Aboriginal title over large tracts of 95 per cent of B.C. that's now referred to as Crown land would entail “huge transfer of wealth.”
VICTORIA — The B.C. government should prepare the public for the coming “big shock” when “fairly large chunks” of provincial Crown land are recognized as actually owned and controlled by Indigenous Nations.
So says Jack Woodward, the lawyer who won the case that resulted in the first declaration of Aboriginal title in B.C. and who is taking another title case to court next year.
‘I do believe this will save lives.’ Labour leaders and analysts say more must be done.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the B.C. government says it would like paid sick days to be available to all workers, but it has so far avoided stepping in to fill the gap.
For those who don’t know it, I live on Burnaby Mountain.
So perhaps it’s hypocritical to criticize the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project for the damage it has done to the mountain while also living in a housing development that isn’t exactly a high watermark for the environment.
But I didn’t approve this housing development – I just live here and housing is vital.
What isn’t so vital is this project, which has raped the mountain beyond recognition with the addition of new tanks at the tank farm.
"Thanks for being part of this movement. Thanks for being part of this party."
In two consecutive sentences, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's speech to his party's recent convention referenced a central source of both division and potential dynamism.
Is the NDP a party, or a movement? And does it matter?
The verbal compliance order was made following two onsite inspections made early last week
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has confirmed that following federal inspections the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project that is clearing land by cutting trees in Burnaby has been ordered to halt operations.
Union president speaks out about changes to HandyDART system
Editor:
TransLink is proposing an onerous and intimidating interview process to decide if seniors and people with disabilities are disabled enough to ride HandyDART - resurrecting painful ideas with questionable motives.
Smaller farms produce more food and have more biodiversity than their larger counterparts, a new study has found.
With about a third of the world's food coming from farms two hectares in size or smaller, the findings point to a need for better global policies to support smaller, more diversified farms, say the researchers behind the University of British Columbia (UBC) analysis.
The agency has bought the Patricia Hotel and five other properties to house people who are homeless, including Strathcona Park campers.
BC Housing has scooped up three more hotels in Vancouver, following news earlier this week that federal funding would create permanent supportive housing units at three other downtown properties.
