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Friday, July 13, 2012 11:00 AM
B.C.'s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) is supporting another 12 projects, including a new biomass thermal heating system that will help a Kootenays-based First Nation reduce its energy payments and generate revenue, Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak announced today.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6:00 AM
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak released the following statement today in response to the 'yes' vote by Tla'amin Nation members regarding the ratification of their treaty:
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:24 PM
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak released the following statement today regarding the B.C. Court of Appeal's decision in Roger William v. British Columbia (Attorney General):
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Monday, June 18, 2012 2:15 PM
A new Strategic Engagement Agreement (SEA) pilot project with 12 Stó:lo First Nations will create more streamlined consultation processes for industry and promote more effective engagement between government and First Nations in the upper Fraser Valley.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:30 PM
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A new strategic engagement agreement (SEA) with the Kaska Dena First Nations in northwestern B.C. provides greater certainty about how resource development can proceed in more than 10 per cent of the province.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:06 AM
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.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 1:00 PM
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).
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 5:25 PM
A unique joint decision-making council created through the Kunst’aa guu - Kunst’aayah Reconciliation Protocol between the Haida Nation and B.C. marks a significant achievement today, with the announcement of the new Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) for Haida Gwaii.
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Friday, March 30, 2012 10:30 AM
Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor Dr. Evan Adams has been appointed Deputy Provincial Health Officer, announced Minister of Health Michael de Jong, the First Nations Heath Council and the interim First Nations Health Authority.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 9:00 AM
B.C. has reached successful agreements with First Nations that deliver specific, practical benefits for communities, companies and the province by shortening project timelines, facilitating faster permits for projects, and creating new jobs, partnerships and training programs.
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