by LaurenEBS | Nov 23, 2023 | Climate, Fisheries, Mining
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs’ Office, participating in a study led by researchers from Simon Fraser University, finds that mining companies are staking claims on future salmon habitats as glaciers retreat. In the ice-covered transboundary region shared by northern...
by LaurenEBS | Nov 6, 2023 | Fisheries
Partnering with First Nations, a new interdisciplinary study proposes harnessing artificial intelligence and computer-based detection to count and produce real-time data about salmon numbers. Monitoring their population when they return to the rivers and creeks is...
by LaurenEBS | Oct 26, 2023 | Forestry
The Province is accelerating protection of B.C.’s oldest and rarest trees while benefiting communities and wildlife by launching a new $300-million Conservation Financing Mechanism – $150 million from the Province, matched by a commitment to raise an additional $150...
by LaurenEBS | Sep 28, 2023 | Mining
Leaders from the Gitxaała and Gitanyow First Nations are celebrating a historic victory after the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled the province’s laws on mining stakes did not meet the Crown’s duty of consultation. The court challenge opposed the laws...
by LaurenEBS | Sep 27, 2023 | Mining
Gitanyow Chiefs React To BC Supreme Court Decision In Gitxaała Mineral Tenure Case. The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are pleased with the outcome of the Gitxaała Mineral Tenure Act challenge. Justice Ross’ ruling yesterday declared that British Columbia’s current online...