Sask. chiefs want prime minister, premiers to listen their climate change concerns
First Nations chiefs say climate change is softening a northern Saskatchewan ice road, leaving three reserves facing safety and access challenges.
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron says this year's warmer-than-normal winter continues to threaten an ice road connecting three First Nations in northern Saskatchewan — Hatchet Lake First Nation, Black Lake First Nation and Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation — to the south.
From left, Tom Sampson of the Tsartlip Nation speaks at a news conference with Tsartlip Chief Don Tom, Pauquachin Chief Rebecca David and Tsawout Chief Harvey Underwood, who vowed to fight an LNG plan by the neighbouring Malahat First Nation. Photograph By DARREN STONE
The Saanich Peninsula First Nations are promising a battle on the land, the sea and in the courtroom if Steelhead LNG plans to go ahead with a liquefied natural gas plant on the former Bamberton development lands.
On the one hand Premier Christy Clark lauds the efforts of the “stewards of this magnificent land” who came together to protect the Great Bear Rainforest in a historic accord reached in early February between Coastal First Nations, the provincial government, the forest industry and environmental interests.
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, Ana Simeon, Peace Valley campaigner, Warren Williams, president CUPE Local 15
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February 17, 2016
Site C Dam construction must be halted until B.C.’s Auditor General completes much-needed independent review, wide array of groups say
VICTORIA –First Nations, labour, environmental and legal organizations are calling on the B.C. and federal governments to suspend construction of the Site C dam pending completion and full consideration of an independent review by B.C.’s Auditor General.
Closing speech by Paula Gioia, the European Youth International Coordination Committee (ICC) member of La Via Campesina, at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) colloquium on Global governance/politics, climate justice & agrarian/social justice: linkages and challenges. 4-5
