Category Archives: News
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs remain committed to the Wiggus Development Process
In a media release on Tuesday the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs say that they are still committed to the Wiggus Development Process. They want to continue discussions with the Province of B.C. over t...
Feb 06, 2020
RCMP set up exclusion zone as enforcement of injunction begins
An exclusion zone has been set up by the RCMP as they are moving ahead with enforcement of an injunction order. The access control checkpoint which was established on Jan. 13 to prevent further escala...
Feb 06, 2020
David Pfeiffer releases open letter regarding the pipeline dispute
In an open letter from Coastal GasLink President David Pfeiffer says he is very disappointed with this situation. At the beginning of the project Coastal GasLink talked with the various Indigenous com...
Feb 06, 2020
Province commits to rebuilding West Fraser Road
It's been nearly two years since spring flooding heavily damaged five sections of West Fraser Road south of Quesnel. Since then, residents, including those of the ?Esdilagh First Nation, have had to e...
Feb 05, 2020
Man facing attempted murder charge after violent home invasion West of Williams Lake
A 30-year-old man is facing attempted murder and other charges after a violent incident in the Chilcotin last weekend. Anahim Lake RCMP were a called to a home in the community shortly before 5:00 a.m...
Feb 05, 2020
RCMP moving forward with enforcing injunction
In an announcement today the RCMP has said that they will be going ahead with enforcing the injunction order. The RCMP are hoping to be able to enforce this injunction in a peaceful way with as little...
Feb 05, 2020
Another successful year for the Holiday Food Drive
No Frills and all Loblaw-affiliated grocery outlets across B.C. are celebrating another successful Holiday food drive. They collected a total of $210,604 which is over 116,535 lbs. The food drive ran ...
Feb 05, 2020
Coastal Gas Link releases statement on future of pipeline project
Coastal Gas Link has released a statement regarding the discussions between the Government of British Columbia and the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs. CGL says that they are disappointed that discussi...
Feb 05, 2020
Wiggus Table between Province and Wet'suwet'en fails to resolve pipeline dispute
A process aimed at finding a solution to the dispute over the Coastal GasLink pipeline in Wet'suwet'en territory has failed. B.C. Indigenous relations minister Scott Fraser issued a statement Tuesday ...
Feb 04, 2020
The BCAFN has released a statement regarding decision on the Trans Mountain Pipeline
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has released its decision today regarding the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion. Regional Chief Terry Teegee says , "the cultures and livelihoods of First Nations ...
Feb 04, 2020