Some Yukon residents believe Ottawa trampling rights with Bill S-6
Many in the Yukon are speaking out about a proposed piece of federal environmental legislation, Bill S-6, that will reshape how development projects are assessed in the territory.
Many in the Yukon are speaking out about a proposed piece of federal environmental legislation, Bill S-6, that will reshape how development projects are assessed in the territory.
It has been a little over two months since a tailings pond in British Columbia spilled millions of litres of waste water and sludge into nearby waterways.
The Council of the Haida Nation says a container ship carrying 500 metric tonnes of bunker fuel and 60 metric tonnes of diesel has lost power and is adrift off Haida Gwaii’s west coast.
The RCMP closely monitored the movements of an Indigenous environmental activist as it tightened surveillance around possible protests in northern British Columbia targeting the energy firm behind the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, according to “confidential” documents obtained by APTN National News.
First Nations in the Yukon are against proposed changes to the territory’s Environmental Assessment Act and they showed their opposition to Bill S-6 in Ottawa last week.
The Tahltan Nation in northern British Columbia has once again set up a road block to stop Imperial Metals from opening a new mine.
Mi’kmaq protesters slowed traffic along a Nova Scotia highway Wednesday.