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yalxwemult
Chief Lenora Joe
About Us
From a seed, we are blossoming.
tsain-ko Development Corporation began as an idea.
A belief that our Nations’ economic prospects and progress would realize their greatest potential under our own power, following our own guidance and direction.
Since creation, the Red Cedar tree has provided for our culture and art, our housing, healing and commerce; tsain-ko is the Tree that fuels our economic growth and prosperity.
Nurturing, protecting and optimizing our lands, assets and partnerships
In just over ten years, our tree has grown to encompass
11 operating companies;
branches of expertise, knowledge, learning and opportunity extending throughout our community and swiya, growing organically, and rooted in the culture of our people.
With 60 full time employees,
of which the majority are shishalh nation members, we operate in commercial and residential real estate development and management, Natural Resources such as Forestry and Fishing, and our Industrial divisions include Mining, Trucking, Hauling, Excavation, Concrete and Aggregate.
A Nation Building Enterprise,
powered by a distinctly shishalh entrepreneurial spirit, open to collaboration and partnership with any who share our values.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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xwaʔ
Phil Paul
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o’shale
Rochelle Jones
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tituya
Keith Julius
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ch’elkwilwet
Raquel Joe
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Chief Executive Officer
Jason Jenkins
Chief Operations Officer
Kristopher Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
Luigi Brown
OUR TEAM
Project Manager
Joe Angelini
General Manager of Forestry
Jordan Louie
Human Resources Manager
Don Telan
Secretary
Andrea Paul
Maintenance Coordinator
Teresa Craigan
Senior Accountant
Charith Perera
General Manager Tsain-ko Concrete
Gary Jackson
Accountant
Julie Griffin
Forestry Engineer
Callum Fallis
Project Specialist
Madelaine Fouillard
Accounts Payable Clerk
Deanna McLeod
Assistant Accountant/Payroll Specialist
Marc Laflamme
Spatlem Shift Boss
Brent Hollinshead
Marketing & Communication Coordinator
Everett August
Executive Assistant
Jenna Fouillard
Senior Accountant
Farhad Nizar
Health and Safety Manager
Jessica Paul
Data & File Coordinator
Samantha Storvold
ABOUT OUR NATION
The swiya of the shishalh people lies between Queens Reach in lekw’emin (Jervis Inlet) and Howe Sound on the south coast of British Columbia. Historically there were four main settlements at kalpilin (Pender Harbour), ts’unay (Deserted Bay), xenichen (head of lekw’emin) and tewankw near alhtulich (Porpoise Bay).
shishalh Nation is committed to innovation in program and service delivery designed to assist our members and community to achieve greater independence, wellness and self-sufficiency. Foundational to our shared work is the protection, promotion and practice of shishalh culture, language and laws within our swiya.
tsain-ko Development Corporation is the parent company of the shishalh Nation’s economic development arm and is comprised of a number of corporations and limited partnerships involved in carrying out its four primary economic functions: Natural Resources, Commercial Properties, Capacity Building, and Business Support.
ʔulnumchxw thank you to our dedicated photographers!
Photo credit to: Jordan Louie, Nancy Shields, Lissa Nunweiler and Everett August. © Website by Vaka Marketing 2025
ʔulnumchxw thank you to our dedicated photographers!
Photo credit to: Jordan Louis, Nancy Shields, Lissa Nunweiler and Everett August. © Website by Vaka Marketing 2025