December 10, 2013 “We need to rebuild the plant in order to maintain safe, reliable power supply” The Qulliq Energy Corp. is requesting permission to spend $7.9 million on a…
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December 9, 2013 Bank gives $26,000 to development agency to help in videoconferencing initiative MEMBERTOU — If video conferencing can be used in the fields of education and health care,…
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DECEMBER 10, 2013 Re: Resource sector offers opportunities for First Nations people, Opinion, Dec. 2 As leader of the Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC), President Bruce Dumont suggests that many…
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Dec. 09 2013 Environmental review hearings into the massive Site C hydroelectric dam proposal began Monday with a welcome to panel members from area First Nations and a reminder for…
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Dec. 08 2013 On its 4,000-kilometre path across the country, TransCanada Corp.’s Energy East’s pipeline would traverse the traditional territory of 180 different aboriginal communities, each of whom must be consulted…
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December 8, 2013 LONDON, Ont. — The federal government is set to sign a $120-million land claim settlement Monday that will launch an ambitious and novel effort – an urban…
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Diana Krall to join rocker in support of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Dec 09, 2013 Legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young is hosting four benefit concerts in support of the Athabasca…
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Mine will create $17 billion in taxes, royalties and create 750 full time jobs, Shell says Dec 09, 2013 The largest known reservoir of crude bitumen in the world is…
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Some want to fight the BC Hydro megaproject; other want to negotiate for millions in compensation December 9, 2013 BC Hydro’s planned $7.9-billion Site C dam has caused a split…
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If you have been wondering what all the fuss about resource extraction and development on First Nations land means, you need look no further than a recent report by the…
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