The Bank of Canada has announced the entry into circulation of the new $5 and $10 polymer bank notes. The final two notes in the new polymer Frontiers series will be available at financial institutions across Canada. Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz launched the $5 note at the Canadian Space Agency in Saint-Hubert, Que. … Read more
Twenty years after the British Columbia (B.C.) Treaty Process Agreement was signed, the B.C. Treaty Commission released its annual report titled "Learning from our Success." Chief commissioner Sophie Pierre said that the treaty negotiations process the parties signed on to 20 years ago is not broken, the principles it was based on are not broken, what … Read more
Chief commissioner Sophie Pierre applauded the Senate report which calls the BC treaty process 'a commitment worth preserving'. The conclusion of treaties provides important benefits both within and outside First Nations, including a solid legal basis for future economic development, states the report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. And while great costs … Read more
A tool First Nations can use to assess and develop their capacity to govern under a treaty was unveiled by the Treaty Commission at the First Nations Summit where delegates discussed treaty negotiations. Chief Commissioner Sophie Pierre said that his tool provides a practical way for First Nations to assess their readiness to govern under a treaty … Read more
The British Columbia Treaty Commission announced that the quick passage of the Yale First Nation Final Agreement by Parliament would show that the Government of Canada is committed to treaty making. The commission said that the treaty will give Silammon First Nation members the right to vote. Call 604-482-9208.
