2012-The T’exelcemc (Williams Lake Indian Band) are members of the Secwepemc Nation. Secwepemc lands extend from Shuswap Lake in the south to Quesnel Lake in the north and from Columbia-Kootenay Range in the east to Alexis Creek in the west. They have a strong culture that is rich in ceremonial life and traditional beliefs, much of which are centered on the abundant and beautiful lands they have inhabited for generations.
The Williams Lake Indian Band has a strong community economy with commercial and industrial businesses that provide jobs for band members and the region. The community’s land base is unique in location with approximately four hundred acres of prime commercial and industrial land along the Highway 97 Corridor, only five minutes from the City of Williams Lake.
In 2011, Northern Development provided funding support to the Williams Lake Indian Band to undertake a marketing project that would advertise the availability of commercial land for development in and around the new Coyote Rock Golf Course Development. This plan is an essential piece of a master plan for the Williams Lake area Highway 97 Corridor that was commissioned in 2005.
The development of these ‘designated lands’ is a critical next-step for the Williams Lake Indian Band’s economic development strategy as it will provide the Band with a significant tax base, employment opportunities for the residents, and the ability to offset the impact of the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic.
For more information on this project and for investment opportunity information, visit the Coyote Rock Developments website.
