McLeod Lake Indian Band drops out of Site C lawsuit – Alaska Highway News
July 7, 2015
A First Nation has dropped out of a lawsuit seeking to stop the Site C dam.
A provincial judge allowed McLeod Lake Indian Band to “cease to be a party” to a lawsuit involving itself, Prophet River First Nation and West Moberly First Nations on July 2.
One week earlier, a Federal judge also granted McLeod Lake’s departure from a similar Site C lawsuit that also involves Prophet River, West Moberly and Doig River First Nations.
The move by McLeod Lake is not expected to impact the status of the lawsuits.
Not long after the province announced it planned to go ahead with the construction of the Site C dam, a number of First Nations announced plans to fight the $8.8 billion project in provincial and federal courtrooms.
