Daphne Bramham: There's little time or appetite for a vote on the 2030 Olympics?
Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:56:08 +0000
Opinion: Why there has been no push for a decision here until now seems astounding
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Powell River and Tla'amin consider whether to change city's name
Credit to Author: Gordon McIntyre| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 02:00:53 +0000
City namesake was Israel Powell, who was involved in forcibly sending kids to residential schools and banning potlatches
Read moreDaphne Bramham: After decades of promises, has Canada finally reached a tipping point?
Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:33:57 +0000
Opinion: Protests in support of indigenous rights that have brought Canadian railways to a halt and clogged traffic are no surprise. The only surprise is that the tipping point that’s triggered a national existential crisis is a small group of hereditary chiefs refusing to allow a pipeline through their remote territory.
Read moreDaphne Bramham: After decades of promises, has Canada finally reached a tipping point?
Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:33:57 +0000
Opinion: Protests in support of indigenous rights that have brought Canadian railways to a halt and clogged traffic are no surprise. The only surprise is that the tipping point that’s triggered a national existential crisis is a small group of hereditary chiefs refusing to allow a pipeline through their remote territory.
Read moreB.C.'s UNDRIP law a big step, but not necessarily a big change for mining
Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:09:41 +0000
The work B.C.’s mineral-exploration sector has been doing to respect court-determined Indigenous rights goes a long way to honouring the spirit of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Read moreLawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society
Credit to Author: Cayley Dobie| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:46:08 +0000
Beginning in 2021, all practising lawyers in B.C. will be required to take an online course covering the history of Indigenous-Crown relations as well as legislative changes that could arise from the province’s newly enacted Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
Read moreB.C. makes history with legislation to implement UN declaration on Indigenous rights
Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 01:41:06 +0000
“Most simply put, it’s about coming together as governments, as people seeking to find common ground,” said Terry Teegee, Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations in B.C.
Read moreElection 2019: Greens commit to process for First Nations to opt out of Indian Act
Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 20:16:39 +0000
The Green party is promising a framework for Indigenous communities to opt out of the Indian Act as part of its strategy for reconciliation.
Read moreElection 2019: May commits to process for First Nations to opt out of Indian Act
Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 19:23:19 +0000
The Green party is promising a framework for Indigenous communities to opt out of the Indian Act as part of its strategy for reconciliation.
Read moreTime running out to register for inaugural Rainforest Trail Run
Credit to Author: Nick Eagland| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:27:28 +0000
The event takes place Sunday at Swangard Stadium, on the traditional, ancestral and unceeded territories of the Coast Salish People.
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