“2023 is a big year for our small indigenous company. We are launching our Talaysay Tours App and bringing our Indigenous tours of Vancouver’s Iconic Stanley Park to mobile phones! This new, interactive way to experience our tours is a way for us to grow our Indigenous Tourism company sustainably in a space where Indigenous oral history meets technology. This funding will help us expand this project which will provide us the resources to continue on the capacity building of our youth as we train and support their growth as cultural ambassadors representing our indigenous communities and Talaysay Tours company.”

Grab your 50/50 tickets throughout the weekend in support of the Stanley Park Ecology Society! The mission of Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) is education, conservation, and research rooted in Stanley Park. SPES’s vision is of generations inspired by nature within and beyond Stanley Park. As a registered charity founded in 1988, SPES is a leading Park Partner of the Vancouver Park Board and works under a Joint Operating Agreement. SPES operates the Nature House on Lost Lagoon, delivers popular school and public education programs, and champions habitat enhancement and urban wildlife projects in Stanley Park.