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In a British Columbia Supreme Court on March 11, Justice Carol J. Ross found that the sale of a 70,000-hectare parcel of land from one forestry company to another adversely affected the rights and title of the Hupacasath First Nation of Vancouver Island.

The justice also found that there was a chance the Hupacasath people could suffer irreparable harm if the decision to remove the lands from the jurisdiction of the Forest Act and move them into the Private Forest Lands Management Act, as proposed by the province's minister of Forests, was allowed.

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In a British Columbia Supreme Court on March 11, Justice Carol J. Ross found that the sale of a 70,000-hectare parcel of land from one forestry company to another adversely affected the rights and title of the Hupacasath First Nation of Vancouver Island.

The justice also found that there was a chance the Hupacasath people could suffer irreparable harm if the decision to remove the lands from the jurisdiction of the Forest Act and move them into the Private Forest Lands Management Act, as proposed by the province's minister of Forests, was allowed.

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On April 8, the British Columbia Provincial Court ruled in the case of R. v Willison and found in favor of Metis rights.

Gregory Willison, a member of the Metis Provincial Council of British Columbia (MPCBC), had been charged with hunting without a license when he was stopped by a B.C. government conservation officer and found in possession of a deer.

The decision confirms the existence of a contemporary Metis community in the Okanagan Thompson area and recognizes their constitutional hunting rights.

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On April 8, the British Columbia Provincial Court ruled in the case of R. v Willison and found in favor of Metis rights.

Gregory Willison, a member of the Metis Provincial Council of British Columbia (MPCBC), had been charged with hunting without a license when he was stopped by a B.C. government conservation officer and found in possession of a deer.

The decision confirms the existence of a contemporary Metis community in the Okanagan Thompson area and recognizes their constitutional hunting rights.

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Weaving through the heart of the Secwepemc territory, highway 97 passes by the typical Okanagan orchards, vineyards and resort hotels. This is a place tourists come to eat good food and have some fun.

On the section of road that leads from Vernon to Enderby, locals gathered at one lesser-known attraction-North America's largest drive-in movie screen.

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Weaving through the heart of the Secwepemc territory, highway 97 passes by the typical Okanagan orchards, vineyards and resort hotels. This is a place tourists come to eat good food and have some fun.

On the section of road that leads from Vernon to Enderby, locals gathered at one lesser-known attraction-North America's largest drive-in movie screen.

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Treaty 8 First Nations in Northern British Columbia are fed up with yet another offer to sit on an advisory board, only to have their treaty rights and concerns about the impact of the oil and gas industry on their lands ignored.

That was the sentiment expressed by Liz Logan, deputy chief of the Treaty 8 First Nations in B.C.

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Treaty 8 First Nations in Northern British Columbia are fed up with yet another offer to sit on an advisory board, only to have their treaty rights and concerns about the impact of the oil and gas industry on their lands ignored.

That was the sentiment expressed by Liz Logan, deputy chief of the Treaty 8 First Nations in B.C.

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First Nations soldiers fought during both World Wars, the Vietnam War and the Korean conflict, and in some cases died in battle. The families of some of those men never got the remains of their loved ones back to bury on their own territory, and in many cases, they never knew where the remains ended up.

One Akisqnuk band family is finally going to see first hand the grave that contains a father and a brother who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War. They hope it will provide some closure.

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First Nations soldiers fought during both World Wars, the Vietnam War and the Korean conflict, and in some cases died in battle. The families of some of those men never got the remains of their loved ones back to bury on their own territory, and in many cases, they never knew where the remains ended up.

One Akisqnuk band family is finally going to see first hand the grave that contains a father and a brother who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War. They hope it will provide some closure.