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Doig River First Nation Urban Reserve grand opening to begin June

Naache Commons, with a Shell Gas Station and Indigenous bistro Kekuli Cafe, will have a grand opening on June 12th.

Councillors from Doig River First Nation participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Naache Commons Urban Reserve in Fort St. John on June 14th, 2024 (Ed Hitchins, Energeticcity.ca)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — After much preparation, Doig River First Nation (DRFN) is scheduled to have its grand opening for its urban reserve in June.

A Facebook post from the Treaty 8 Tribal Association on Tuesday, May 26th, announced an event scheduled for Friday, June 12th.

DRFN band offices confirmed the grand opening to Energeticcity.ca

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The ceremony will be over two years after the groundbreaking occurred at the grounds, located directly across from Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray Community School.

The grounds currently host offices for DRFN’s property management arm,  Naachesneh Development Corporation, along with a Shell Gas Station and an Indigenous bistro, Kekuli Cafe.

Further development of the property will include residential spaces. Designed as an urban reserve in Fort St. John, the project was first conceptualized by former DRFN Chief Norman Davis back in 2009.

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The grand opening will take place on Friday, June 12th, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., with all welcome to the ceremony, which will be opened by the DRFN drummers.

Further details about Naache Commons are available on the project’s website.

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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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