Jackie Hildering— a biology teacher, cold-water diver, underwater photographer, and humpback whale researcher living on North East Vancouver Island—came to Port Hardy to deliver a training session to our k’awat’si Tours team. Knowing tours would be operating in an area where she does extensive research, k’awat’si Tours caught Jackie’s eye a couple of months ago,…

Conrad Browne, CEO of KEDC, led Chief and Council on a special tour of Kwa’lilas Hotel last week to better understand the progress and challenges of hotel construction. It was the first time behind the scenes at the hotel for many councilors. They got a preview of a staged room in the hotel, which was…

K’awatsi Economic Development Corporation has recently acquired the Port Hardy Inn. We will renew the property and transform it into the Kwa’lilas Hotel, the region’s premier First Nations owned, operated and themed four star destination hotel, offering high-end amenities and services for North Island visitors and residents. We are committed to an experience unrivalled for…

As many of our members may be aware our community has recently purchased the Port Hardy Inn, an 80 room hotel located at 9040 Granville St.  Our plans are to give the building a substantial renovation while adding an Indigenous theme, making it our own.  There has been considerable interest among tourists and locals alike…

New Business Venture to be led by k’awat’si Economic Development General Partner Corporation on behalf of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw community, the first of many successes in 2015. March 30, 2015 (Port Hardy, B.C.) – A new cold storage facility for fish and seafood will be constructed this Spring to serve the growing need on the North…