Provincial laws to regulate on-reserve development projects

VICTORIA – Legislation introduced today will allow provincial laws and regulations to apply to major commercial and industrial projects on federal Indian Reserve Land for the first time, announced Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak.

Early transfer of treaty land stokes economic engine

SLIAMMON – The community of Tla’amin (Sliammon) Nation near Powell River celebrated a milestone in the treaty process today at an event marking the transfer of three parcels of land to Tla’amin Nation in advance of their treaty being implemented.

Helping Aboriginal non-profits improve human resources

VICTORIA – A new labour market partnership agreement between the Province and the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres will help address human resources challenges within Aboriginal non-profit agencies.

Fund creates First Nations clean energy opportunities

VICTORIA – A small storage, run-of-river hydro facility that will create economic opportunities and help a coastal First Nation get off diesel is one of 11 new projects supported by B.C.’s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF).

Kwantlen and other First Nations vital to B.C. forestry

FORT LANGLEY – A new agreement that will put forestry revenue directly back into the Kwantlen First Nation community is further evidence of the key role First Nations are taking in B.C.’s forestry sector, announced Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak.