Our Public Works Department ensures the community has safe, affordable buildings, lands, and infrastructure. We care for TWN reserve lands, resources, and the environment. We oversee capital projects, housing, road and facility improvements, community services, land management, recreation, bylaws, policies, and zoning for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. For instance, we:
Plan capital projects: Planning community facilities like the new TWN Administration & Health Centre: we determine the need, establish the design, determine costs, tender contracts, and oversee construction
Manage facilities and grounds: Operating and maintaining TWN buildings and grounds (such as janitorial services, repairs, grounds keeping)
Manage recreational programs: Developing gym and rec programs, parks, playgrounds, and trails
Manage non-profit housing: Operating a portfolio of TWN social housing, collecting rents, making repairs, planning for new houses (which then become capital projects)
Plan for a safe, affordable future: Engaging our community in land use planning to develop a multi-generational plan for reserve lands
Manage TWN land and resources: Forestry and water planning, addressing environmental issues, and making adaptations for climate change
Oversee development activities: Reviewing development plans, assessing available infrastructure and services, conducting transportation studies, examining how neighbourhoods fit together, determining costs, and deciding where to spend funds
Manage infrastructure for the community: Planning, developing and maintaining roads and piping to service developments
Manage land transactions: Registering lands bought or sold in the federal land registry and land surveys
Membership Status Card Support: If Members need to renew a paper laminate status card one needs to bring in two valid pieces of ID (example: birth certificate and drivers’ licence) and a 1”x1” photo. To apply for the new secure status card – Members need to go to the ISC website and download the application form or go directly to Indigenous Services Canada 600-1138 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4S3. Membership is by application. Tsleil-Waututh Nation has an annual group vote if needed. Children under 18 need to be a registered Canadian Status Indian to apply to TWN then they are approved by Chief & Council. Membership staff do the demographics for Administration Departments.
Administer Property Transfer Tax: Levying and collecting this tax for land transactions on TWN leasehold land