Join us in a collective HIGH-FIVE as we team up with the folks at Small Change Fund to raise the profile of one of our youth programs! Small Change Fund supports grassroots community projects in Canada by connecting them to a community of individual donors whose support has a high impact at the local level. [...]
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Our sixth camp, Baxvala Camp, was run with support from our friends and colleagues at Greenpeace Canada. We were fortunate to have Greenpeace’s Eduardo Sousa join us in Koeye for Baxvala Camp, and below, he shares his reflections on his time with us in Koeye. We raise our hands in gratitude to Eduardo and to [...]
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Over the coming days, we’ll be sharing some updates with you from our wonderful Koeye Camp staff. Our first message comes from Jayda Wilson, co-director of the camp program. My experiences in Kvai this summer were unforgettable. With this being my first year out there (and collecting the nickname “Rookie”) I’ve gained so many friends, [...]
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For Camp 4, our What’s at Stake? Camp, we were joined by friends from Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Misty MacDuffee, Chris Darimont, Brian Falconer, Kyle Artelle and Christina Service spent the week with our kids and staff exploring what’s at stake if the Enbridge Northern Gateway project is pushed through and we see supertankers in our [...]
Hello from Koeye! We are wrapping up our second camp of the 2011 season: Biodiversity Camp! We were joined by Katrina and Abe from Hakai Beach Institute who have been working with our staff and campers throughout the week to learn about and celebrate the incredible biodiversity of the Koeye River Watershed. As with all [...]
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As I type, our first camp is heading south to Koeye to spend six days living on the land. Wish them well, look out for updates and…come visit us in the office, because it’s awfully quiet all of a sudden!
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We at Qqs are proud and excited to announce our staff for 2011’s Koeye Camp program! We’re confident that our team will deliver an excellent program for our youth to empower them as young stewards and leaders of our Nation! Rory Housty, co-director – Rory is completing his degree in Anthropology at Vancouver Island University [...]
Koeye Camp is just around the corner, and it’s time to start handing in your camper applications! The Koeye River Youth Camp is one of Qqs’ oldest programs. We bring groups of young campers (aged 9-15) out of Bella Bella to the Koeye River Watershed, a traditional occupation site and ecologically rich river system. Each [...]