Charlie Lake Indigenous heritage site reaches grant milestone

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. — A local heritage site has received the final installment of a $300,000 grant allocated four years ago. According to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) July newsletter, the Tse’k’wa Heritage Society received the final $75,000 of a $300,000 grant that was issued in 2021 for its cultural centre project. Alyssa Currie, executive director of the Tse’k’wa Heritage Society which oversees the cave, said the final installment of funds “marks the end of this phase” of the project. “We do still have reporting to do with [NDIT] for the next couple of years,” said Currie. “Following up on the legacy of the project and how it has impacted job opportunities at the site, visitors at the site [and] investment…

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