one contracting company, cover creek enterprises, is privately owned by members of ahousaht and currently employs approximately ten ahousaht members through contracts with iisaak forest resources. iisaak forest resources (ifr) is a forestry company purchased in recent years by a group of nations in the clayoquot sound area. formerly, they were known as the 'central region group' of first nations; however, the structure of the nuu-chah-nulth has changed from the three regional groups into one large group again. government transfers make up 24 percent of total income for persons 15 years and over (contrasted against 13 percent in ucluelet and eight percent in tofino).