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Landmark deals give Indigenous key role in Canada resource projects

YQT community signs unprecedented agreement with coal company giving Indigenous leadership ‘veto’ on proposed project

First Nation can veto proposed B C coal mine as part of unique deal with developer – by Kyle Bakx (CBC News Calgary – January 18, 2023)

First Nation can veto proposed B C coal mine as part of unique deal with developer – by Kyle Bakx (CBC News Calgary – January 18, 2023)
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B C First Nation says unique deal gives it veto power over proposed coal mine

Yaq’it?a·knuqi ‘it to regulate and review the Crown Mountain coking coal project near Sparwood

B C First Nation can veto proposed coal mine as part of unique deal with developer

A coal company and a British Columbia First Nation have struck a rare deal to give the community the power to veto a proposed mining project, which could set a precedent for how natural resources projects are developed in Canada.

Yaq it?a·knuqi it to act as regulator and reviewer of the Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project

Late last December Yaq’it?a·knuqi ‘it (Tobacco Plains Indian Band or YQT) declared their intention to enter into what was called a “groundbreaking partnership with North Coal and Pacific Road Capital to develop a coal project near Sparwood, the Michel Project. That project is a metallurgical coal project.

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