Tahltan Elders taunt coal mining firm to arrest them
MOUNT KLAPPAN, BC, Sept. 20, 2013 – A showdown between a Tahltan Elder-led First Nations group and a coal mining company in northwest B.C. is getting ugly, as protesters taunt Fortune…
BC Local Governments call for Modernization of BC’s Gold Rush Era Mining Rules
New legal study makes case for reform Vancouver/Coast Salish Territory – In a resolution passed with overwhelming support today at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) annual conference, BC local…
“Rights, partners, action” Ontario Human Rights Commission releases its 2012-2013 Annual Report
September 10, 2013 For immediate release Toronto – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) today released its 2012-2013 Annual Report. OHRC Chief Commissioner Barbara Hall commented, “The year began with a dual…
First Nation community caught in middle of corporate lawsuit
JACQUIE McNISH and JOSH O’KANE TORONTO and MacTIER, ONT. — The Globe and Mail Aug. 06 2013 A unique plastics venture on a First Nation reserve near Georgian Bay is slated to…
