Blueberry River First Nations

The Blueberry River First Nations is an Indian band based in the Peace country in northeast British Columbia. The band is headquartered on Blueberry River 205 Indian reserve located 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Fort St. John. The band is party to Treaty 8.[1]

Court cases

Yahey v. British Columbia, 2015

In Yahey v. British Columbia, 2015 (BCSC 1302), the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed the band's application for a pre-trial injunction to prevent the province from proceeding with a planned auction of 15 timber sale licences.[2] The court dismissed the application on the basis that it was not satisfied the timber sales would materially increase the cumulative impacts on Treaty rights.[3]

Yahey v. British Columbia, 2017

The second application on the same subject was heard in late October 2016. This time the band sought an injunction to prohibit the Province from authorizing industrial development relating to forestry and oil and gas activities within defined "critical areas". The court rejected the application for an injunction on the basis that the issue would go to trial in March of 2018 and no "irreparable harm" would occur in the meantime.[4]

References

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