Hope Slough Spill Kills Thousands of Juvenile Salmon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 24, 2024 Cheam / Pelólxw Territory (Rosedale, B.C. CANADA) – Thousands of juvenile salmon were killed by a toxic spill in the Hope Slough waterway yesterday. Cheam and Sqwá First Nations have been doing work to...
Read moreLands Committee ~ Invitation for Expressions of Interest
PurposeThe purpose of the Lands Committee will be to: CompositionThe Lands Committee shall be composed of: Eligibility Term Appointed members shall sit on the committee for a maximum of two (s) years, but they are not precluded from being...
Read moreCheam First Nation Purchases Fraser River Lodge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2024 Cheam / Pelólxw Territory (Rosedale, B.C. CANADA) – Cheam First Nation has finalized the purchase of the Fraser River Lodge, a world-class tourism lodge and successful business which is located near the Cheam...
Read moreUpdate on Provincial Flooding Warnings
August 1, 2024 Notice to Cheam Community Members: Further to communications that were sent out last night from provincial agencies, we are not currently on an emergency alert/evacuation status. Cheam is working to take all necessary precautions...
Read moreFirst Nations Call out B.C. Government for Stalling on Gondola
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2024 Cheam / Pelólxw Territory (Rosedale, B.C. CANADA) – Cheam First Nation and the Pelólxw community, including the Skwah and Kwa-kwa-a-pilt Nations, are increasingly frustrated by the ongoing lack of action from...
Read moreIndian Boarding Homes Class Action Notice of Settlement
Were you in the Indian Boarding Homes Program between September 1, 1951, and June 30, 1992, OR, if your placement in the Indian Boarding Homes Program was after June 30, 1992, was Canada responsible for the placement? You may be eligible for...
Read moreCEI & Chief Darwin Douglas Invite You
Dear Members of Cheam First Nation, You are invited to an exclusive open house at the Fraser River Lodge on Sunday, June 2nd. The event will commence with a special lunch for our respected Elders at 12:00 pm, followed by a community open house at...
Read moreCHEAM FIRST NATION PLANS MMIWG2S+ MARCH ON HWY 9
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rosedale B.C., April 25, 2024 – Cheam First Nation has planned a May 5th March on Hwy 9 finishing at Cheam Beach along the Fraser River. This March is to bring awareness to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, 2...
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