This is the dam proposal that Jaymack was protesting when he was shot by the RCMP on the sidewalk in Dawson Creek.
By Judith Lavoie / DeSmog Canada
Two Treaty 8 First Nations have applied for an injunction to prevent BC Hydro from cutting down trees containing eagle nests in preparation for construction of the controversial Site C Dam.
Several legal challenges to the $8.8-billion dam are pending, but the nest removal is scheduled to start September 1, according to a letter from BC Hydro to the Treaty 8 Tribal Association that gives notice of the “planned removal and destruction of Bald Eagle nests from construction areas of the Site C Clean Energy Project.”
Applications to the B.C. Supreme Court for an injunction and a judicial review have been made by the Prophet River First Nation and West Moberly First Nations. In a separate case, both bands are also seeking to overturn provincial approval for the dam.
The petition asking for an injunction says that Treaty 8 First Nations will suffer irreparable harm that cannot be mitigated…
View original post 474 more words
Categories: Hackers
Well, tell us what you think!