October 14, 2025
A STÓ:LŌ AGREEMENT FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION, a landmark pilot project signed in 2022 between the Province of BC and the S’ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance (STSA) and extended in 2023, provides protection for 45 sacred, spiritual, and ceremonial heritage sites on Stó:lō Nation territory across the Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, and the lower Fraser River watersheds.
A first in BC, the agreement is a precedent and learning opportunity for potential future heritage conservation agreements with other First Nations in the province. The Joint Working Group on First Nations Heritage Conservation is asking for feedback on proposed changes to BC’s Heritage Conservation Act by November 14.
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We acknowledge that the land on which we work is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.