Inter Tribal Health Authority - Nanaimo

06/11/2019

Gage Stanyer has not been an employee of Inter Tribal Health Authority nor any of our affiliate organizations for some time. ITHA does not endorse or condone any of the comments and opinions held by this individual. We are first and foremost a First Nations organization built for and by First Nations people and we do not condone or endorse the abusive, demeaning, and unacceptable language and behaviour.

02/13/2019

ITHA will tackle First Nations Health Authority in B.C. Supreme Court next week to get funding it says it has been wrongfully withheld, posing a threat to the health of those it serves. Read the full article:

A Vancouver Island first nations health services provider will tackle B.C.’s First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) in B.C. Supreme Court next week to get funding it says it has been wrongfully . . .

02/10/2019

BC’s Supreme Court Orders that FNHA pay ITHA $412,170 Immediately and Finds No Basis for Third-Party Manager. Read the full story:https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5f8778_99ebae9aff6e4ca2ad177f2a4393d3e7.pdf

02/08/2019

Today, the BC Supreme Court ordered FNHA to immediately pay ITHA the February payment owing. The Court noted that FNHA did not have grounds for the appointment of a third party manager under the funding agreements. We will continue to advocate for a mediation process to resolve this dispute with FHNA and Canada. It's business as usual at ITHA.

02/04/2019

Three First Nations chiefs in British Columbia have taken Canada to court to stop FNHA from terminating the two funding agreements that support ITHA.
Read the latest CBC Indigenous story:

Three First Nations chiefs in British Columbia have taken Canada to court to stop a celebrated First Nations health agency from wiping out a smaller counterpart serving 29 First Nations on Vancouver Island.

01/26/2019

Inter Tribal Health Authority files civil claim against the First Nations Health Authority and Canada in latest effort to resolve the conflict between the two health organizations.
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01/25/2019

News coverage relating to the current conflict between FNHA and ITHA.

The RCMP in Nanaimo, B.C., says it is investigating an assault complaint filed Tuesday against a senior official from B.C's First Nations Health Authority.

01/16/2019

ITHA is demanding that the First Nations Health Authority engage in proper investigation and response to misconduct allegations.

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The Inter Tribal Health Authority (ITHA) and Ms. Trish Cassidy, Executive Director of ITHA, have proceeded with a WorkSafeBC complaint against Mr. Richard Jock, Chief Operating Officer of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) following unaddressed allegations of harassment, bullying and lateral....

01/12/2019

Working hard to respect the direction of our Chiefs and the autonomy of the communities we serve, we have worked to build an enhanced, responsive and evidence-based service model for health service delivery in our Nations, and ITHA is committed to continuing and improving that quality of care.

On January 8, 2019, ITHA issued six Notices of Mediation to the First Nations Health Authority in order to resolve the current dispute between FNHA and ITHA regarding their current funding agreements.

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NANAIMO, BC, Jan. 11, 2019 /CNW/ - On January 8, 2019, the Inter-Tribal Health Authority (ITHA) issued six Notices of Mediation to the First Nations Health...