B.C. won t appeal landmark First Nation court victory
The judgment issued June 29 by B.C. Supreme Court justice Emily Burke sided with the Blueberry River First Nation which had argued that the constant approval of new energy projects in the region infringed on treaty rights meant to protect its way of life.
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B.C. Supreme Court found approval of energy projects in Treaty 8 territory is death by a thousand cuts
Posted: Jul 28, 2021 2:28 PM PT | Last Updated: July 28
Blueberry River Chief Marvin Yahey speaks with other elected officials from Treaty 8 First Nations outside the B.C. Supreme courthouse on July 8, 2021.(Blueberry River First Nation/David Suzuki Foundation)
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Some 481 of the approximately 600 permits required for Site C “have been received and are actively being managed,” according to Hydro’s latest progress report to the B.C. Utilities Commission.
Ninety of the 120 or so permits that remain to be issued are provincial, the rest federal. Some are critical, including those needed to proceed with filling the reservoir and completing construction of the generating station.
“All future permits are anticipated to be issued in accordance with the project construction schedule,” says Hydro.
Not clear how that can be squared with Burke’s edict that government and its agencies cannot continue to “authorize activities that breach the promises included in the treaty.”
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