Washington, Alaska Tribes Seek Consultation on BC Transboundary Mining Issues
Indian tribes from Washington state and Southeast Alaska that have ancestral homelands along salmon rich transboundary rivers are asking the British Columbia government to consult with them regarding mining operations with potential adverse impacts on rivers and fisheries.
Officials with the Lummi Nation and southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) said June 13 that they were notified by the BC Environmental Assessment office that they would have a limited voice over port expansion of the BC Roberts Bank Terminal.
Roberts Bank is home to a twin-terminal port facility on the mainland coastline of the Strait of Georgia in Delta, B.C. It is also known as the Outer Harbour of Canada’s busiest port.
The tribes contend that the project would have an adverse impa...
