A unanimous vote to abandon the British Columbia Treaty Commission (BCTC) at last week’s Treaty Forum held on the Nak’azdli Reserve, near Fort St. James, has some members of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (CSTC) upset.
Chief Leonard Thomas of Nak’azdli wasn’t in attendance when the vote was taken, having had to leave the meeting early on March 28, but he was dismayed with the actions of the council.
“I wasn’t impressed with the resolution being passed at that particular forum,” said Thomas.
What has Thomas upset is the forum wasn’t for making any major decisions, it wasn’t an annual general meeting, it was to inform and discuss the CSTC position and to hear from community members. Thomas wasn’t the only Chief absent at the time of the vote. Other chiefs weren’t present, including Chief Thomas Alexis of Tl’azt’en Nation and Chief Robert Charlie of Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation (Burns Lake). In total the CSTC has eight member nations.
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He had two cheques totalling $429,240 from Victoria to support local infrastructure development.
The grants include $319,240 from the Towns for Tomorrow program for the
Murray Ridge Ski Area Redevelopment project and $110,000 to develop a
Spirit Square.
“The Towns for Tomorrow funding will help the municipality and the ski hill,” Rustad said. “It helps upgrade the facilities at the ski hill.”
The work at Murray Ridge will include the development of a potable water supply, upgrades to the lodge, upgrades to the trail, purchasing of a groomer and the construction of an upper mountain gazebo.
The Spirit Square will be constructed on Stuart Drive, near the commercial core of the town, overlooking Stuart Lake. It will include extensive landscaping, including stone surfaces, benches, historical photo displays, trees, flower beds and lighting.