LNG means a lot to First Nations
Our letter to the editor in the Victoria Times Colonist on 08 December 2018: LNG means a lot to First Nations Re: “An effective climate plan must be bold and can’t include LNG,” Comment, Dec. 4 So the Sierra Club thinks an effective B.C. climate plan can’t include liquefied natural gas. They have missed the point…
John Alan Jack joins First Nations LNG Alliance
News release: John Alan Jack, an elected councillor of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations on Vancouver Island and chair of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, has joined the board of the First Nations LNG Alliance of BC. On the board, he succeeds Robert J. Dennis Sr., the elected chief councillor for Huu-ay-aht First Nations. Jack leads planning…
Lucy Sager: Indigenous drivers and the road to reconciliation
“Job applicant must have valid driver’s licence.” OK, no problem. Seventy-five per cent us in B.C. have a licence unless you’re a First Nations member. Then the chances are dramatically different. In many Indigenous communities in B.C., the number of people with driver’s licences is well below 50 per cent. In some, as few as…
News: Gitxaala chief joins Alliance
News release: Clifford White (Nees Ma’Outa), the newest member of the board of directors of the First Nations LNG Alliance, is both a hereditary leader and an elected chief councillor of the Gitxaala Nation. He is a lifelong facilitator and trainer, and has been involved for more than 10 years with the First Nations Court in…
Gitxaala see big opportunities in LNG
Chief Clifford White of the Gitxaala Nation sees much-needed benefits from LNG development, but long-term benefits will have to be carefully worked on by his Nation; they won’t simply come on a silver platter. In his words: The benefits include a lot of potential for partnerships, and for employment and training, of course, and education….
