FORT NELSON, B.C. — A northern B.C. First Nation has shared more details about its plans for the future.
Earlier in February, Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN) held a community engagement meeting to talk about updates to its Reaching For Our Vision (RFOV) initiative and its Four Pillars Plan.
According to a statement from FNFN council to Energeticcity.ca, the RFOV has been in development since 2024 and focuses on key areas of growth such as culture and language, governance, lands and resources, housing, infrastructure, health, and the economy.
The council described the February 6th meeting as “productive” and said they aim to wrap up the project this year.
“Reaching for Our Vision is the FNFN’s long-term guiding plan that sets broad priorities across all aspects of our community for the next 10 to 20 years,” the statement read on Monday, February 9th.
The second topic at the FNFN community meeting was the Four Pillars Plan.
According to Council, this plan is part of a nationwide strategy that grew out of a 2021 band reparations settlement with the federal government, led by Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc of Kamloops and Shíshálh Nation of Sechelt, addressing the loss of cultural heritage and identity caused by Canada’s residential school system.
The FNFN statement explains that the plan will guide the use of funds to support healing and renewal through programs for language revival, cultural revitalization, heritage protection, and wellness.
While the two plans discussed have different goals, working on them together creates a coordinated, efficient approach to long-term planning. This way, community engagement is more meaningful, funding decisions reflect a shared vision, and responsible governance keeps community voices at the heart of FNFN’s future.
More details can be found on FNFN’s Facebook page and website.
-with files from Ed Hitchins/energeticcity.ca
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