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    "name": "W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council Society: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/w-s-ne-leadership-council-society/",
    "summary": "15 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $4.6M with W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council Society, 2021–2026.",
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      "This contribution supports the capacity development for the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council to develop a Southern Resident Killer Whale Conservation program. This contribution represents seed funding allowing to outfit and initially staff an office, which will enable them to develop a conservation and monitoring plan that will align with Parks Canada’s species at risk conservation goals.",
      "This contribution supports W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council Society to continue their Southern Resident Killer Whale Conservation Program and other Guardian Program initiatives in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve through the QENTOL, YEN/WSANEC Marine Guardian Program.",
      "This contribution will provide the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations with the means to facilitate their participation in the consultation on the feasibility assessment for the proposed National Marine Conservation Area Reserve in the Southern Strait of Georgia, British Columbia.",
      "This contribution supports the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council to participate and contribute to ecological restoration activities, cultural heritage preservation, visitor experience opportunities, and enables the leadership council to provide advice on planning and management matters as they may apply within Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.",
      "This contribution provides the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations the means to participate and contribute to ecological restoration activities, cultural resource management, visitor experience opportunities, and enables the leadership committee to provide advice on planning and management matters as they may apply within Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.",
      "This contribution supports the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council in implementing the W̱SÁNEĆ Welcome Figure Project at Helen Point, Mayne Island. It covers planning, commissioning, and installation, aligned with reconciliation efforts and the Visitor Experience Strategy.",
      "This contribution supports the capacity development for the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council to develop a Southern Resident Killer Whale Conservation Program. This contribution represents seed funding allowing to outfit and initially staff an office, which will enable them to develop a conservation and monitoring plan that will align with Parks Canada’s species at risk conservation goals.",
      "This grant supports W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council’s participation in Visioning Session II hosted by Malahat First Nation on January 26 and 27, 2024. Visioning Session II will bring together 11 Nations already participating in the Indigenous Management Board (IMB) in the vicinity of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (GINPR) to work toward co-management in GINPR.",
      "This grant supports W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council Women’s Group to hold a focus group on the Southern Resident Killer Whales, where they can work creatively on a craft of their choice that would promote awareness around the subject.",
      "This grant supports the documentation of Indigenous Guardian programs through video or photography. The initiative aims to create a lasting legacy and serve as an ongoing resource for the community, honouring and highlighting the contributions of Indigenous Guardians.",
      "This grant supports W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council’s capacity for cultural heritage site visits, meetings, and consultation regarding the care and protection of Indigenous cultural heritage sites at Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.",
      "To coordinate local engagement on marine or rail transportation strategies and policies. To support activities and improve collaboration between Indigenous, local communities and federal stakeholders. To facilitate the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge when decisions are made about the marine or rail transportation system.",
      "To coordinate local engagement on marine or rail transportation strategies and policies. To support activities and improve collaboration between Indigenous, local communities and federal stakeholders. To facilitate the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge when decisions are made about the marine or rail transportation system.",
      "This grant supports W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council to participate in a 1-day meeting to collaboratively develop a project charter for the Coastal Erosion Project.",
      "This grant supports W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council’s Women’s Group to hold a focus group on the Southern Resident Killer Whales, where they hope to share knitting patterns or designs that would promote awareness around the subject."
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        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/59027-saanich-gulf-islands/"
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        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/parks-canada/"
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        "name": "Saanich—Gulf Islands",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/59029-saanich-gulf-islands/"
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      {
        "name": "Transport Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/transport-canada/"
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    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council Society: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/w-s-ne-leadership-council-society/"
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