BC Gov News

Sumas First Nation (Semá:th) and the Province are taking a major step in their shared reconciliation journey through the purchase and acknowledgment of a sacred site.

The Province of British Columbia is releasing a “what we heard” report detailing feedback from recent discussions about proposed legislative amendments that would provide administrative changes to the ways First Nations can own and register private land in B.C.

Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has released the following update on the process of formally recognizing Haida Nation’s Aboriginal Title:

George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy; Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation; Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; and Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship; have released the following joint statement in response to Canada and the United States writing to the International Joint Commission with a plan for the Elk-Kootenay/Kootenai watershed: 

Kwadacha Nation and the Province are coming together to improve the social, cultural and economic well-being of Kwadacha Nation, its members and people in northern B.C.

First Nations communities on Vancouver Island are leading clean-energy projects with B.C. government funding to empower community members with access to more efficient and sustainable sources of energy.

Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has appointed three new members to the Minister’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW).

The Province of British Columbia, the Government of Canada, Kitselas First Nation and Kitsumkalum First Nation are releasing a “what we heard” report from discussions with the public about the closing of Kitselas Treaty and Kitsumkalum Treaty negotiations.

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement acknowledging the annual Women’s Memorial March being held today:

First Nations’ communities on Vancouver Island and Flores Island are leading clean-energy projects with B.C. government funding to empower community members with access to more efficient and sustainable sources of energy.