by coppermoon | Mar 3, 2015 | Site C
The B.C. and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council filed a lawsuit against BC Hydro on Monday, which claims conditions BC Hydro is imposing on companies bidding for work on the $8.8 billion project would prevent unions from organizing non-union...
by coppermoon | Mar 3, 2015 | Site C
The Blueberry River First Nations has just launched a lawsuit against the province of British Columbia, alleging its treaty rights have been violated by decades of development — a legal challenge that could affect the province’s planned Site C hydroelectric dam...
by coppermoon | Oct 14, 2014 | Western Boundary
VICTORIA, BC — On Tuesday October 14, 2014, five First Nations from northeastern BC will finally have their day in court at the Victoria Courthouse. Nine years ago, West Moberly, Halfway, Saulteau, Prophet River and Doig River First Nations filed their claim in the...
by coppermoon | Jan 10, 2014 | Western Boundary
In 1899, when the original treaty was signed, Treaty 8 members were nomadic hunters and gatherers. They went wherever the berries or the herds were. The original boundary in this treaty did not decrease their land entitlement, as that would be taking away almost half...
