Land offer to Lax Kw’alaams tied to yes vote on LNG – BiV
May 5, 2015 B.C. government is sweetening the pot on Petronas’ $1.1 billion offer with land An offer of $108 million worth of land from the B.C. government may be…
Mining revenue in British Columbia dropped 14% last year – Mining.com
May 5, 2015 For the second consecutive year weak commodity prices hurt the mining industry in Canada’s British Columbia, with net income before taxes for miners operating in the province…
Petronas seeks Canadian community support for project – The Star Online
6 May 2015 PETALING JAYA: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), which is leading a group that is developing a multi-billion-ringgit liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Canada, is offering C$1.15bil…
Castalia and Canada’s APTN Partner On New TV Channel For Native Americans – Variety
May 5, 2015 Atlanta-based Castalia Communications has partnered with Canada’s APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) to develop a cable channel aimed at Native Americans and other viewers with an interest…
Opinion: Aboriginal participation essential to resource development – Vancouver Sun
May 5, 2015 Leaders understand diversified business interests will improve quality of life Development of Canada’s wealth of resources has potential to deliver many generations of prosperity for Canadians. The…
B.C. buys coal licences to resolve aboriginal dispute – Resource Clips
May 5, 2015 In an effort to placate a native band, Fortune Minerals TSX:FT and POSCO Canada have sold their British Columbia coal licences to BC Rail, a provincially owned…
Nunavut government announces new, old appointments to DevCorp – Nunatsiaq News
May 04, 2015 Former Kuglukluk MLA Donald Havioyak now chairs development corporation The Government of Nunavut has announced they’ve appointed a mix of new and familiar faces to the board…
BC First Nation mulling billion-dollar LNG deal has history of savvy moves – The Globe and Mail
May. 04 2015 Lax Kw’alaams First Nation is now deciding on a billion-dollar LNG deal announced last week, but the aboriginal community on B.C.’s North Coast has already benefited from…
Focus: First Nations take feds to court over third-party managers – Law Times
May 4, 2015 An ongoing $30-million lawsuit against the federal government has the potential to provide more details about the inner workings of what happens when it appoints a third-party…
Vaughn Palmer: Coal deal heralds future of resource development – Vancouver Sun
May 4, 2015 Rights holders compensated and mine plan frozen, with possibility of future joint venture with First Nation VICTORIA — When Mines Minister Bill Bennett met with reporters at…
