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EDMONTON The Alberta government must pull back its new Forest Act before it becomes law next month, says the grand chief of the province’s northern First Nations.
“We expect the province to suspend the new Forest Act immediately,” Arthur Noskey of Treaty 8 First Nations said Thursday. “We are asking (the government) to pull this back and consult with us.”
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The United Conservatives passed the act late last year and it is to come into effect May 1.
Alberta must retract Forest Act before it becomes law: Treaty 8 grand chief
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney sits with Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, left, Grand Chief Arthur Noskey, centre and Chief Aaron Young during a meeting with First Nations Chiefs and Grand Chiefs in Edmonton on Monday, June 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
EDMONTON – The Alberta government must pull back its new Forest Act before it becomes law next month, says the grand chief of the province’s northern First Nations.
“We expect the province to suspend the new Forest Act immediately,” Arthur Noskey of Treaty 8 First Nations said Thursday. “We are asking (the government) to pull this back and consult with us.”
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney sits with Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, left, Grand Chief Arthur Noskey, centre and Chief Aaron Young during a meeting with First Nations Chiefs and Grand Chiefs in Edmonton on Monday, June 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson April 09, 2021 - 1:00 AM
EDMONTON - The Alberta government must pull back its new Forest Act before it becomes law next month, says the grand chief of the province s northern First Nations. We expect the province to suspend the new Forest Act immediately, Arthur Noskey of Treaty 8 First Nations said Thursday. We are asking (the government) to pull this back and consult with us.