Treaty 8 First Nations challenge Site C decision in court – Energeticcity.ca
Four members of the Treaty 8 First Nations have launched a court challenge against the recent Site C decisions. On Wednesday, Doig River First Nation, Prophet River First Nation, West Moberly First Nations and the McLeod Lake Indian Band filed a judicial review in Federal Court challenging the decision of the federal government to approve the proposed Site C project.
The group believes the proposed project will have significant adverse effects on the environment and on the traditional land use of the Treaty 8 First Nations, the federal government nevertheless wants the project to proceed.
They believe the government’s decision disregarded relevant findings of the Panel and did not adequately consider the infringement of the First Nations’ Treaty rights that will result if the project proceeds.
