International Joint Commission Completes Critical Step in the Reference on Transboundary Water Pollution in the Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed
Press Release December 1, 2025 The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce that a critical step in the two-year Reference on Transboundary Water Pollution in the Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed…
Environmental work begins at Hay River airport
Press Release December 1, 2025 Environmental work is advancing at six NWT airports to investigate the presence and extent of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and to inform future actions.…
First Nations Call for Solidarity on Water Protection in Alberta
Press Release TREATY 6, 7, AND 8 TERRITORIES, AB, Dec. 1, 2025 – The Chiefs Steering Committee on Technical Services (CSC) rejects the Government of Alberta’s Bill 7 – Water…
McFarlane Initiates Environmental Baseline Study Work for Juby
Press Release A Vital Step In Advancing Permitting For Ore Extraction Toronto, Canada – December 1, 2025 – McFarlane Lake Mining Limited (“McFarlane” or the “Company”) (CSE: MLM, OTC: MLMLF)…
Two decades of independent assessment: YESAB reflects on progress and charts the path ahead
Press Release WHITEHORSE, YT, The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is marking 20 years of independent assessment in Yukon, a milestone that underscores both the strength of modern treaty…
BCAFN Affirms First Nations Sovereignty and Land/Water Protection in Response to Canada-Alberta Bitumen Pipeline MOU
Press Release November 27, 2025 (Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC) – The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the federal government and the Province of Alberta exposes a fundamental contradiction…
Aerial survey of the moose population in hunting zone 17 planned for winter 2026
Press Release QUÉBEC, Nov. 27, 2025 – The Minister of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks, Mr. Bernard Drainville, announces that an aerial survey of the…
UBCIC Strongly Rejects Canada–Alberta Pipeline MOU that Ignores First Nations Rights and Threatens Environment
Press Release November 27, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – November 27, 2025) The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is loudly objecting to…
Advancing LNG Risks B.C.’s Economy and Environment: Independent CleanBC Review is Roadmap to Climate Action
Press Release November 26, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – November 26, 2025) The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is calling on the…
Coastal First Nations Dismiss Pipeline MOU: North Coast Pipeline Will Never Be Built
Press Release CFN member Nations will use every tool in their toolbox to keep oil tankers and the risk of a catastrophic oil spill out of BC’s Northern coastal waters.…
