Buffalo Point band plans to oust hereditary chief – The Globe and Mail
Members of the Buffalo Point First Nation are planning a Federal Court challenge in the hope of removing hereditary chief John Thunder and allowing elections for the first time in…
Tailings pond fallout fuels anti-mining sentiment – Business in Vancouver
More bands challenging expansion plans for B.C.’s top employer of aboriginal workers Even before the collapse of a tailings pond at the Mount Polley mine earlier this month, relations between…
Taseko aims to prove in court that federal government wrong to reject B.C. mine – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 25, 2014 17:05 VANCOUVER _ A mining company that has filed two Federal Court applications against the federal government over the rejection of a $1.5-billion mine in B.C. now wants…
Tribal casino proposal roils Martha’s Vineyard, vacation destination for the well heeled – CP
Source: The Associated Press Aug 25, 2014 9:18 By Philip Marcelo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AQUINNAH, Mass. _ On the western tip of Martha’s Vineyard, bright clay cliffs and a red brick lighthouse draw visitors as…
The Canadian Press News Agenda for Tuesday, Aug. 26 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Aug 25, 2014 21:02 EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Tuesday, Aug. 26 as of 9 p.m: x-denotes wire, y-denotes picture, z-denotes graphics coverage. Copy…
Nunavik mine site turbine ready to catch wind – Nunatsiaq News
August 25, 2014 “We hope this technology can be of benefit to all of Nunavik” The construction of Nunavik’s newest and possibly tallest structure is complete — a hulking 120-metre…
NEB panel considering Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion to hear … – Edmonton Journal
August 25, 2014 EDMONTON – Alberta aboriginal groups concerned about Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will present oral evidence this week at a National Energy Board hearing in…
Michael Den Tandt: ‘Use it or lose it’ – Harper’s Arctic strategy more than just… – National Post
August 24, 2014 “I love all waste and solitary places; where we taste the pleasures of believing what we see is boundless — as we wish our souls to be.”…
Chuck Chiang: First Nations biggest barriers to energy shippers – Calgary Herald
August 24, 2014 The decision by Port Metro Vancouver to allow construction of a terminal to handle coal from the United States is a small hole in the green wall…
Huu-ay-aht financial info on band webpage: chief – Alberni Valley Times
August 25, 2014 This summer the salaries of First Nation’s councillors have drawn national attention with a new federal transparency law, but this use of public funds has been available…
