Don Cayo: First Nations aiding development – Vancouver Sun
Think-tank report: Players in partnerships between bands and businesses note establishing relationships is key to success
Resource development in B.C. isn’t stalled, as many appear to fear, but rather is proceeding at a historic pace, according to a new report from Resource Works, a business funded, Vancouver-based think-tank that focuses on economic and environmental issues.
And, far from impeding development, First Nations are playing increasingly important roles in moving it forward, the report argues.
If the optimistic tone of the report is unusual, so is its structure. It is long on anecdotes and short on data, with its 21 pages brightened by nearly three dozen mostly upbeat quotes in large, coloured type, and nary a table or graph.
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