Big Water Society, located in Atlin, BC, was founded in 1996 to help provide funding for counselling services in this community.

The Society name is taken from the Tlingit  Tlèn, meaning “Big Water”, from which the name “Atlin” comes.

Big Water Society believes community involvement and dependable community services build healthier families and healthier lives. As a non-profit charity with a volunteer Board, we fulfill our mandate of “community wellness and healthy youth activities" in three significant ways:

• We provide free counselling services for anyone in the community in order to assist in increasing individual and family health and promote community cohesion.
• A local liaison person is now available to provide consistent court followup and referral services.
• We built and maintain a welcoming and safe gathering centre for teens and are now providing supervised youth activities that are stimulating, fun and that also build life skills.

BWS office is located in the Judges Chambers, Atlin Courthouse, 2nd St and Pearl.  This goldrush-era building is owned by the Atlin Historical Society. 

Donations to support our ongoing programs are always appreciated. Click here to make a donation.