Additional moose management measures announced today for the Tl'etinqox-t'in Territory in the Chilcotin demonstrate a strong shared interest in protecting the moose population.

Certainty for natural-resource development and environmental stewardship in northern B.C. was confirmed, with the formal signing of a Strategic Land Use Planning Agreement between the government of British Columbia and First Nations represented by the Kaska Dena Council.

The Ulkatcho First Nation now is eligible to apply for funding to promote sustainable economic development after signing a Strategic Land Use Planning Agreement governing the area known as the Great Bear Rainforest.

The Hupacasath First Nation have signed an agreement with the B.C. government giving the First Nation access to new, sustainable economic opportunities that reflect their traditional values.

Two legal orders that will guide land use in the Sea-to-Sky region have now been approved. Both orders implement land-use direction from the Sea-to-Sky Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) and associated First Nation land-use agreements.

The Government of British Columbia and the Haida Nation have appointed five members to a unique management council that will exercise shared decision making on Haida Gwaii, announced Mary Polak, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, and Guujaaw, President of the Haida Nation.