Billion-dollar Zibi project caught in aboriginal politics, says developer – Ottawa Citizen
December 8, 2015
A billion-dollar development project planned for Chaudière Island has become snared in a political battle among Algonquin First Nations communities in Ontario and Quebec.
On Tuesday, chiefs from some Algonquin communities in northern Quebec won approval from the Assembly of First Nations for a resolution opposing the $1.2-billion residential, commercial and retail project on Chaudière and Albert islands.
The resolution, introduced by Wolf Lake Chief Harold St. Denis, passed with only 16 member communities voting on it — 12 in favour and four opposed — while 90 abstained. Nevertheless, according to reports from APTN, St Denis interpreted the vote as providing the AFN with “a clear mandate to oppose the project.”
