Lil’wat development in Whistler secures funding through First Nations Bank of Canada - The Turtle Island News

Funding from First Nations Bank to assist construction of Indigenous-led development in B.C. town

Construction will soon commence on a new development in Function Junction, a neighbourhood in Whistler, a popular tourist town in British Columbia.The Indigenous-led development, which will be called Tseqwtsúqum̓, is made possible with funding from the First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) to the Lil’wat Business Group.The Lil’wat Business Group is the economic arm of Lil’wat Nation. The dollar amount is not being publicly released for the project…

Lil’wat development in Whistler secures funding through First Nations Bank of Canada - The Turtle Island News

By Luke Faulks, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Pique Newsmagazine On July 28, the First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) announced it will provide financing for Lil’wat’s Tseqwtsúqum̓ development in Whistler’s Function Junction, marking the single largest investment made to date under its Indigenous Land Development Program. FNBC did not disclose the precise figure going towards the Nation’s development. The funding package, delivered in par…