Registered Counselling Supervisor- Relocate to Port Hardy, BC
Company Vision and Values: To create, operate, and support businesses that would be profitable, environmentally sustainable and culturally significant, while respecting our unique values, and upholding the pride and well-being of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw peoples.
Purpose: To respond to community members’ psychosocial needs. These needs often cross multiple sectors, including child welfare, health care, and criminal justice and jurisdictions, with trauma that requires a high level of capacity and understanding of clinical knowledge and skills to respond adequately. The incumbent is expected to fuse both clinical Western and traditional Indigenous methodologies of care and support, providing holistic, wraparound services to community members. Additionally, the incumbent will supervise counsellors, offering guidance and clinical oversight to ensure culturally grounded, trauma-informed, and effective support is delivered across all areas of service.
This is not a remote position and requires relocation to Port Hardy, located on the northern tip of Vancouver Island, BC. Port Hardy serves as a gateway to natural beauty and cultural heritage. Nestled in a region of breathtaking rainforests, rugged coastlines, and vibrant marine life, the town offers a rich tapestry of community and history.
KEDC Newsletter Spring Edition 2025
Coast Funds Features Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw And KEDC
Coast Funds has featured the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nations in an article that looks at how the community is reclaiming its economic self-sufficiency through the establishment of the k’awat’si Economic Development Corporation.
Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Chief Paddy Walkus speaking at the grand opening of Kwa’lilas Hotel.
“Decades after a government relocation of two First Nations separated them from their homelands and means of subsistence, the GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW NATIONS began developing a plan to return their community to economic self-sufficiency.
Through an in-depth community consultation and planning process, the Nations developed a strategy to support its members through the creation of K̓AWAT̕SI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Within a few short years, the corporation has become an economic force on north Vancouver Island, operating seven distinct businesses and employing, during its peak season, over 130 employees.
By investing in skill development for community members, maintaining a commitment to strengthening culture, and ensuring its businesses enhance the environment, the corporation has become a symbol of the will and strength of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw people, a people who are once again self-determining their economic future.”
Kwa’lilas Hotel Summer 2017
With the arrival of our final tour bus on September 12th, the inaugural summer season for our lovely new hotel is reaching its’ conclusion. Reviews have been spectacular, and Kwa’lilas quickly vaulted to #1 in Tripadvisor’s North Island Hotel category, surpassing nearest competitor Quarterdeck Inn and Marina by a full point. Ha’me Restaurant and Nax’id Pub have also had a great year, winning customers and raising the bar for food and beverage experience on the North Island. As the Fall and Winter approach the staff at Kwa’lilas will be hosting numerous conferences, special events and theme nights. A new pub menu will be introduced in early October, and INAC is hosting a large conference at the hotel in mid-October.