MLA’s warning: ‘If the province doesn’t take this seriously we’re going to see businesses facing undue pressures and jobs will be at risk’
Vancouver Sun
Fallout from the Supreme Court’s affirmation of underlying aboriginal rights in British Columbia has reached the Sunshine Coast. The Sechelt First Nation, praised by everyone from premiers to bed and breakfast operators for its progressiveness, has just informed the forest industry that it can no longer be business as usual. The band has invited major forestry companies operating on the Sunshine Coast and the province’s assistant deputy minister for timber sales to discuss how relationships must change. “This is a dialogue we need to have together,” said a letter from the band council obtained by The Vancouver Sun.
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