Building Community
The West Kootenay Local Immigration Partnership (WKLIP) is a group of partners with representatives from different sectors working together to create welcoming communities in Nelson, Castlegar, and Trail & Area.
A Place Everyone Can Call Home
WKLIP – Community Plan 2024 – 2027
December 13th, 2024
The West Kootenay Local Immigration Partnership is pleased to release its first Community Plan. This plan will help to guide our work in the region over the next three years.
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Newcomer Advisory Committee
Were you born outside of Canada? Are you living in Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland or greater Trail? Would you like to be part of an exciting new community-building project? Do you have ideas about how to make our communities more welcoming? Consider being part of our committee!
West Kootenay Demographic Profile
This factsheet is an interesting look at how immigration to the West Kootenay compares regionally, provincially and nationally.
WKLIP – Community Plan 2024 – 2027
The West Kootenay Local Immigration Partnership is pleased to release its first Community Plan. This plan will help to guide our work in the region over the next three years.
How Can I Get Involved?
Organizational representatives can get involved by becoming a member of the partnership council, or joining a working group. Community members can also apply to join the Newcomer Advisory Committee.
Contact us for more information!
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Land Acknowledgement
We would like to acknowledge, with gratitude and appreciation, that the land on which we live and operate is the unceded, traditional territory of the Sinixt, Ktunaxa and Syilx Nations. These lands are also home to many other Indigenous people, including the Inuit and Métis.
