celebrate birthday with fundraising party
This photo shows Grinder and Coola, two grizzly bears, celebrating their 21st birthday in North Vancouver, B.C. (Image credit: Facebook/grousemountain) Grouse Mountain's two resident grizzly bears are turning 24 this month and the North Vancouver resort is celebrating with an event designed to raise funds and awareness for the B.C. bruin. The day-long shindig will see orphaned grizzlies Grinder and Coola celebrated via a plethora of family-friendly events, including the resort's annual cake smash and a live performance from the Squamish Nation (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw) children's group the Proud Little Warriors. The group's Grizzly Bear Song, a traditional Squamish song inspired by the nation's connection to nature and to the bears themselves, provides an opportunity for education for visitors, alongside other programs that delve into grizzly and bear conservation facts. Also in the line-up are enhanced Ranger Talks, a craft station, a scavenger hunt and face painting. The event, dubbed the 'Bear-thday Fun-draiser,' will help raise funds for the Grizzly Bear Foundation's Project Rewild, an initiative helping to rewild orphaned grizzly cubs in B.C. Grinder and Cooler first arrived at Grouse Mountain in 2001 after being rescued at six months old. Grinder was rescued from the Interior of B.C. after being found alone on a logging road near Invermere, while Coola was found a few weeks later, near Bella Coola beside his mother, who had been killed in a car collision.
CBC
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Squamish Nation Youth Powwow celebrates Indigenous culture, music and language
Squamish Nation Youth Powwow celebrates Indigenous culture, music and language News Duration 1:51 A vibrant celebration of Indigenous culture, music and community is on display this weekend at the 3rd annual Squamish Nation Youth Powwow. Organizers say it's a chance for First Nations youth to stay connected to their roots. Take a look.
Global News
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Palestine flag removed from ‘sacred mountain' Stawamus Chief
The Squamish First Nation says a Palestine flag has been removed after it was hung on the rock face of the Stawamus Chief last week. The flag was removed by members of the Squamish Access Society on Sunday night. The First Nation had requested those responsible to come and remove the flag, calling their plea not politically motivated, but rather an ask to respect the sacred mountain. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy In a statement, the Squamish Access Society said it 'was supporting the Squamish Nation in their request to have the flag removed and we were not making a political statement by our actions.' 'We want to express how deep, concerning and disrespectful it is to that connection we have to the mountain and, you know, I feel for our people today and over the past week of feeling disrespected and we want to utilise this time to be able to educate people about that deep, deep connection and sacredness that it has to our Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh people,' Wilson Williams, elected councillor and spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, told Global News.
Hamilton Spectator
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
B.C., Vancouver, First Nations sign deal to partner in planning, hosting World Cup
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government, the City of Vancouver and three First Nations have signed an agreement to co-operate on hosting the seven World Cup games being played in the city next year. In a ceremony on Friday, Premier David Eby, Mayor Ken Sim, Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow, Squamish Nation councillor Wilson Williams and Tsleil-Waututh councillor Deanna George signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure 'interests of the nations are reflected throughout' the planning and hosting of the games. Sparrow said the location of the ceremony — a facility on Musqueam land used during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games — is symbolic of how local communities can benefit from events such as the World Cup. The B.C. government said the agreement is a framework on how the five parties will work together in planning, staging and hosting the World Cup games, as well as developing approaches to shared opportunities. Organizers are expecting the seven World Cup games in Vancouver to draw about 350,000 spectators to BC Place Stadium and to add more than a million out-of-province visitors between 2026 and 2031. They say that will generate direct and indirect provincial tax revenues of up to $224 million. The B.C. government issued a release this week saying the net core provincial cost of hosting the games is in the range of $85 million to $145 million. Organizers announced last year that the estimated cost of hosting the seven games more than doubled to between $483 million and $581 million, which includes costs for the city, the province and stadium upgrades. Eby said the agreement gives the province a unique opportunity to not only demonstrate the co-operation between governments and First Nations, but to also showcase Indigenous culture to the world. 'In this time of global turmoil and strife, it is a chance to demonstrate how we do things in British Columbia, how we work together to create something amazing,' Eby said. 'It is a huge opportunity for us culturally, economically, and yet another chance to demonstrate the British Columbia way of doing business.' Sparrow said the Musqueam community had relied on 'a small piece of grass' for its soccer needs before the 2010 Olympics, but the Games brought about the construction of the current facility, featuring a turf field, a grass field and a clubhouse. 'Where we stand today was how we came together in the 2010 Olympics and put our differences aside and came together as family and worked together,' Sparrow said at the ceremony site on Friday. 'Now that we have a place for our kids to play. And that shows how when we come together and our sport brings us together, that we have the opportunity now for our kids to have a place.' Williams, the Squamish chief, said the World Cup — with the First Nations acting as host partners — presents B.C. with an even greater opportunity to draw more major international sporting events. 'The experience when people come off those planes, come ashore, come and visit, the retention of the experience they're going to have is going to be so memorable and so strong, there's no way they're going to turn down a request that we're hosting the World Cup in the future — and any world international event for that matter.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 27, 2025.
CTV News
27-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
B.C., Vancouver, First Nations sign deal to partner in planning, hosting World Cup
B.C. Premier David Eby, centre, Musqueam Nation Chief Wayne Sparrow, right, and Squamish Nation councillor Wilson Williams, left, sign soccer balls after announcing a memorandum of understanding regarding hosting FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, in Vancouver, on Friday, June 27, 2025. The MOU between the provincial government, city and the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations sets out a framework on how they will all work together to plan, stage and host matches, while ensuring interests of the nations are reflected. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press)
