Fort McKay First Nation, Alberta reach agreement on Moose Lake access management plan – Toronto Star
After 20 years, there is finally an access management plan in place for Moose Lake, an area sacred to Fort McKay First Nation members in northern Alberta.
“I must say the (Alberta) government listened and it understood Fort McKay’s desire to protect Moose Lake. With that understanding of our need, the government was able to take the documents through Cabinet with all our recommendations, including the ban of major infrastructure within the 10-km zone,” said Fort McKay First Nation (FMFN) Chief Mel Grandjamb.
That 10-km buffer zone around Moose Lake was long a point of contention. FMFN argued that any infrastructure development in that zone would impact inherent and treaty rights to hunt, fish, trap and gather.
