Chilcotin native leader wins major award for mine protest – Vancouver Sun
Marilyn Baptiste’s efforts against Taseko Mines earn her the Goldman Environmental Prize April 19, 2015 Marilyn Baptiste grew up in the shadow of the Chilcotin Ranges on the eastern shore…
An objective reference guide to First Nations in BC – Times Colonist
April 19, 2015 Kwäday Dän Ts’inchi has an important place in British Columbia’s history, and is helping to change the way that we look at what life was like here…
Alderville reps share overview of duty-to-consult protocol – Northumberland Today
April 19, 2015 NORTHUMBERLAND – Offering an overview to county politicians of a new duty-to-consult protocol created by Alderville First Nation, band member Dave Simpson included a desire that member municipalities and…
Several beaches remain under health cautions after Marathassa oil spill – The Globe and Mail
Apr. 19 2015 Some of Vancouver’s most popular beaches are safe to use again after an oil spill 10 days ago, but two in the harbour remain under health advisories…
Our Community: For Island Health, diversity pays off – Times Colonist
April 19, 2015 Island Health has been named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in relation to an employment program created to encourage workplace diversity and inclusiveness. For the third…
National Energy Board to defend Nunavut seismic program in court – The Globe and Mail
Apr. 19 2015 The Inuit community of Clyde River is challenging the National Energy Board in federal court Monday, saying its approval of seismic testing for oil and gas potential…
Canada’s Arctic Council leadership to be handed over at Iqaluit meeting – The Globe and Mail
Apr. 19 2015 Canada will voice its concerns over what it calls Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine during a meeting of the eight nations that make up the Arctic Council…
Valcourt using statistics as diversionary tactic – StarPhoenix
April 17, 2015 Aboriginal Minister Bernard Valcourt has a terrible relationship with his client group. He continues to appear as an angry politician who resents his job, and it is…
Nunavut miners hear Inuit businesses face “impossible logistical challenges” – Nunatsiaq News
April 16, 2015 “You’d think the Inuit business community would be thriving” There’s lots of mining activity going on in Nunavut’s Kitikmeot region — but Charlie Lyall of Taloyoak sees…
Protesters at Premier Clark’s Kelowna office call for end to sewage dumping – The Globe and Mail
Apr. 16 2015 Protesters occupying Premier Christy Clark’s constituency office say they are ready to engage in mediated talks with government, but first they want a moratorium on the disposal…
