From WLTribune.com by Rebecca Dyok April 18 2021 Development continues on B.C.’s first farm to gate cannabis facility in Williams Lake. Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) director of legal and corporate services Kirk Dressler said construction is nearing completion and that it will take about three months to get through…
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Retail store going great says manager Raymond Aldred From WLTribune.com by Rebecca Dyok April 12 2021 Lhtako Dené Nation is seeking to expand its marijuana footprint. The First Nation south of Quesnel is actively pursuing an agreement that will support the operation of a cannabis production facility. The move comes…
From CTV News December 22, 2020 VICTORIA — The B.C. government says it’s allowing Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island to participate in both cannabis retail and production for one year. The province says in a statement the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act generally restricts businesses from operating in both the…
The agreement paves the way for WLFN to sell cannabis to the government, and open stores across B.C. from wltribune.com original article by Rebecca Dyok September 21 2020 Williams Lake First Nation can now legally sell cannabis in B.C. On Monday, Sept. 21. the Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) and…
Williams Lake First Nation anticipates announcing B.C.’s first nation-to-nation cannabis deal under provincial legislation From biv.com Original Article by Hayley Woodin July 9, 2020 Williams Lake First Nation expects to be the first Indigenous community in British Columbia to ink a government-to-government deal under B.C.’s Cannabis Control and Licensing Act. Chief…
Williams Lake Indian Band’s farm-to-gate store will be built on First Nations land within city limits From wltribune.com Original Article by Monica Labm-Yorski June 3 2020 Williams Lake city council is going ahead with plans to gather community input on a cannabis cultivation facility the Williams Lake Indian Band (WLIB)…
Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation and Williams Lake Indian Band were among the groups lobbying the BC government over its cannabis policies.
WLIB unveils a new statue of Chief William: WLIB Chief Willie Sellars said that this move is just one of the latest in a series of new endeavours the band has embarked on, including the recent opening of Indigenous Bloom cannabis dispensary
After an almost six month wait, the Williams Lake Indian Band opened the lakecity’s first official cannabis dispensary, Indigenous Bloom, on 1145 South Mackenzie Ave. March 23.
Williams Lake’s first cannabis retail store is set to open Friday, March 22 on land owned by the Williams Lake Indian Band near Scout Island on Mackenzie Avenue South.