Sneak peek at this year’s practical, sustainable, economic solutions with rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.
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Nuxalk Coastal Guardian, Jarome White, worked with our Climate team last year to collect carbon samples in the Great Bear Rainforest, Central Coast, BC. (Rebecca Rogerson, Ecotrust Canada photo)
Find out what we’re working on in 2026
For millennia, ancestral trade routes sustained resilient, interdependent economies across the coast of BC and into its interior. In 2026, we're working with the Nuxalk Nation to reimagine those systems — researching the grease trail's history and analyzing how Indigenous-led trade and governance models could reshape regional economies. It's one example of the economy our partners are building: one that meets the needs of people and places, and values the waters and lands they care for.
Read about how our five programs — Community Fisheries, Climate Resilience, Food Systems, Indigenous Homelands, and Community Energy — are advancing practical, economic solutions with rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.
New & Noteworthy
Our New Team Member
Matina Ressl is our new Project Coordinator for North Coast Fisheries, based in the Prince Rupert, BC, office on Ts’msyen territory. She will support a range of fisheries monitoring activities, with a focus on the Area A crab fisheries.
Careers: Dockside Monitors in Klemtu and Haida Gwaii
Are you looking for a job working outside directly with fisheries and eager to gain experience in the environmental field? We are hiring part-time seasonal Dockside Monitors for the community-based fisheries based in Klemtu and Haida Gwaii.
Where We Work
The Village of Alert Bay sits on 'Namgis territory — a 5km-long island accessible by ferry off the northern Vancouver Island, home to about 450 people and rich in Kwakwaka'wakw culture and natural beauty. Our Community Energy program has been working with residents to save money and improve the comfort of their homes through energy-saving renovations.
P.S. Reply and let us know which of our 2026 activities you want to learn more about.
Proving the Possible
Ecotrust Canada works with rural, remote, and Indigenous communities toward building an economy that provides for a healthy and resilient natural environment; sustainable and abundant energy, food, and housing; prosperous and meaningful livelihoods; and vibrant cultures and inclusive societies. We call this approach, building an economy that provides for life.
Thank you for your continued support!
The Ecotrust Canada Team
