Media Releases

Call for Pacific tanker ban intensifies - First Nations and coastal industries join forces in Ottawa to push for legislated solution

For Immediate Release: November 30, 2010

Delegation says oil tankers threaten coastal economies and communities.

Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
Are BC’s natural resources “open for business” after cabinet reshuffle?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Topics: Climate and Energy, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Lands & Forests, Indigenous Law
FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS SEND STRONG MESSAGE TO OTTAWA: ENBRIDGE PIPELINES AND TANKERS MUST NOT PROCEED WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT

Vancouver BC—On Friday afternoon, the Chiefs of the First Nations Summit of BC, representing a majority of First Nations and Tribal Councils in BC, stated that the

Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
Prime Minister Must Save Fish Lake, Say 12 Environmental Groups Final Decision Pending on Fate of B.C. Lake Sacred to First Nations

Vancouver, BC—Twelve environmental groups are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to save Fish Lake, home to 80,000 rainbow trout and sacred to the Tsilhqot’in First Nations.

Topics: Canada's Environmental Reviews, Indigenous Law
Environmental Lawyers say Site C Decision is Irresponsible; May Violate First Nations Rights

Vancouver -  The provincial government’s decision to move ahead on the Site C dam is irresponsible given the massive environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the proposed hydroelectric project.

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
Coastal First Nations Tanker Ban Creates New Legal Risks and Uncertainty for Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Say Environmental Lawyers in Commentary Released Today

Vancouver/Coast Salish Territory - Several First Nations peoples on the Central and North Pacific Coast and Haida Gwaii issued a Declaration this week banning Tar Sands crude oil tankers from their territories, citing the potentially devastating risk of oil spills associated with

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy