http://www.news.gov.bc.ca/ The latest headlines for Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation en-us Copyright © 2012, Province of British Columbia 5 VICTORIA - This past week, B.C. celebrated an agreement with the Kaska Dena Council in northwestern B.C. that will provide greater certainty about how resource development can proceed in more than 10 per cent of the province. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012ARR0010-000691.htm Fri, 18 May 2012 16:15:00 GMT VICTORIA – A new strategic engagement agreement with the Kaska Dena First Nations in northwestern B.C. provides greater certainty about how resource development can proceed in more than 10 per cent of the province. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012ARR0009-000682.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 19:30:00 GMT VICTORIA – Legislation introduced today will allow provincial laws and regulations to apply to major commercial and industrial projects on federal Indian Reserve Land for the first time, announced Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012ARR0008-000593.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 17:06:00 GMT SLIAMMON – The community of Tla’amin (Sliammon) Nation near Powell River celebrated a milestone in the treaty process today at an event marking the transfer of three parcels of land to Tla’amin Nation in advance of their treaty being implemented. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012ARR0007-000553.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT VICTORIA – A new labour market partnership agreement between the Province and the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres will help address human resources challenges within Aboriginal non-profit agencies. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012JTI0053-000545.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:00:00 GMT VICTORIA – A small storage, run-of-river hydro facility that will create economic opportunities and help a coastal First Nation get off diesel is one of 11 new projects supported by B.C.’s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF). http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012ARR0006-000517.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:00:00 GMT FORT LANGLEY – A new agreement that will put forestry revenue directly back into the Kwantlen First Nation community is further evidence of the key role First Nations are taking in B.C.’s forestry sector, announced Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012ARR0005-000496.htm Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:30:00 GMT COMOX – Chief Ernie Hardy of the K’ómoks First Nation, the Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and the Honourable Mary Polak, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, signed an Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) today under the B.C. Treaty Process. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012ARR0003-000349.htm Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:30:00 GMT NANAIMO – The B.C. government is providing $375,000 to give Aboriginal youth a meaningful opportunity to engage, be connected, be heard and be inspired, at the 10th annual Gathering Our Voices conference. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012ARR0001-000320.htm Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:30:00 GMT VICTORIA – B.C. has reached successful agreements with First Nations that deliver specific, practical benefits for communities, companies and the province by shortening project timelines, facilitating faster permits for projects, and creating new jobs, partnerships and training programs. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2011ARR0019-001650.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT