First Nations band threatens legal action over B.C. mine tailings spill – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 18, 2014 By Laura Kane THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ A First Nations band is threatening legal action against a mining company and the B.C. government over a…
Bellegarde can change aboriginal politics for the better – StarPhoenix
December 18, 2014 Quesnel is a policy analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. As the new leader of the Assembly of First Nations, Perry Bellegarde, recently chief of…
B.C. First Nation still plans to open luxury hospital for tourists, Canadians – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 17, 2014 19:47 By Ron Seymour, Kelowna Daily Courier THE CANADIAN PRESS KELOWNA, B.C. _ Plans for a for-profit hospital on Westbank First Nation land in West Kelowna,…
EU spares Canadian oil sands the ‘dirty fuel’ label – Mining.com
December 17, 2014 The European Union voted by a extremely narrow majority Wednesday against a proposed fuel quality directive that would have stigmatized as “dirty” all imports coming from Canadian…
Painted Pony Cafe in Kamloops serves up Aboriginal fare – CBC
Carol and Evelyn Camille open First Nations restaurant in downtown Kamloops When the doors opened at the Painted Pony cafe in Kamloops, it was the realization of a dream two…
Business News as of 5 p.m. ET – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 17, 2014 17:13 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 2014, 5 p.m. ET BUSINESS NEWS ADVISORY Here are the top Business News stories from The Canadian Press as of 5 p.m.…
Site C dam: How we got here and what you need to know – CBC
Dam first proposed in the 1950s as the third in a series of four dams, two of which were built The Site C hydroelectric dam is the third of four major…
B.C. approves controversial $8.5B Site C dam project – The Province
December 16, 2014 The Doig River, Prophet River, West Moberly and McLeod Lake bands — all members of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association — have already launched federal court action…
Chief scolds NWT premier for talking pipelines with Alberta – Northern Journal
December 15, 2014 With First Nations and governments going head to head in courtrooms across the country, Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus is hoping those in the NWT can avoid…
Eight NWT hamlets exercise ballots to elect leaders – Northern Journal
December 15, 2014 Communities in the NWT have elected two new mayors, re-elected one and acclaimed another in territory-wide hamlet elections held early last week. A total of eight candidates…
