Let's Talk Housing: A Podcast by BC Housing

The Riverview Lands became many things to many people over the past 100 years, including as an institution for people with mental illness. Before it was “Riverview,” the lands were used and stewarded by the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm people for food, medicine, ceremony and shelter.  
In the spring of 2021, BC Housing and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation signed a partnership agreement, confirming that both partners have equal decision-making authority for the future of the site. As a first step, the site has been renamed səmiq̓ʷəʔelə, meaning “Place of the Great Blue Heron” in kʷikʷəƛ̓əm’s ancestral language, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓.
This positive partnership is an example of Reconciliation in action and is setting a precedent for future partnerships with Indigenous communities in BC.
Guests include:

Chief Ed Hall, Chief of kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation
Carol De Paoli, Director of Land Development, səmiq̓ʷəʔelə, BC Housing

Learn more about BC Housing: bchousing.org

Show Notes

The Riverview Lands became many things to many people over the past 100 years, including as an institution for people with mental illness. Before it was “Riverview,” the lands were used and stewarded by the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm people for food, medicine, ceremony and shelter.  

In the spring of 2021, BC Housing and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation signed a partnership agreement, confirming that both partners have equal decision-making authority for the future of the site. As a first step, the site has been renamed səmiq̓ʷəʔelə, meaning “Place of the Great Blue Heron” in kʷikʷəƛ̓əm’s ancestral language, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓.

This positive partnership is an example of Reconciliation in action and is setting a precedent for future partnerships with Indigenous communities in BC.

Guests include:

  • Chief Ed Hall, Chief of kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation
  • Carol De Paoli, Director of Land Development, səmiq̓ʷəʔelə, BC Housing

Learn more about BC Housing: bchousing.org

What is Let's Talk Housing: A Podcast by BC Housing?

British Columbia is in the grips of a housing affordability crisis decades in the making. The Province has an ambitious plan to tackle the crisis through the largest investment in housing affordability in B.C.’s history. Tasked with building tens of thousands of homes in hundreds of communities is BC Housing, the agency responsible for developing, managing, and administering a wide range of subsidized housing and homelessness services across the province. BC Housing doesn’t do this alone, they work with hundreds of partners. In this podcast, you’ll hear from those tackling the crisis head on.