Chief of the Blueberry River First Nation urges B.C. government to respect court ruling on industrial development
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The British Columbia government is being urged not to appeal a landmark court ruling halting new industrial development that doesn’t first have the approval of a First Nation whose territory has long been the focus of resource development.
It found the province failed its treaty promise to maintain the nation’s rights to hunt, fish and trap without interference. The ruling said that while not one single project has had a devastating effect on the community, the cumulative effect of a series of projects has limited their ability to maintain their treaty rights.
Maegen Giltrow, the lawyer who represented the First Nation in court, said the case is precedent-setting and vindicates the belief the community had when it attempted to negotiate with the government in the past. The trial heard that over 84 per cent of Blueberry territory is within 500 metres of an industrial disturbance.Story continues below advertisement
Other representatives of Treaty 8 nations in attendance at the news conference spoke of the future impact the case could have.
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