kʷikʷəƛ̓əm | Kwikwetlem First Nation
Community Profile
- The Kwikwetlem First Nation is a Coast Salish Indigenous community situated in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, primarily located near Coquitlam.
- Last Updated 2025-05-03 23:21:52 UTC
- Name: Kwikwetlem First Nation (ISC Code: 560)
- Former Names: Coquitlam Indian Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Coast Salish Territory
- Indigenous Language: hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓
- Number of Registered Members: 151
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Custom Electoral System
- TERM EXPIRES: 03/27/2027
- CHIEF: RONALD GIESBRECHT
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:3
- RONALD GIESBRECHT
- GEORGE CHAFFEE
- JOHN PETERS
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.kwikwetlem.com/home
- PHONE NUMBER: (604) 540-0680
- FAX NUMBER: (604) 525-0772
- ADDRESS: 2 - 65 COLONY FARM ROAD, COQUITLAM, BC
- EMAILS: reception@kwikwetlem.com
- Chief RONALD GIESBRECHT: ron.giesbrecht@kwikwetlem.com
- Councillor GEORGE CHAFFEE: george@kwikwetlem.com
- Councillor JOHN PETERS: john@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Community Driver/Program Support Gibby Smith: gibby@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Community Infrastructure Manager Theresa Boyce: theresa@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Community Wellness Coordinator Nina Samborski: nina.samborski@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Cultural Coordinator Nancy Joe: nancy@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Cultural Programs Coordinator Kristina Joe: kristina.joe@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Director - Community Services Tina Rudy: tina.rudy@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Education Program Coordinator Nicole Durand: nicole.durand@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Housing Coordinator Wilma Lady: housing@kwikwetlem.com
- COMMUNITY SERVICES: Maintenance Supervisor Jay Mendoza: maintenance@kwikwetlem.com
- Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Reaman Miller: reaman@kwikwetlem.com
- GOVERNANCE: Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) : CAO@kwikwetlem.com
- LAND GOVERNANCE: Director Sue Lizotte: sue@kwikwetlem.com
- LAND GOVERNANCE: Executive Assistant, Land Governance Raven Louie: raven.louie@kwikwetlem.com
- LAND GOVERNANCE: Land Governance Registrar Yasmin Atwal: yasmin.atwal@kwikwetlem.com
- LAND GOVERNANCE: Strategic Alignment Officer Joseph Tootoosis: joseph.tootoosis@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Archaeology & Guardian Manager Jessica Blesch: jessica.blesch@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Director – Lands and Resources Lance Myers: lance@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Environmental and Stewardship Manager Francesca Fogliata: francesca.fogliata@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: GIS Specialist Matt Lim: matt.lim@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Lead Negotiator Tom Weegar: tom.weegar@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Project Coordinator – Referrals & Stewardship Hailey Lavoie: hailey.lavoie@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Project Coordinator, Fisheries and Hatchery Rodney Lee: rodney.lee@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Project Coordinator, Referrals Maryam Amini: maryam.amini@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Reconciliation Coordinator Tina Ginzburg: tina.ginzburg@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Referrals Administrative Assistant David Price: david.price@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Referrals Manager Sarah Westbury: sarahjane.westbury@kwikwetlem.com
- LANDS AND RESOURCES: Strategic Initiatives Coordinator Curtis Fullerton: curtis@kwikwetlem.com
- OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION: Administration Assistant/IRA Wanita Heiberg-Reid: wanita@kwikwetlem.com
- OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION: Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Reaman Miller: reaman@kwikwetlem.com
- OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Karen Nagra: karen.nagra@kwikwetlem.com
- OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION: Executive Assistant to Chief and Council Gloria Matos: CouncilEA@kwikwetlem.com
- OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION: Finance Manager Doreen Mutwiri: doreen.mutwiri@kwikwetlem.com
- OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION: Human Resources Manager Tanja Maric: tanja.maric@kwikwetlem.com
- OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION: Receptionist Jade Mroczkowski: reception@kwikwetlem.com
- OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION: Technology, Records & Information Management Specialist Allison Baker: allison.baker@kwikwetlem.com
- General Band Office: reception@kwikwetlem.com
- Media Contact: communications@kwikwetlem.com
- Referrals Contact: sarahjane.westbury@kwikwetlem.com
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
- 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2012 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Kwikwetlem First Nation20012002.pdf
Band Council Remuneration
- 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 8009
COQUITLAM 1
2.6 Hectares
NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT, IN TP.38, W.C.M., ON RIGHT BANK OF THE COQUITLAM RIVER, 4 MILES EAST OF NEW WESTMINSTER
[49.2299871, -122.8054341] -
ISC Code: 8010
COQUITLAM 2
81.9 Hectares
NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT, IN TPS. 38&39, W.C.M. ON LEFT BANK OF THE COQUITLAM RVR, 2 MILES FROM MOUTH ON FRASER RVR
[49.2480309, -122.7921786]
- Located in the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples
- Primarily centered around Coquitlam and the Lower Fraser River
- Significant historical fishing and hunting grounds
- Traditional territories include modern-day Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and surrounding areas
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
- KFN Enterprises Limited Partnership
- Choxw Holdings Corp.
- KFN Enterprises Ltd.
- Kwikwetlem Holdings Inc.
- Kwikwetlem Land Management Inc.
- Kwikwetlem Land Management Limited Partnership
- Saskay Land Development Corporation
- Saskay Industrial Service (SIS)
- Saskay Ready-Mix Concrete (SRM)
- Saskay Soil Transfer Facility (SSTF)
- Saskay Earth Exchange (SEE)
- Saskay Professional Services (SPS)
- Saskay Civil Constructors (SCC)
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Kwikwetlem First Nation v. British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Kwikwetlem First Nation v British Columbia
- Cunningham v. Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Kwikwetlem First Nation v British Columbia
- Cunningham v. Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Kwikwetlem First Nation v. British Columbia (Utilities Commission)
- Kwikwetlem First Nation v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
- Hall v. Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Kwikwetlem First Nation v British Columbia
Active Court Cases
- KWIKWETLEM FIRST NATION v HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Indigenous - SFU Guest Accommodations
- Kwikwetlem, Patina beer pilot project sells out fast; eyeing future partnerships
- Minecraft Education introduces students to traditional ecological knowledge and practices of coastal First Nations
- Photos: A new First Nations mural is up at this Coquitlam hub
- This Port Coquitlam brewery's new beer can design honours Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Province denies forcing First Nation to prove Aboriginal title after promise to change policy
- New affordable homes open for kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation members
- Man charged with murder in death of kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation councillor
- Addressing dike issues to help Kwikwetlem First Nation move past historical grievances
- How the Kwikwetlem First Nation are returning salmon to the river that sustained their people for thousands of years
- These B.C. teens are being immersed in local Indigenous culture — by playing Minecraft
- A First Nation’s Quest to Know Why Their Cemetery Was Flooded
- Kwikwetlem First Nation unveils new affordable housing development
- Name change for Colony Farm Community Gardens honours First Nations
- Servicing agreement with Port Coquitlam will allow kʷikʷəƛ̓əm to develop cultural, economic hub
- New Minecraft model developed in Tri-Cities available to world
- Kwikwetlem First Nation seeks to drop Port Coquitlam land from claim
- Kwikwetlem First Nation files land claim
- First Nations try to turn the tide on 'heartbreaking' decline in salmon population
- History before Riverview focus of Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Virtual world teaches Tri-Cities students about Indigenous history
- Students can now explore traditional Kwikwetlem knowledge, practices through Minecraft
- 'Positive change' sought after tragedy: Kwikwetlem reflect on children's residential school deaths
- On Kwikwetlem Territory, a New Vision for Riverview
- The history of Coast Salish peoples on Burnaby Mountain
- kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation chief to speak to Tri-Cities' business community
- Kwikwetlem First Nation commissions hand-carved house post to symbolize 'hope, healing and homecoming'
- One of B.C.'s smallest First Nations set to increase Metro Vancouver's industrial land supply
- Photos + Video: Kwikwetlem park's new name invites region to join healing journey
- Port Moody to boost reconciliation efforts with Indigenous community
- Work begins on building new Coquitlam salmon hatchery
- First Nations councillor was split from the man charged with her murder: Chief
- kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation breaks ground on vital sockeye salmon hatchery
- KPU waives tuition for students from seven local First Nations. Will other B.C. schools follow?
- Angry Coquitlam First Nation members react to chief’s $914,000 salary
- VIDEO: Coquitlam Express to honour kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation with special jersey, night
- Chief Ron Giesbrecht won't resign after $1M payday controversy
- Meet the Elders & Knowledge Keepers
- Colony Farm Regional Park renamed to honour Indigenous history
- First Nations group lays claim to all lands associated with Riverview Hospital
- Gitxsan First Nation evicting rail, logging, sport fishing interests
- 'It’s ours': Kwikwetlem First Nation on future of Riverview Hospital site
- Once Torn from His Nation’s Past, He Helps Secure Its Future
- First Nations chief praises Port Moody’s decision to begin work on changing name of Dewdney Trunk Road
- B.C. First Nation chief was paid almost $1-million last year
- Kwikwetlem First Nation title case aims for fair relationship
- Small First Nation steps up with industrial land
- Indigenous protocol - Ceremonies and Events
- Three house posts to be blessed in Port Moody on National Indigenous People's Day
- Discover Indigenous art on transit
- Kwikwetlem First Nation asserts ownership of Riverview lands in Coquitlam
- Coquitlam RCMP release surveillance images in attempt to find missing First Nations councillor
- Healing Spirit House, a 21st-century mental health facility, officially opens
- PHOTOS: Tsleil-Waututh join Kwikwetlem chief, paddle to protect the inlet
- Money talks
- Sockeye restoration efforts spark hope and heartbreak on the Coquitlam River
- B.C. chief Ron Giesbrecht's $1M pay 'very troubling,' minister's office says
- B.C. First Nation members launching lawsuit against 'million dollar' chief
- Kwikwetlem Chief Ron Giesbrecht should resign, band councillor says
- Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples day
- Indigenous artist weaves Kwikwetlem, PLEA stories in new Port Coquitlam mural
- Our meaning of place: Indigenous Naming Survey Results
- Column: A commitment to truth and healing
- New affordable homes open for kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation members
- Indigenous rights aren’t a subplot of pipeline debate
- PHOTOS: Kwikwetlem First Nation blesses ‘historic’ housing development
- Stolen totem pole returned to Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Coquitlam, Kwikwetlem First Nation seek $20M to raise dikes
- Kwikwetlem readies 90 acres for biz, medical site
- Two members of Kwikwetlem First Nation sue chief over bonus
- Photos: First Nation opens 14 new homes on Coquitlam reserve
- First Nations councillor was split from the man charged with her murder: Chief
- First Nations Consultation
- 'It’s ours': Kwikwetlem First Nation on future of Riverview Hospital site
- British Columbia First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity
- New addiction treatment centre in Coquitlam gets a name
- Riverview lands renamed to səmiq̓wəʔelə
- New sockeye hatchery for Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Photos: New Coquitlam hatchery helps with reconciliation, says Kwikwetlem chief
- 'It’s ours': Kwikwetlem First Nation on future of Riverview Hospital site
- Engagement Report & Recommendations
- Indigenous development supports kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation
- Stolen totem pole returned to Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Our meaning of place: Indigenous Naming Survey Results
- Coquitlam cops search for missing First Nations councillor and man
- COLUMN: kʷikʷəƛ̓əm leaders call on you to learn about National Truth and Reconciliation Day
- First Nation members suing chief who received $800,000 bonus for abandoning aboriginal land claim
- We’ve got new Trans Mountain data and we’re sharing it
- The Role of Women in Indigenous Governance, Leadership and Well-Being
- The Role of Women in Indigenous Governance, Leadership and Well-Being
- Kwikwetlem First Nation commissions hand-carved house post to symbolize 'hope, healing and homecoming'
- Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples day
- Construction begins on the First Peoples’ Gathering House - SFU News
- Coquitlam Express honour Kwikwetlem First Nation
- Riverview Lands renamed, master planning underway
- Photos: Tri-Cities commemorates National Indigenous Peoples Day 2022
- Reconciliation and the law
- Constructing for the Future: First Nations Partnerships and the Environment
- Kwikwetlem First Nation and Coquitlam to establish joint flood mitigation program
- COLUMN: kʷikʷəƛ̓əm leaders call on you to learn about National Truth and Reconciliation Day
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Indigenous storyteller returning to Port Moody library this Friday
- Here's where you can celebrate National Indigenous People's Day in the Tri-Cities
Academic Research
Academic Research
- White Sturgeon Interactions with Port Mann and Pitt River Bridges in the Kwikwetlem First Nation Territory
- Towards First Nations Watershed Co-Management in Metro Vancouver: A Case of Kwikwetlem First Nation and the Coquitlam River Watershed
- Culture & Health Among First Nations in Canada
- TAC Environmental Achievement 2012 Wilson Farm Habitat Enhancement Project at Colony Farm Regional Park
- The Road Between: An Interim First Nations Accountability Regime
- Improving First Nations Health Using Digital Health Technologies
- How First Nations Benefit from
- Co-creating a biocultural indicator framework for fish and fish habitat with Lower stal̕əw (Fraser River) region First Nations
- Weaving our Work Together–Supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children and Youth and the Responsibility of Educators
- Corruption and First Nations in Canada
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