Tag: Sinixt Confederacy

Yaqan Nukiy granted intervenor status in Sinixt case

Indigenous Greg Nesteroff -
The Yaqan Nukiy will be allowed to provide submissions in a pair of lawsuits the Sinixt Confederacy has brought against the provincial government.

Evidence grows for Chinook spawning in Columbia River

Fish & Wildlife Greg Nesteroff -
The Sinixt Confederacy says there is more evidence Chinook salmon released upstream of the Grand Coulee dam will spawn successfully on the Canadian side of the Columbia River.

Yaqan Nukiy seek intervenor status in Sinixt lawsuits

Indigenous Greg Nesteroff -
The Yaqan Nukiy are seeking intervenor status in the Sinixt Confederacy's twin lawsuits against the provincial government.

Mining company pushes back on criticism of Record Ridge project

Mining Greg Nesteroff -
An executive with the company behind a proposed magnesium mine near Rossland says a court decision this week upholding an injunction against the project is "disappointing" but "procedural."

Judge dismisses appeal of Record Ridge injunction

Mining My Kootenay Now -
The ruling from Justice W. Paul Riley came this morning in Vancouver. He was considering whether the matter should proceed to a full hearing before a three-member panel.

UPDATED: Sinixt Confederacy sues BC government over lack of consultation

Indigenous My Kootenay Now -
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation said it has filed two constitutional challenges in response to the way the province has treated them in the wake of a Supreme Court of Canada ruling.

Supreme Court of Canada decision validates the existence of “extinct” Sinixt peoples

Indigenous Jensen Shields -
In a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case, a majority agreed that moving to live in the American part of their ancestral territory did not prevent the Lakes Tribe from being a successor group to the Sinixt.

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City of Castlegar
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Crime
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Trail launches interactive historical walking tours

Community
The Trail Museum and Archives and the City of Trail have partnered with On the Spot to launch a new series of interactive walking tours and gamified scavenger hunts.
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