An initiative by Parks Canada and an Indigenous-led partnership will see local knowledge used to conserve ecological corridors on the coast from Victoria to Tofino
T’Sou-ke First Nation Chief Gordon Planes has watched the landscapes of Vancouver Island twist and turn over the years, struggling to maintain healthy ecosystems.
“I think we really need to look at this Island as a living, breathing entity, and ask ourselves how do we work with all living things to make sure the integrity stays intact,” Planes said Wednesday at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site in Colwood. Steven Guilbeault, federal minister of environment and climate change and minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced $525,000 in funding to support a pilot project by the Indigenous-led Westcoast Stewardship Corridor, a group formed in 2020 to brainstorm the big picture of healthier ecosystems.
She said it’s a long-term, multi-generational project that will bring together elders and youth to collaborate, share knowledge and plan for greater ecological, cultural and economic connectivity. “But almost everybody gets the fact that without a balanced ecosystem and without that ecosystem providing for the people living there, there’s going to be nothing left. There’s no easy solution here. We’re working with different Nations and trying to figure out what conservation projects we can help them with, how can we involve the youth in some projects and getting knowledge from elders and seeing what Nations are currently working together.
“We’re looking at it as where do the wolves want to go, where are the salmon swimming, so we need to talk about pathways with First Nations” before proceeding with mapping.
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