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October 2008

200 Year Old Survey Found

Land survey documentsof Klahoose First Nation dating back to the 1800's - the first recorded survey of our traditional territory.

Powering up an old camp
- source - Campbell River Mirror

The old logging camp is getting a makeover.

New trailers to house and feed the men and women, freshly-drilled wells, and a sprucing up of the old A-frame hall is all for the camp's new tenants: Kiewit contracting, the builders of Plutonic Power Corporation's Toba-Montrose Project.

ReBuilding The Road To Prosperity

(Above) Road building in the Toba Valley making way to the 21st Century camp operations that will house close to 300 workers, a large percentage First Nations for many years as the Green Hydro projects come to life.

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Toba Valley Reborn
As Power Project Moves To Next Phase.

Ken Brown, chief of the Klahoose First Nation in Toba Valley

There is a new power rising in the East. (Above)

Sentinel like mountains guard the entrance to the Toba Valley, traditional territory and once home to the Klahoose First Nation.

As members of the Klahoose First Nation look east toward the Toba Valley from their current community located in Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island, one thing remains constant.

The Toba Valley sustained the Klahoose for thousands of years and their Nation prospered. An environmental event prompted the Klahoose to move in the late 1800’s to where they are today which in many ways resulted in a down turn in their once thriving and self sustaining community.

The Toba Valley is now re-emerging as a sustaining force in the future of the Klahoose First Nation.

By hosting the first and possibly largest Green Energy hydro project in North America, The Toba Valley is once again providing a bright future to the Klahoose First Nation and a means to honor the Nation's proud past.

Ken Brown, chief of the Klahoose First Nation in Toba Valley

Blessing the future. (Above)

Tribal elders from the Klahoose, Sechelt and the Sliammon First Nation participate in opening construction on Run Of River project in the Toba Valley.

The Toba Valley, traditional territory of the Klahoose First Nation lay dormant since the mid '80's, now spawns economic prosperity for the Klahoose, neighboring First Nations & surrounding non First Nation communities for generations to come.

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Oct 2007 - Chief Ken Brown of the Klahoose First Nations along with Premier Campbell attended a ceremonial bridge crossing and blessing of the East Toba/Montrose Creek hydroelectric project in the Toba Valley	Hydro deals give first nations in B.C. a path to self-sufficiency	April 2008 - Klahoose chief blasts NDP river stance. Powell River Peak Ken Brown, chief of the Klahoose First Nation, is criticizing the New Democratic Party (NDP) for calling for a moratorium on private power projects. "What whiz kid in the NDP brain trust came up with the idea of opposing sustainable run-of-river, green power developments?" Brown asked. "Their extensive research did not include getting a first nations' perspective on the situation or evaluating the effect of first nation votes on election night."	April 2008 - Chief sees red over ‘green power’ criticism - Campbell River Mirror “All they did was perpetuate more myths. It was appalling and there was no reference to First Nations,” chief Brown told the Mirror on Friday. “Ultimately, they (NDP) are trying to compromise our economic opportunities.”

Oct 2007 - CTV- Toba Ceremony	Oct 2007 - Global TV - Toba Ceremony	Oct 2007 - Alternative Energy Boom Financial Post	Oct 2007 - Managing Opportunity The Province

August 2007	July 2007	Sept 2007 - First nation wants venture	Sept 2007 -Toba Opening Ceremony

July 2007	July 2007	May 2007	March 2007