Hiyám ta Sḵwxwú7mesh Housing Society is a not-for-profit housing society that has been established by the Squamish Nation to act as an independent, arm’s-length organization to provide subsidized and affordable housing for Squamish Nation members. The Society’s mission is building, maintaining, and overseeing safe, equitable and affordable housing for all Squamish people. Reporting to the […]
Learn More
Date: December 17, 2019 Re: Office Closure: Christmas Break All offices will be closed Monday, December 23, 2019 – Friday, January 3, 2020. Offices will re-open Monday, January 6, 2020. FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911 For non-emergencies call your local police detachment:North Vancouver: 604-985-1311 West Vancouver: 604-925-7300 Squamish: 604-892-6100 Squamish Nation Main Office Security:604-980-4553 […]
Learn More
Click here to download a PDF copy of the letter below, which includes signed Statements of Vote Results. December 12, 2019 To: Squamish Nation Membership RE: Official Results of the Sen̓áḵw Land Designation Referendum and Business Terms Vote held December 10th, 2019 Amending the Designation of Lots 1 & 2 and Designating Lot 3 on […]
Learn More
December 10, 2019, North Vancouver, BC — Today, the Squamish Nation Members made history by voting to approve both the land designation of Kitsilano I.R. No. 6 and business terms of a partnership with Westbank Projects Corp. (“Westbank”) by way of referendum. 718 of 827 voting Members (87%) voted in support of the land designation, […]
Learn More
December 9th, 2019, North Vancouver — The Squamish Nation is proud to announce the appointment of three Nation members and four independent board directors for the Nation’s new not-for-profit housing organization, Hiy̓ám̓ ta Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Housing Society (“Hiy̓ám̓ Housing”). The appointments are for two and four years. The Squamish Nation established Hiy̓ám̓ Housing to lead the development […]
Learn More
Please be advised that our network and emails are currently down across the organization due to technical issues. We are working to resolve them as soon as possible. Telephone lines are unaffected. Please call reception at 604-980-4553 if you need to reach a member of our staff and do not have their direct line. We […]
Learn More
Call For Applicants: Squamish Nation Electoral Commission Members (Four year term) Squamish Nation approved a new Election & Referendum Law to oversee elections and referendums for the Squamish Nation. At this time, the Squamish Nation is looking for seven members to be appointed to the Electoral Commission. According to the Squamish Nation Election and Referendum […]
Learn More
(A signed copy of the letter below was delivered to all members, on and off-reserve, last month.) To: Squamish Nation Membership From: Chris Mullen, Director of Finance Date: October 18, 2019 Re: Audit Update I am pleased to announce several significant steps taken by the Squamish Nation Council and Finance Department to further instill trust, […]
Learn More
Apply today – Open for 2019-2020 Language Nest Learning Benefits: A way of building Squamish language fluency Staff , volunteers and Elders carry out daily activities with the children using only the Squamish language to communicate Monthly eld trips covered by Eslhélha7kwhiws No English is used at all! Download the notice here: Download
Learn More
The Challenge: Many people who work on the North Shore are not able to afford to live here. This includes people of all ages who work in education, health care, the service industry, emergency response, and other areas that are critical to a thriving community. The City of North Vancouver, the District of West Vancouver, […]
Learn More
