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Tzeachten First Nation is located east of the Greater Vancouver/Lower Mainland Region of British Columbia; this area is also referred to as the Fraser Valley Regional District. Tzeachten is approximately 105 kilometers east of the city of Vancouver, between the Trans Canada Highway and the Chilliwack/Vedder River, within the boundaries of the city of Chilliwack neighboring Abbotsford to the west and Hope to the east. In the Halq'emeylem language Tzeachten (Ch'iyaqtel) means 'the place of the fish weir'. The Tzeachten people originate from the Ch-ihl-kway-uhk Tribe and is politically affiliated with the Sto:lo Nation. Tzeachten reserve #13 totals 283.8 hectares and shares an additional 64.8 hectares of the Grass reserve lands with eight of the neighboring First Nation communities within Chilliwack. It also shares 10.3 hectares of Peqw'xe:yles reserve lands in Mission, BC. and shares 23.5 hectares of the Coqualeetza lands in Chilliwack, BC. As of July 2008, Tzeachten First Nation has a total membership of 438, of which, approximately 50% live on reserve. Tzeachten owns the Vedder Crossing Plaza, where retail stores such as Save On Foods, Tim Horton's, Royal Bank, Sylvan Learning, Panago Pizza, Booster Juice, a medical clinic and lab, and other retail outlets service the entire community. There are also a number of businesses on reserve that are owned by member entrepreneurs that enhance the community, they include: Planet Earth Restaurant, Tzeachten Gas Bar, Bear Image Productions and the Shell Gas Bar. As well, Tzeachten is home to a number of residential developments including Halcyon Meadows, Stoney Creek, Avonlea, Promontory Lake Estates, Steetaws, River Rock, Selomas and Maple Meadows. The Tzeachten Council and their administration strive to work with the entire community to preserve and promote their language and culture, support the educational, social and economic growth of the community so that the membership and residents can flourish and prosper.

The negotiations on the Statutory Easement for the Evans-Ashwell Connection road are now complete. The easement was the Department of Indian Affairs last land management obligation before Squiala can begin managing its own lands and resources according to the Land Code. The Individual Agreement that transfers the land management authority from the Government of Canada to Squiala First Nation is waiting for a signature from the Minister. Once the minister signs the the agreement Squiala can begin managing its own lands and resources. Construction of the Evans Interchange/Connector Project is expected to start in August 2008.

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The Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS) is a provincial organization with a twenty year history of providing services to Indian Residential School Survivors.The Indian Residential School Survivors Society began in 1994 as a working committee of the First Nations Summit. We were known as the Residential School Project, housed out of and as a part of the BC First Nations Summit. The work was primarily to assist Survivors with the litigation process pertaining to residential school abuses. In the more recent years the work has expanded to include assisting the descendants of Survivors and Community education measures (Aboriginal & Non-Aboriginal).

The Sto:lo Nation provides services to First Nations communities residing throughout the Lower Mainland. Our focus is to ensure social and economic development within the Sto:lo community through facilities and programs in the areas of education, human resource development, early childhood and youth services, health, elderly care, and social development. Please use our website as a resource for up-to-date information on your community.

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