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Publication Date: March 18, 2025 - 19:38
B.C.’s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation’s water source
March 18, 2025
The Forest Practices Board says the British Columbia government “did not follow the law” when it approved range use plans near the Halfway River First Nation’s watershed and at its culturally significant sites.The nation complained to the board in 2023 about grazing livestock being allowed to damage the sites, while displacing wildlife in its territory in northeastern B.C.The board says in a statement that it also found problems with the government investigation of the nation’s complaint about its drinking water being safe, and it urged B.C.’s Natural Resource Officer Service to review its probe into cattle being allowed to gather near the Halfway River.
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