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1. More First Nations recognize benefits of LNG plan in British Columbia

   Energy company TransCanada announced yesterday that it finalized agreements, in support of its Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline project, with two more First Nations in British Columbia—West Moberly First Nation and Nadleh Whut'en First ...

2. Tsawwassen First Nation members reject proposed on-reserve LNG facility in B.C.

   On Dec. 16, Tsawwassen First Nation members voted on the proposed FortisBC development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on Tsawwassen reserve lands. Out of the eligible voters, 53 per cent (74 members) voted against and ...

3. Historic court ruling also raises questions for First Nations pursuing aboriginal title

   In mid-October, as noted in a recent study, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld an earlier B.C. Court of Appeal ruling that will allow the Nechako Nations (Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation) to bring forward a damages claim ...

4. What is the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation?

   Lax Kw’alaams First Nation, a small community in northern British Columbia has received a lot of media attention over the last couple of months. And rightfully so! This community rejected a billion dollar LNG deal from Petronas and ...

5. Greater clarity needed on Aboriginal title and B.C.’s trillion dollar LNG plan

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province Last summer, I wrote that the Supreme Court’s Tsilhqot’in decision, which for the first time granted Aboriginal title outside an Indian reserve, was going to be a real game changer and would “increase uncertainty in ...