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Saulteau First Nations to host Cultural Centre engagement meeting

Saulteau First Nations (SFN) has announced a community engagement meeting scheduled for later this week.

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A rendering of the Site C Cultural Centre, set to open by 2027 (BC Hydro/Saulteau First Nations, Facebook)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Saulteau First Nations (SFN) has announced a community engagement meeting scheduled for later this week.

According to a Facebook post on Wednesday, November 6th,  the meeting, hosted by BC Hydro, will aim to answer SFN members’ questions about the Cultural Centre, which will be located near the grounds of the Site C reservoir.

The centre is a proposed site that will honour and highlight the Indigenous communities in the region being impacted by Site C. They include Doig River First Nation, Blueberry River First Nation, Halfway River First Nation, and SFN.

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The project is being co-developed by the Site C Cultural and Heritage Resources Committee, and the Cultural Centre Working Group.

According to a memo from BC Hydro, it is planned to open by approximately 2027.

The meeting will begin on Thursday, November 14th, at 11:00 a.m. at SFN’s band hall gymnasium, located at 1717 Boucher Lake Road in Moberly Lake. It will last until 1:00 p.m., and lunch will be provided to attendees.

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Visit SFN’s Facebook page or website for more details.

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Ed Hitchins

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018.  After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge.  Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories. 

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.

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