After a two-week design process, a new logo for Pier Side Landing has been finalized and put into action! The new logo, which gives the property an “identity”, will be featured on name tags, letterhead, stationary and hotel signage. The logo has also been added to websites and…
A KEDC-led aquaculture pilot project focusing on growing scallops and oysters in Gwa’sala ‘Nakwaxda’xw territorial waters recently took two graduate students, Dorothy Henderson and Ernie Henderson, from the community to the site for the project’s first check-in. The pilot project is in place to determine the feasibility of growing Pacific scallops and oysters to market…
Kwa’lilas Hotel’s exterior siding is undergoing strapping, insulation, and installation of tar paper. In the North Wing, multiple items were completed last week including the roofing, plumbing and electrical. When the drywall materials arrive next week, k’awat’si Construction will begin the installation. The smoke hole is currently framed with steel. The team will finish the…
Walter Brown is a young and up and coming artist whose art has been selected as a room feature in the Kwa’lilas Hotel. From his mother’s heritage, he has ties in the Gixsam tribe of the ‘Nakwaxda’xw people and the Tla-o-qui-aht tribe of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth people through his father. Throughout Walter’s life, he has always…
Last week, the Elders’ Selection Committee met with the Shain Jackson, lead artist for Kwa’lilas Hotel, to continue making progress with the hotel’s art curation. To date, Kwa’lilas Hotel has received 12 design ideas from 4 community members and artists. We are excited to announce that the first piece of art has been approved. A…
KEDC’s second hotel property on the waterfront, Pier Side Landing, recently had the pleasure of hosting the hockey teams from Nanaimo and Powell River for a tournament in Port Hardy. If you are part of a team or know athletes looking for a place to stay in Port Hardy, we are excited have you stay…
Last week, KEDC Tourism Coordinator Davis Henderson attended the Discover Vancouver Island event at Tigh-Na-Mara Resort. Davis represented two KEDC-owned properties, Kwa’lilas Hotel and Pier Side Landing, to promote exciting tour packages in the North Island. The event hosted 23 tour operators across Canada including BC Ferries, Jonview and Discover Holidays. If you see Davis…
Malcolm McSporran is the building designer for Kwa’lilas Hotel and is the managing director at Quinkatla Development Planning, a development company with a strong history of First Nations projects in both larger building projects and homes. For Malcolm, finding the relevant cultural and social context for each project is an ongoing educational experience, and achieving…
Tohmm Cobban is the lead architect for Kwa’lilas Hotel and owns his own architect firm, Tohmm Cobban Architect. He was first introduced to KEDC through longtime friend and classmate Malcolm McSporran, who is the building designer for Kwa’lilas Hotel. Tohmm and Malcolm share an avid interest in designing buildings that resonate with the culture and…
The roof of Kwa’lilas Hotel is well on its way to completion and is expected to be finished by the end of February. The big house roof is a main feature of the hotel and an integral part of the GNN culture. Gilakas’la to the dedicated members of k’awat’si Construction who are working seven days…