First Nations-led environmental assessment needed for B.C. projects like Site C, says coalition

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A First Nations coalition is calling for First Nations-led environmental assessments for big energy projects in B.C. like Site C.

That environmental assessment mean projects would potentially have to pass three environmental tests — provincial, federal, and First Nations.

Advocates of a First Nations-led assessment say the process would take into account industry’s’ interests as well.

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WANYEE LI – CBC News – March 30, 2016.

 

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