Job Opportunity: Executive Director
CCIRA is seeking to hire an Executive Director, who will be responsible for the development, management and oversight of all…
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Job Opportunity: Marine Planning and MaPP Implementation Coordinator
CCIRA is hiring a Marine Planning and MaPP Implementation Coordinator to support Central Coast Nations with strategic implementation of the…
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Kitasoo Xai’xais Declares Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) a Marine Protected Area
The Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation has declared a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay), a unique and…
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Job Opportunity: Marine Planning Shipping & Response Coordinator
CCIRA is hiring a Marine Planning Shipping & Response Coordinator to support the Central Coast Nations’ participation and contributions to…
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Job Opportunity: Administration & Communications Coordinator
CCIRA is seeking an Administration and Communications Coordinator, who will support the administrative needs of a small and growing organization…
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Improving the Scientific Approach at DFO
Last month, CCIRA representatives — Fisheries Director Charlotte Whitney and Science Coordinator Alejandro Frid — were invited to share insights…
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Funding to Support Salmon Management on the Central Coast
The governments of BC and Canada recently announced several BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) projects — a significant…
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Job Opportunity: Project Manager Marine Planning
CCIRA is hiring a Project Manager Marine Planning to support Central Coast Nations and their Steering Committee Members to implement…
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Job Opportunity: Monitoring Coordinator
CCIRA is seeking applications for a Monitoring Coordinator to work closely with our staff, as well as the Central Coast…
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Job Opportunity: Salmon Programs Coordinator
CCIRA is seeking a Salmon Programs Coordinator to help plan, organize and implement projects that reflect the Central Coast Nations’…
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Working Toward a Sustainable Future: CCIRA 2020/2021 Report
Over the past two years, CCIRA has continued to work with knowledge keepers and leaders throughout Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk and…
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Positive Solutions to the Salmon Crisis
A keystone species of coastal ecosystems, salmon are a critical food source and vital part of the culture, social structures…
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Toward a Marine Protected Areas Network
Leaders of the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv Nations are committed to protecting culturally and ecologically important marine areas. After…
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Fisheries Management for the Future
In 2019, Central Coast First Nations signed an historic agreement with other coastal First Nations and Canada’s Federal Government to…
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Enhancing Emergency Response on the Central Coast
With thousands of kilometres of rugged coastlines, the Central Coast’s waterways are home to abundant marine life and numerous traditional…
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New Research Supports Protection for Biological Hotspots on Central Coast
Collaborative research between CCIRA and scientists from Fisheries and Oceans Canada recently identified biological hotspots—places with outstanding biodiversity or ecological…
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Central Coast Nations Aim to Create a New Marine Reserve
The Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Parks Canada and the BC…
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Coral Reef Discovery in the Central Coast a Major Find
A long-term research partnership between the Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation, CCIRA and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) scientists has yielded an incredible…
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Lessons in Co-governance: Ensuring FSC Access to Dungeness Crab
Throughout the Pacific Coast, Dungeness crab is a vital food source and cherished fishery. For Central Coast First Nations, crab…
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A New Vision for Salmon Monitoring and Stewardship on the Central Coast
For years, Central Coast First Nations have witnessed alarming declines in local salmon populations, and have been raising concerns about…
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Job Opportunity: Applied Quantitative Biologist
CCIRA is searching for an Applied Quantitative Biologist who will be responsible for 1) quantitative data analyses in coordination and…
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Common Voice: Issue #12, December 2020
Our latest newsletter, Common Voice: Issue #12, is out! This issue includes profiles of our two new program directors —…
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Vicki Sahanatien: Arctic to the Central Coast
With a deep-seated love for nature and life-long commitment to protecting wild areas, Vicki Sahanatien has been immersed in protected…
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Charlotte Whitney: Back to the Central Coast
Charlotte Whitney is no stranger to the many channels, bays and inlets that stretch along BC’s North Pacific Coast. Her…
