The Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) community of Sugarcane is the focus of a documentary that is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Sugarcane...
Read More About Williams Lake First Nation-Focused film ‘Sugarcane’ to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Rick Gilbert, WLFN Councillor, friend, family member, and role model. Rick was surrounded by his family and close friends as...
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On the morning of Sunday, September 10, 2023, while hundreds were preparing for the final day of Williams Lake First Nation’s annual competition pow wow, Elder Amy Sandy gave an...
Read More About Canada Apologizes to WLFN for Historical Wrongs Related to Village Site Specific Claim
Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) has purchased, with funding from the Province of British Columbia, the private property on which the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School operated between 1891 and...
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Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) Chief and Council today announced that preliminary work will begin on a focused land-use planning exercise in the area west of the Fraser River commonly...
Read More About WLFN to Develop Plan for Area West of Fraser River
Chief Willie Sellars (pictured) is dismayed when he hears people refer to Farwell Canyon as part of the Tsilhqot’in Territory. He adds that “it continues to be repeated, and people...
Read More About WLFN Responds to Williams Lake Tribune article
Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) today announced the appointment of Kourtney Cook as the new Chief Administrative Officer of WLFN, replacing outgoing CAO Aaron Mannella. Kourtney Cook is a Tse’Khene...
Read More About Kourtney Cook Appointed as CAO of WLFN
WLFN is excited to announce that a new playground is on the way for the community of Sugar Cane. The Nation has procured a grant for $191 thousand, which will...
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In November, 2022, Lauren Brothers Construction Ltd. began a multi-faceted renovation project at the former site of Sugar Cane Treadpro, a quick drive down the road from WLFN’s Quigli administration...
Read More About Quigli Drive O&M Headquarters Project Underway
Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) would like to acknowledge that the following release could be triggering for some people. A crisis support line at the Indian Residential School Survivors Society...
Read More About St. Joseph’s Mission Investigation Phase II Results
