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Stkemlupsemc Te Secwepemc Nation
Highland Valley mine expansion caught in conflicting First Nations title claims
The planned expansion of a massive mine near Logan Lake is caught in the crossfire…
Province failed to consult Secwepemc First Nations for CN quarry expansion: Judge
A B.C. judge has ruled that a provincial ministry should return to the negotiation table…
New Kamloops market shines weekly spotlight on Indigenous artisans, farmers
A new farmers' and crafters' market in Kamloops is providing Indigenous artists and farmers an…
Museum exhibit opens following naming of Jacko Lake as First Nation cultural heritage site
KAMLOOPS – An exhibition has opened at the Secwepemc Museum that reinforces the local First Nations…
Provincial and national organizations sign on to support Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation’s opposition to Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS – Support for the Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation’s (SSN) opposition to the proposed KGHM…
What Ajax Mine review extensions means for Kamloops city council
KAMLOOPS – The restart of the Ajax Mine environmental review offers the city more time…
Some Kamloops councillors not swayed by First Nations opposition to Ajax Mine
KAMLOOPS – The decision by the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation hasn’t swayed any of the…
First Nations group has date set for decision on proposed Ajax Mine
KAMLOOPS – A decision is coming from one of the groups involved in the proposed…
Kamloops First Nation discusses Ajax Mine proposal with federal environment minister
KAMLOOPS – Local First Nations leaders met with the federal environment minister last week to…
Tk’emlúps chief criticizing Ajax environmental assessment process
KAMLOOPS – A local First Nations chief says the province's environmental assessment for the proposed…
KGHM seeks temporary suspension of Ajax Mine application
KAMLOOPS – The company behind a proposed mine application is requesting a suspension of their…
Regional District requests federal review panel for Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS – The Thompson Nicola Regional District will be sending a letter to the federal…
Senior environment official coming to Kamloops in March; not minister
KAMLOOPS – City staff and local band members will get to meet with the federal…
Fight over Jacko Lake near Kamloops continues
KAMLOOPS – Just a few days after the province announced it would continue to fight…
AJAX MINE: Tailings storage, First Nations and other delays
KAMLOOPS – The environmental application is finally submitted and now the reading, reviews and scrutinizing…
Province fighting First Nations’ land title claim on Jacko Lake
KAMLOOPS – As KGHM Ajax Mining prepares to submit its application on Monday, the province…
KGHM responding ‘cooperatively’ to Ajax Mine extension
KAMLOOPS - The evaluation period of the proposed Ajax Mine's environmental application has been extended by more than a month to give local First Nations groups more time to review the information. According to KGHM spokesperson Robert Koopmans the extension was requested in an effort to act cooperatively with First Nations groups. “We asked for...
First Nation groups officially file title claim against portion of Ajax Mine site
KAMLOOPS - About a week after mining company KGHM submitted its provincial environmental application for the proposed Ajax Mine project, two bands have officially filed land title papers with the B.C. Supreme Court. Paperwork was filed with the courts by Stk’emlupsemc of the Secwepemc Nation, a group that represents the Skeetchestn First Nation and Tk’emlúps...
Environmental application for Ajax Mine officially submitted
KAMLOOPS - The proposed Ajax Mine has taken another step forward by officially submitting an environmental application to the province. The proposed open-pit copper and gold mine, planned for just southwest of Kamloops, has been before the Environmental Assessment Office since the pre-application was submitted in February 2011. The company announced today, Sept. 14, that...
Local First Nations hosting own review of Ajax Mine
KAMLOOPS - A group representing local First Nations will delve into the potential impacts of the proposed Ajax Mine on their traditional territory. The Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, a group representing the Skeetchestn and Tk’emlups Indian Bands, are presenting community information sessions aimed at helping band members formulate a decision on the proposed mine, which...
Aboriginal title on Jacko Lake ‘larger than Ajax:’ KGHM
KAMLOOPS - Two local First Nations bands are claiming aboriginal title on the lands in and around Jacko Lake and the company behind the proposed mine planning to operate on those lands says it respects the assertion of title. This week the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, made up of members of the Tk’emlúps and Skeetchestn...
Aboriginal title declared on Jacko Lake
KAMLOOPS - The Jacko Lake and surrounding area has significant spiritual and historical importance to the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, and as a result, the nation has declared title over the property. The property, located within the First Nations territory and part of the site of the proposed Ajax Mine, is a ‘cultural keystone area’...