Williams Lake Indian Band v Canada considers [1] an appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal that set aside a decision from the Specific Claims Tribunal. The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) found that Canada was liable for breach of it legal and fiduciary duty under s.14(1)(b), 14(1)(c), and 14(2) pursuant to the Specific Claims Tribunal [...]
No Injunction to Protect Treaty Rights in B.C. PDF Download Word Download In this case, the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed the application of Blueberry River First Nation for an interlocutory injunction. The First Nation asked that the Province stop all further permitting of industrial development in segments of its traditional [...]
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By: Zachary Miloff PDF Download Word Download On February 26, 2015, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (“the Court”) overturned a trial judge’s order that the Province of British Columbia (“the Province”) pay logging contractor Moulton Contracting Ltd. (“Moulton”) a sum of $1.75 million in damages for the Province’s failure to disclose Fort Nelson First [...]
By: Melodi Alopaeus & Zachary Miloff PDF Download Word Download In Yahey v. British Columbia, 2015 BCSC 1302, the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed Blueberry River First Nations’ application for a pre-trial injunction to prevent the province from proceeding with a planned auction of 15 timber sale licences. Impending trial concerned breach of [...]
By: Melodi Alopaeus & Cynthia Westaway PDF Download Word Download The British Columbia Supreme Court (the “Court”) recently ruled in favour of Coastal First Nations (“CFN”) in a case concerning the role of the Province of British Columbia (the “Province”) in the environmental review process for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline project (the “Project”).[1] Coastal [...]
By: Melodi Alopaeus & Cynthia Westaway PDF Download Word Download The British Columbia Supreme Court (the “Court”) recently ruled in favour of Coastal First Nations (“CFN”) in a case concerning the role of the Province of British Columbia (the “Province”) in the environmental review process for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline project (the “Project”).[1] Coastal [...]
By: Daniel Veilleux & Cynthia Westaway PDF download Word download The petitioners, Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative Society (“CFN”) and Gitga’at First Nation, were successfully awarded special costs from the Province of British Columbia and Northern Gateway Pipelines in the amount of $230,000. Background This case is a follow-up to the petitioner’s [...]
