First Nation Chiefs to Stage Site C Showdown

Group argues flooding valley would impair their rights to fish, hunt and use the area for ceremonial purposes

OTTAWA — A delegation of B.C. First Nation chiefs will be here next week to urge the Harper government to reject BC Hydro’s $8-billion Site C hydroelectric megaproject.

The group will include Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs leader Stewart Phillip, who last week at a First Nations leaders’ summit with Premier Christy Clark declared: “B.C. is Indian land.”

 

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