Sc'ianew | Beecher Bay First Nation
Community Profile
- The Beecher Bay First Nation, also known as Sc'ianew First Nation, is a small Indigenous community situated near Victoria, British Columbia, with deep roots in the traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples.
- Last Updated 2025-05-04 03:42:30 UTC
- Name: Beecher Bay (ISC Code: 640)
- Former Names: Sc'ianew First Nation
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Coast Salish
- Indigenous Language: SENĆOŦEN
- Number of Registered Members: 275
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 10/08/2027
- CHIEF: RUSS CHIPPS
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:4
- RUSS CHIPPS
- Butt CHIPPS
- TRACI PATEMAN
- SHEEBA SAWYER
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.beecherbaybc.com/
- PHONE NUMBER: (250) 478-3535
- FAX NUMBER: (250) 478-3585
- ADDRESS: 4901B EAST SOOKE ROAD, SOOKE, BC
- EMAILS:
- Chief RUSS CHIPPS:
- Chief Butt CHIPPS:
- Councillor TRACI PATEMAN:
- Councillor SHEEBA SAWYER:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- 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 - Beecher Bay20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Beecher Bay20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Beecher Bay20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Beecher Bay20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Beecher Bay20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Beecher Bay20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Beecher Bay20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Beecher Bay20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Beecher Bay20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Beecher Bay20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Beecher Bay20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Beecher Bay20012002.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
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 6788
BECHER BAY 2
99.0 Hectares
METCHOSIN DIST. SEC. 64, ON EAST SHORE OF BECHER BAY, SOUTHERN TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[48.3230265, -123.5927639] -
ISC Code: 6790
FRASER ISLAND 6
8.6 Hectares
METCHOSIN DISTRICT, AN ISLAND IN BECHER BAY, SOUTHWEST TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[48.3277508, -123.6071272] -
ISC Code: 6791
VILLAGE ISLAND 7
1.6 Hectares
METCHOSIN DISTRICT, 3 ISLANDS IN BECHER BAY, SOUTHWEST TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.
[48.3250495, -123.5996457] -
ISC Code: 6789
LAMB ISLAND 5
0.2 Hectares
METCHOSIN DISTRICT, ON LAMB ISLAND IN BECHER BAY, SOUTHWEST POINT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[48.3303007, -123.6209072] -
ISC Code: 6793
LONG NECK ISLAND 9
2.9 Hectares
METCHOSIN DISTRICT LARGE BEDFORD ISLAND IN BECHER BAY SOUTHWEST TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[48.3154505, -123.600284] -
ISC Code: 6794
TWIN ISLAND 10
0.4 Hectares
METCHOSIN DISTRICT, ON ISLAND AT N. ENTRANCE TO PARRY BAY OPPOSITE SEC. 1, SOUTH COAST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[48.379539, -123.5056448] -
ISC Code: 6792
WHALE ISLAND 8
0.9 Hectares
METCHOSIN DISTRICT, WEST BEDFORD ISLAND, ENTRANCE TO BECHER BAY, SOUTHWEST TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[48.3163787, -123.6070687] -
ISC Code: 6787
BECHER BAY 1
263.0 Hectares
METCHOSIN DIST. SEC. 45,46 AND PT OF 49, ON NORTH SHORE OF BECHER BAY, SOUTHERN TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[48.3411787, -123.5972443]
- Southern Vancouver Island
- Areas surrounding Victoria, BC
- Includes East Sooke region
- Traditional marine and terrestrial territories along coastal regions
- Historically used lands for fishing, hunting, and gathering
- Key geographical areas include Sooke Basin and surrounding watersheds
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Beecher Bay First Nation listed as largest creditor of its housing companies
- Andy Charles, the Scia’new First Nation man with nine lives
- Why B.C. should reopen clean energy opportunities for Indigenous communities
- News Content Hub - Agreement paves the way for escort tugs, oil spill response
- First Nation development in East Sooke in receivership, after chronic money woes
- Spirit Bay Development gets $2.9 million boost
- KOTUG Canada Bags Charters for Three Vessels
- Open houses begin on 5 proposed Vancouver Island treaties
- BCUC’s Indigenous Utilities Inquiry Comes to a Close with Release of Final Report
- KOTUG Canada and Sc'ianew First Nation Sign Mutual Benefits Agreement
- Funding for First Nation ocean power project
- First Nations take on marine stewardship
- Metchosin to consult with Sc’ianew First Nation over suggested reconciliation fund
- Beecher Bay First Nation gets $5.4M in federal funding for cultural centre
- Tribal Journeys 2023: After three-year hiatus, canoe families pull to Muckleshoot
- Beecher Bay launches mentor program
- Charla Huber: Indigenous partnership turns two Beecher Bay members into seafaring water protectors
- Sc'ianew First Nation and partners co-operate on Indigenous Protected Area at Mary Hill in Metchosin
- Close William Head prison and return the land, says First Nation chief
- Projects designed to improve lives of First Nations people
- Hundreds gather at Lower Elwha for canoe journey
- Chief Chipps looking to build on progress with SD62
- Victoria Native Friendship Centre unveils Art of Reconciliation mosaic
- Charla Huber: Survivors, from chiefs to a premier
- West Shore-based tugs to escort oil tankers through Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Langford approves borrowing up to $46M for Centre Mountain project
- Largest spill response ship in Canada docks at Ogden Point
- Vancouver Island First Nation chiefs decry recent vandalism, racism in the capital region
- Vancouver Island First Nations Youth Ambassadors deliver message to the United Nations
- John Nelson Obituary (2005) - The Times Colonist
- In photos: Langford students craft Coast Salish drums
- Columnist Charla Huber puts down her pen, thanks TC readers
- Land deals signed ahead of 5 Vancouver Island treaties
- Sooke RCMP investigating illegal asbestos dumping on Beecher Bay First Nations land
- Langford’s new street flags celebrate Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
- Ocean power to heat homes in Spirit Bay
- Indigenous Health Resources
- 'It will be a gamechanger': BC Transit launches new route connecting Scia’new First Nation, Langford and East Sooke
- Lil' Red Dress Project helping pay for ads to find missing women
- Developer believes Indigenous partnerships can benefit us all
- First Nations take on marine stewardship
- Charla Huber: Indigenous role models belong in schools
- 5 Vancouver Island First Nations may see land returned after negotiations with B.C., feds
- Trans Mountain’s Marine Relationship with Sc’ianew First Nation
- UPDATE: Search for missing Becher Bay woman ends in loss
- Victoria Native Friendship Centre unveils Art of Reconciliation mosaic
- Charla Huber: Indigenous knowledge shared through partnership
- New bus route serving Scia'new First Nation among changes at B.C. Transit
- KOTUG Canada to Dedicate and Operate Three High Performance Vessels…
- Opinion: Scia'new First Nation sees hope in Spirit Bay
- Syrian refugees learn about First Nation history, and find connections
- Indigenous garden plants seeds for a path to unity in Colwood
- 'Rainbow' trout on new Langford banners symbolizes reconciliation, Pride
- Oak Bay looks to add Lekwungen place names
- Metchosin to hold town hall on West Shore land swap
- Charla Huber: Beecher Bay launches mentor program
- B.C. rules prevent Indigenous communities from running their own clean energy utilities. Here's why that should change
- Shawnigan Lake soil dumping protests attract hundreds on Vancouver Island
- CRD and T’sou-ke First Nation form partnership for Leech Water Supply Area access
- Island Métis society rights long cultural misstep with Vancouver Island First Nations
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Spirit Bay Development gets $2.9 million boost
- 2024 Award for Design and Contract Preparation - Roads
- Journey students write about pit cook
- Belmont valedictorian embraces inclusive culture
- Charla Huber: Developer believes Indigenous partnerships can benefit us all
- KOTUG Canada Provides First State-of-the-Art Dual Fuel Methanol…
- Sc’ianew First Nation chief says it’s time to close William Head prison and return the land
- Royal Roads installs new president at convocation
- Sooke School District breaks ground on two new Langford schools
- Tyrone Pile helps pilot a new course at Pearson College
- Keeping an old language young
- New West Langford school names recognize Indigenous peoples
- Canada Indigenous group demands Extinction Rebellion apology for trespassing
- Indigenous garden plants seeds for a path to unity in Colwood
- Beecher Bay community scours woods for missing 46-year-old woman
- Belmont valedictorian embraces inclusive culture
- First Nations to address recent vandalism, violence on Vancouver Island
- Metchosin residents back land swap deal with Langford, Beecher Bay First Nation
- Friendship Centre youth team helps Indigenous young people overcome barriers
- New Langford road banners blend Indigenous and LGBTQ designs
- Feature film Bones of Crows to screen in Alberta
- In photos: Langford students craft Coast Salish drums
- Province announces 40 new homes in Langford for Indigenous people
- Chief Chipps looking to build on progress with SD62
- Four First Nations have their say at the Supreme Court hearing over Trans Mountain expansion
- We’ve got new Trans Mountain data and we’re sharing it
- Metchosin and Beecher Bay celebrate Aboriginal Day
- First Nations chief, Metchosin mayor go door to door for Aboriginal Day
- B.C. transfers properties to five First Nations on Island in treaty deal
- Pearson College presents new salmon-theme names for dorm houses
- Chief Chipps looking to build on progress with SD62
- Relationships strained over Metchosin buffer zone sale
- Sooke School District breaks ground on two new Langford schools
- Historic land agreement ‘will bring our people home,’ says SC’IA⁄NEW Chief
- Island Métis society rights long cultural misstep with Vancouver Island First Nations
- Royal Roads installs new president at convocation
- New Langford school names influenced by local First Nations
- New partnership to enhance support in Greater Victoria for Coast Salish youth
- New $150M marine spill base coming to Beecher Bay
- Family of missing Beecher Bay woman chooses hope
- CRD solidifies safe drinking water plan for Greater Victoria's future
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Green-lighting feedback: Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of feedback on student writing
- Restoring camas and culture to Lekwungen and Victoria: An interview with Lekwungen Cheryl Bryce
- Indigenous Centered Conflict Resolution Processes in Canada
- Recognizing the diversity of BC's First Nations languages
- Indigenous voices and decolonising lifelong education
- Towards a Positive Sum Regulation of Indigenous Utilities in BC
- Jonathan Beecher Field, Errands into the Metropolis: New England Dissidents in Revolutionary London. Reencounters with Colonialism: New Perspectives on the …
- Filter to retrieve studies related to Indigenous people of British Columbia from the OVID Medline Database
- Contesting colonial beachheads: Settler colonial (in) security professionals and Indigenous peoples' energy infrastructure
- “Hang onto these words” 1: Indigenous title and the social meanings of archival custody
- The queen root of this clime: ethnoecological investigations of blue camas (Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) Wats., C. quamash (Pursh) Greene; Liliaceae) and its …
- Indigenous Centered Conflict Resolution Processes in Canada
- Reconstructing heritage and cultural identity in marginalised and hinterland communities: Case studies from western Newfoundland
- Supporting indigenous marine conservation planning: a case study of the Songhees Nation
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