Sqéwqel Development Corporation (SqDC), Seabird Island First Nation’s economic driver, celebrated one of its newest acquisitions, the Harrison Hot Springs Marina, on Saturday, May 17th!

Everyone was invited to join us for this special event! Guests enjoyed a variety of food trucks, snacking on sweet treats as they browsed the vendors, or enjoying a warm lunch at the tables resting under the tents. Children lined up to get their faces painted, then dove into the bouncy castle. Vendor’s tents lined up before the backdrop of the Harrison Lake, protecting the crafts and artwork from the pattering rain above.

The official opening ceremony began at 11 a.m., bringing everyone together for some speeches, powerful drumming and singing, and the ribbon cutting, celebrating the new connection between SqDC, Seabird Island and the Harrison Hot Springs Marina.

SqDC would like to give everyone who made the celebration a success our thanks.

• To Les Peters and his group from Seabird Island, who opened our event with singing and drumming.
• To Nigel Selvadurai, SqDC’s CEO, and Rod Peters, Seabird Island Chief & Council member, for welcoming everyone to the celebration.
• To Sally Hope, Seabird Island Chief & Council member and Chair of the SqDC Board, for delivering the opening remarks.
• To the Seabird Island youth for their drumming, singing, and dancing performance.
• To Chief & Council and Elders from Seabird Island who came to attend the event.
• To all our vendors who stuck with us no matter the weather.
• And to everyone behind the scenes who made this event happen.

The sunshine may have taken the day off, but the rain couldn’t dampen the excitement as we came together to mark a new chapter for the Marina. This marks not just a large step forward for our own economic growth, but a contribution to the broader economic strength of the Stó:lō people. We look forward to this new chapter of the Harrison Hot Springs Marina.

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