March 7, 2019 The Trudeau and Horgan governments clearly have no idea how to respond to a UN human rights committee that has repeatedly and urgently called for a halt to the Site C dam. As previously discussed on this site, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Read more…
(Fort St. John, B.C., Treaty 8 Territory, October 24, 2018) The British Columbia Supreme Court has ordered that a full trial should occur prior to the flooding of the Site C Reservoir in its ruling on an injunction application brought by West Moberly First Nations with support from Prophet River Read more…
OCTOBER 24, 2018 (UPDATED OCTOBER 31) As news broke today that the BC Supreme Court has denied the injunction sought by the West Moberly First Nation, we are alarmed that this endangers vital areas of the Valley — places of crucial cultural, spiritual, historical and ecological significance – while the Read more…
The BC Supreme Court is currently considering whether to halt, or at least limit, construction of the Site C dam in order to protect the Peace River Valley until the court can rule on the bigger question of whether construction of the Site C dam violates federal and provincial Treaty Read more…
In an open letter published today, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs called on BC Premier John Horgan and Attorney General David Eby to publicly denounce and formally apologize for statements made by BC Hydro during the Site C injunction hearings last week. The letter provides a number of examples of statements made Read more…
by Craig Benjamin, Amnesty International Canada Expert testimony prepared for the upcoming court hearing concludes that there is an “extremely high probability” that BC Hydro will face major construction delays and further cost overruns – but not because of the temporary injunction sought by the West Moberly First Nations. West Read more…
Chief Lynette Tsakoza of the Prophet River First Nation and Chief Roland Willson of West Moberly First Nations call on Minister David Eby and Province to withdraw from injunction and halt construction on Site C dam. Download the letter.
By Sheryl Lightfoot and Shin Imai May 17, 2018 | Vancouver Sun Late last week the federal government told a B.C. court that it wouldn’t oppose a First Nations application to suspend construction of the Site C dam while critical, unresolved treaty-rights issues are before the courts. The two First Read more…
By Mike Chouinard May 16, 2018 People in the Peace River region fighting the Site C dam got a bit of support from the other side of the province on Friday. About a dozen protesters gathered in front of MLA Claire Trevena’s office Friday at lunch to show their opposition Read more…
Advocacy groups call on Premier Horgan to follow federal lead on Site C injunction Media Release | May 14, 2018 Open this news release in PDF Indigenous peoples’ organizations and social justice groups are welcoming the news that the federal government will not oppose a First Nations court application to Read more…