“They have obligations under the constitution and UNDRIP to meaningfully engage with the Nation about those concerns and have failed to do so.”
The TSKLH Nation claims an extensive traditional territory in northwest BC, including the area of the KSM project, and it contests right of the Niga’s Nation and Tahltan Nation over the area of the eastern portion of the project.
Under the BC Environmental Assessment Act, a project’s Environmental Assessment Certificate (EAC) expires if the project has not been substantially started by the deadline specified in its EAC. However, the BC Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy may determine that a project has been “substantially started” before the deadline, in which case the EAC is no longer subject to expiry. KSM’s EAC deadline was July 29, 2026.
In response to the company’s application submitted on January 16, 2024, the Chief Executive…
