Our newsletter: 15 August 2024 Nisga’a law covers environmental reviews The Nisga’a Nation in British Columbia now has finalized and passed its Nisga’a Environmental Assessment Act. It will come into effect in 2025 and, under it, any resource project on Nisga’a lands will face review by the Nisga’a Environmental Assessment Office. The new law provides …
Our newsletter of 01 August 2024 Cedar LNG blazes path “Compared to the nearby $18-billion LNG Canada complex on which it will piggyback, the $5.5-billion Cedar LNG project in Kitimat is small. “But it’s a very big deal for the Haisla First Nation and, indeed, Indigenous communities generally, as it will be the first multibillion-dollar industrial project built in Canada in …
Back in 1667, Canada (or, then, “New France”) began to export some natural resources (fish and timber) to the West Indies and France. Later came the famous fur trade, using another natural resource, with First Nations involvement. Then came mining, and Canada sent much gold to Europe. Later came oil and gas: The first natural …
Our newsletter: 18 July 2024 New ‘greenwashing’ law hits First Nations Our latest blog, with the headline above, drew strong interest on our social-media channels. In it, Alliance CEO Karen Ogen noted that under the new federal law, companies (and individuals) must prove the truth of their public statements on climate benefits of their products …
From Cedar LNG, a project of the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline, this video marks and celebrates the go-ahead decision for the project, in which the Haisla Nation is the majority owner. Watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/CedarLNG/videos/422518607445356 And some earlier videos: https://www.cedarlng.com/cedar-lng-announces-positive-final-investment-decision/
