The Haida Enterprise Corp. (HaiCo), owned by the Haida Nation, has bought controlling interest in West Coast Resorts (WCR), which has five high-end fishing resorts along B.C.'s west coast.
"This investment by HaiCo is the logical progression of West Coast Resorts' longstanding relationship with the Haida," said WCR manager George Cuthbert. "Over the years our guests have come to value our relationship with the Haida, Gitga-at, Heiltsuk and the Kyuquot/Checleseht people and have returned to our resorts repeatedly."
Two of the lodges - the Lodge at Hippa Island and the Lodge at Englefield Bay - operate on the west coast of Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands) while two other lodges are located along the central coast and a fifth lodge operates in Kyuquot Sound on Vancouver Island.
The purchase will allow the Haida to extend employment opportunities for its people, according to Thomas Olsen, managing director of HaiCo.
The value of the purchase was not released.
from Western Investor October 2011
