Marine management took a significant step forward today, with the completion of plans under the Marine Planning Partnership (MaPP) for the North Pacific Coast; a co-led partnership between the Province of B.C and 18 coastal Nations.

Five Vancouver Island First Nations, and the governments of B.C. and Canada reached a major reconciliation milestone in the B.C. treaty process with the signing of the Agreement-in-Principle.

Members of the Legislative Assembly are standing up against violence faced by Aboriginal women in support of the fourth annual Moose Hide Campaign.

The Moricetown Band has reached agreements for two proposed natural gas pipeline projects to become partners in B.C.’s LNG industry.

Three First Nations have joined the growing support for liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in B.C. through natural gas pipeline benefits agreements signed with the Province.

Supporting clean, green energy development among First Nations continues to be a priority for the B.C. government.

Thirty-seven community-based organizations will share close to $350,000 in Giving Voice grants to fund programs aimed at stopping violence against Aboriginal women and girls, by changing behaviours and attitudes, and mobilizing communities.

The Province and the Nisga'a Lisims Government are celebrating the passage of two key pieces of legislation and two economic benefit agreements that support the Nisga'a Nation's efforts to become a major participant in B.C.'s liquefied natural gas export economy.

The Nisga'a Nation is embracing an historic opportunity to actively participate in B.C.'s liquefied natural gas sector by signing an agreement that will guarantee the Nation benefits from development of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline (PRGT) project on Nisga'a Lands and in the Nass area.