The Lake Babine Nation will benefit from the most recent round of funding under the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF).

B.C.'s throne-speech commitment to develop an Off-reserve Aboriginal Action Plan (ORAAP) is on track and moving forward, according to the ORAAP 2012-13 Year-End Report.

John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines, and Mary Polak, Minister of Environment gave the following statement regarding the government's decision to appoint a mediator to help address the protest of the Arctos Anthracite coal project near Mt. Klappan.

VAboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister John Rustad will be in the Northwest meeting with local community and First Nations leaders to discuss the tremendous economic opportunity in the region during a four-day tour starting Aug. 6 in Terrace.

The latest investment from B.C.'s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund will help eight First Nations communities across the province to pursue their clean-energy goals.

A treaty planning resource guide developed jointly by B.C., Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Yuulu?l?at? (Ucluelet First Nation) and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) has received a national planning award.

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Ida Chong recognized government's success in signing 18 non-treaty agreements with First Nations, surpassing goals set out in the BC Jobs Plan.

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Ida Chong released the following statement in response to Wednesday's yes vote by Kitsumkalum First Nation members regarding the ratification of their Agreement in Principle (AIP):

A new agreement will create economic opportunities for the Kaska Dena First Nations in northern B.C. in advance of a treaty.