WELCOME TO THE S.A.Y. LANDS OFFICE 

Our office continues to be closed to the public in light of the pandemic. For any lands related transactions, including registrations, please email to arrange a drop off appointment or place your documents in the mail to: 10-7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, V2P 4G5.
Electronic copies of transactions may still be emailed to manager@skowkalefn.com if desired, followed by drop off or mailing of originals.
Thank you for your continued support of safety.

PLEASE NOTE: The lands registrations office will be unavailable August 30-September 3 and December 20-31, 2021. Documents may still be emailed and mailed during this closure and they will be processed on the business days following the closure.

 

SAY Lands Office Annual Report 2020-2021
2020-2021 marked the 7th year that the SAY Lands has been operational. Challenging times with COVID but we prevailed. Click here to read the SAY Lands Office Annual Report.

 

SAY Lands Office Annual Report 2019-2020
2019-2020 marked the sixth year that the SAY Lands has been operational. Click here to read the SAY Lands Office Annual Report.

 

SAY Lands Office Annual Report 2018-2019 
2018-2019 marked the fifth year that the SAY Lands has been operational and the first year of Kwaw Kwaw Apilt becoming operational. Click here to read the SAY Lands Office Annual Report. 

Burning Permit Application Form
*** Outdoor burning is prohibited except for the following 2020 burning seasons:

March 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021

October 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021

***Burning outside of those designated seasons is prohibited.
***Burning restrictions do not apply to gas fueled appliances such as BBQ's, or outdoor gas heaters. 

 

General Information:

• SAY consists of three First Nations located in the Chilliwack area, about 100km East of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley; Skowkale, Aitchelitz and Yakweakwioose 

Aitchelitz First Nation

• Traditional Halq'emeylem Name: Athelets; "The point where two rivers meet"
• Total membership is 42  with about 1/2 living on their reserve.
• Aitchelitz #9 is 21.4 HA (60 acres)

 

 

Skowkale First Nation

• Traditional Halq'emeylem Name is "Sq'ewqeyl; which translates to "Going around a turn".
• Total membership is 249, the largest of the three SAY Nations, with over 1/2 living on one of the Skowkale reserves.
• Skowkale I.R. #10 is approximately 58 HA (140 acres; Skowkale I.R. #11 is just over 12 HA (30 acres)

Yakweakwioose First Nation 

• Traditional Name: Yeqwyeqwi:ws; "Repeatedly burned out, village"
• Total membership is 67 and about 1/2 living on their reserve.
• The size of Yakweakwioose I.R. #12 is 19.4 HA (nearly 48 acres)

 

The SAY First Nations Land Codes Background

• Skowkale, Aitchelitz and Yakweakwioose First Nations became operational under their own Land Codes and Individual Agreements on May 1, 2014.
• It is the first joint management agreement for a group of First Nations in Canada, where they came together to move forward under Land Code development, implementation, funding and joint operations.

 

The SAY Lands Office

• The Lands Office consists of a Lands Manager, Community Planner, Administrative Support and Excutive Assistant.
• We are currently located with Sto:lo Nation in building 10 on the 3rd floor
• NOTE: Due to Covid-19 all staff are working remotely.

Office Operations (on behalf of the three communities):

• Lands registrations;
• Provide land title information;
• Assist in the development of the laws, polocies, procedures;
• Environmental management;
• Individual Land Holdings and Estate Transfers;
• Leasing - new, monitoring & compliance, permitting, allotments and land transfers;
• Facilitate law enforcement.

 

 

 

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