The following commentary by our Alliance CEO, Karen Ogen-Toews, ran in The Province newspaper on 22 August 2019: First Nations expect reconciliation to continue after federal election From 1927 to 1951, First Nations people were not allowed to hire lawyers or pursue land claims. Others could be jailed for helping them raise legal funds. Now, …
Newest member of our Alliance board of directors is Heather Nooski, an elected councillor of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation. While not directly involved in the nation’s LNG strategy as such, she puts a key personal priority on protecting her peoples’ environment, and that’s always a factor in the nation’s approach to LNG and resource development. …
Alliance leaders won applause from a record-sized audience at the seventh annual Canada Gas and LNG conference in Vancouver May 21-23. They were indeed “front and centre” as the Resource Works Society reported, in a story that said: “Indigenous people made it clear what LNG development means to their communities as well as all of …
“Spring is when you feel like whistling, even with a shoe full of slush.” — Wisconsin columnist Doug Larson. Members and leaders of the Alliance indeed encountered a little spring slush as they hit northern BC for a series of job fairs and panel discussions, starting at the Kitselas Nation’s community hall near Terrace on March …
Story by CKPG Today, Prince George PRINCE GEORGE – The LNG Canada project in Kitimat and the pipeline project associated with it provide tremendous opportunities for First Nations across the region. That was the message from members of the LNG Alliance, who were presenting at a job fair in Prince George today. They urged First …
