PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A B.C. First Nation and the province have signed what the government is calling a historic agreement towards jointly managing land, water…
The agreement, signed Tuesday with the Blueberry River First Nations in northeastern B.C., includes a $200-million restoration fund and timelines for coming up with plans to manage watersheds and oil and gas activities in parts of the First Nations’ claim area, which covers four per cent of the province.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
The plans will set out old-growth forest levels, reserves, and “promote sustainable economies and resilient communities,” the government says. “This agreement provides a clear pathway to get the hard work started on healing and restoring the land, and start on the joint planning with strong criteria to protect ecosystems, wildlife habitat and old forests,” Chief Judy Desjarlais of the Blueberry River First Nations said in a statement.Article content
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