Community InformationThe tiny remote villages of Kincolith (Gingolx) and New Aiyansh (Gitlakdamix) in northwestern British Columbia are part of the traditional territory of the Nisga’a people. They represent two of four Nisga’a villages in the Nass River Valley, 24,862 square kilometres of dramatic landscape and a rich native culture that dates back 10,000 years. In the year 2000, the Nisga’a celebrated not only the beginning of a new century, but the beginning of a new future as they won the right to self-government.
Population
Town Population: 758 (BC Stats, 2011 Census)
Health Administrative Information
Health Authority: Nisga’a Health Authority
Health Service Delivery Area: Northwest
Regional District: Kitimat – Stikine
Rural Designation: RSA community
RRP Designation: A
RRP Points: 51.25
Practitioners
General Practitioners: 5 (www.cpsbc.ca)
Health Centre Info
Nisga'a Valley Health Centre Box 234, 4920 Tait Avenue New Aiyansh, BC, V0J 1A0 P: 250 633-5000 | TFP: 1 888 233-2212 | F: 250 633-2512
Imaging services
X-Ray Nisga'a Valley Health Centre Box 234, 4920 Tait Avenue New Aiyansh, BC, V0J 1A0 P: 250 633-5000 | TFP: 1 888 233-2212 | F: 250 633-2512
Mental Health and Addictions
Nisga'a Child & Family Services Box 231, 5100 Skateen Avenue New Aiyansi, BC, V0J 1A0 P: 250 633-2603 | F: 250 633-3036
Social workers
Nisga'a Child & Family Services Box 231, 5100 Skateen Avenue New Aiyansi, BC, V0J 1A0 P: 250 633-2603 | F: 250 633-3036
