Overview
All requests for communications can go to communications@malahatnation.com or you can reach out directly to Jessica Harry.
Malahat Website
The official Malahat Nation website. All communications flow through the website, ensuring it operates as a publicly available single source of truth for all nation members, staff and external parties. Blog posts can be created any time, and can be later translated to the newsletter.
The Malahat News
A longstanding and popular outlet of Malahat Nation news. The newsletter is released every two months, posted on the website, and delivered door to door to on reserve members. We also deliver the newsletters to off-reserve members by request.
2024 Release Schedule
- April 19, 2024 (Submission Deadline April 5)
- June 14, 2024 (Submission Deadline May 31)
- August 16, 2024 (Submission Deadline August 2)
- October 18, 2024 (Submission Deadline October 4)
- December 13, 2024 (Submission Deadline November 29)
New Staff Bios
For new staff bios, please follow these guidelines:
- Written in first person
- 150-170 words
- Begin with a friendly greeting and introduction of your name
- Share a paragraph about your background, family, education or experiences
- Include another paragraph about your new role at Malahat (no need to mention job title! It will be listed with your name, describe your area of focus and goals instead.)
- Sign off and thank the community for welcoming you
- Also, please send an email to communications@malahatnation.com or reach out directly to Jessica Harry to set up a time to take staff photos!
The Malahat Podcast
A recent addition, the Malahat Podcast stands as an auditory compliment to the newsletter. The podcast is released every two months, on alternating months to the newsletter. This way the community is receiving updates every single month. Please bear with us as we work out a plan for organizing episodes, until we have something more concrete, please reach out directly to George or Jessica Harry to discuss your ideas!
2024 Release Schedule
- May 24, 2024
- July 19, 2024
- September 20, 2024
- November 22, 2024
Facebook Group
facebook.com/groups/malahatcommunity
The Malahat Nation Community Facebook group is an established platform for sharing quick updates to the community, event posters, and linking to various pages on the Malahat Nation website. It is also a great platform for community to ask questions directly, and leave their comments on the various posts. It should be kept in mind that the Facebook is only available to those who have a Facebook account, so this platform is naturally limited in reach.
Facebook post requests can be made to the #facebook channel in the Malahat Nation Slack.
Open Houses
malahatnation.com/news/open-house-gathering
These events are held at the Recreation Centre Gym on the first Wednesday of every month. These are open houses and everyone is welcome to join, ask questions, discuss ideas, or anything else in benefit of the community.
Chief & Council Meetings
These events are held at the Kwunew Kwasun Centre and are open to all community to join in person.
- Strategic Plan & Budget Approval - Early Spring
- Annual Report & Financial Statement Approval - Early Fall
Event Calendar
A digital version of the Malahat Nation event calendar is in the works by the Malahat IT Department. Updates to follow.