Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has released the following statement on the appointment of Angela Wesley as the new provincially appointed commissioner to the BC Treaty Commission:

With federal approval, the commission’s new head will oversee progress of treaty negotiations

Maa-nulth Treaty reflects an evolving relationship between Maa-nulth First Nations, B.C., Canada

The Province and Simpcw First Nation have started negotiations on a consent decision-making agreement for co-ordinated and efficient assessments of the proposed Yellowhead Copper mine project in Simpcw territory.

Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has released the following statement regarding the recent defacing of the Orange Bridge in Port Alberni, which included Nazi symbols spray painted over the message of ‘every child matters':