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No food, no water: Indigenous protesters mount hunger strike against Trans Mountain – Vancouver Courier
Inspired by jailed demonstrators, TMX opponent prays on Burnaby Mountain September 9, 2019 Rain Flinn-Neeposh spent the weekend in silent, hungry prayer mere metres from the clamour of Trans Mountain excavators. The Abbotsford-based artist and student mounted a four-day hunger strike near the Watch House, which has stood over the controversial pipeline’s right-of-way on Burnaby […]
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Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia announce investments in wild salmon conservation, habitat restoration and research science projects throughout British Columbia
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada September 5, 2019 Vancouver, BC — Healthy wild fish stocks are vital to the economic prosperity and social fabric of British Columbia’s coastal communities, and are fundamental to the culture of many Indigenous communities. The focus on habitat restoration projects and research science is part of a broader approach to […]
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Canada, B.C. strengthen co-operation on impact assessments
Sept. 5, 2019 VICTORIA – Catherine McKenna, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and George Heyman, British Columbia’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, have signed a bilateral agreement to co-operate on project reviews under Canada’s new Impact Assessment Act and British Columbia’s new Environmental Assessment Act. The governments of Canada and British […]
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Ancient war trail destroyed by pipeline company, says Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief – APTN News
September 3, 2019 A pipeline company in B.C. has cleared an area of historical significance to the Wet’suwet’en Nation prior to completing mandatory provincial archaeological work near Kitimat. In a phone interview with APTN News, Na’Moks, the highest ranking chief of the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s Tsayu Clan, confirmed the ancient Kweese War Trail is located in […]
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Feds back indigenous protected, conserved area for Jumbo – E-Know.ca
August 29, 2019 There is welcome news in the long plight of the Jumbo Valley. The Ktunaxa Nation Council has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada for funding to develop an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, up to 211,045 hectares, in the Qat’muk area of the central Purcell Mountain range. “After nearly 30 […]
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Council of Haida Nation and Government of Canada Announce Management Plan to Protect Seamounts Near Haida Gwaii
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada August 27, 2019 Gaw Tlagee Old Massett, Haida Gwaii — 180 km off the edge of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia is an underwater mountain called SGaan Kinghlas. This supernatural being rises from the ocean floor scratching at the surface of the Pacific ocean. An incredible abundance of marine life is […]
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Charlie Lake cave designated a national historic site – Alaska Highway News
August 23, 2019 A centuries-old cave at Charlie Lake has been designated a national historic site by Parks Canada. The cave, known formally as Tse’K’wa, was one of seven designations announced on Friday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. “Tse’K’wa is an exceptional archaeological site in North […]
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Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia announce investments in wild salmon conservation and habitat restoration projects in Vancouver
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada August 22, 2019 Vancouver, BC – Healthy wild fish stocks are vital to the economic prosperity and social fabric of British Columbia’s coastal communities, and are fundamental to the culture of many Indigenous communities. The focus on restoration is part of a broader approach to addressing declines in salmon stocks […]
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First Nations-led group calls for commercial cull of seals, sea lions to save B.C.’s salmon – CBC
Aug 21, 2019 ‘We’re in serious trouble and nobody seems to want to deal with the problem’ A First Nations-led group in British Columbia is pushing for permission to cull seals and sea lions, pitching it as one way to help save the West Coast’s struggling salmon. Pacific Balance Marine Management held a conference on […]
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We have a biodiversity crisis’: feds announce $175 million for new conservation projects – The Narwhal
Twenty-seven initiatives to create new Indigenous protected and conserved areas are among the projects set to receive unprecedented federal funds as Canada strives to meet 2020 biodiversity targets Aug 19, 2019 Indigenous-led initiatives in Clayoquot Sound and the Sacred Headwaters region are among 68 conservation projects across Canada to receive $175 million in new federal […]
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