News Archive 2025 - Wolf Chart

May

Prince George Citizen: Lheidli T’enneh, McLeod Lake among First Nations purchasing $715M pipeline stake

Published May 23 2025
Topics:
- British Columbia, Economic Development, Pipelines, Indigenous Peoples
Summary:
- 36 First Nations (via the Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance Limited Partnership) purchased a 12.5% minority stake in Enbridge’s Westcoast natural gas pipeline. Stake was valued at $715 million. A $400 million loan was acquired from the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation to facilitate this.
Actors:
- Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance Limited Partnership
  - David Jimmie, Squiala FN chef/Stonlasec8 president
- Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation
- Enbridge

Stonlasec8 president and Squiala First Nation Chief David Jimmie said the announcement was a “significant milestone” for his group and thanked the federal government for its support in the deal.

“Enbridge’s Westcoast pipeline system is a legacy asset that has operated within our traditional territories for over 65 years,” Jimmie said.

“Now, our Nations will receive sustained economic benefits from this asset, funding critical investments in housing, infrastructure, environmental stewardship, and cultural preservation. People often ask what economic reconciliation for Indigenous Peoples looks like. This is it.”

September

CBC: Historic Red Bridge in Kamloops, B.C., destroyed by fire

Updated September 20 2024
By Isaac Phan Nay
Topics:
- British Columbia, Emergency Management, Indigenous Peoples
Location:
- Kamloops, BC
Summary:
- The Red Bridge in Kamloops was burned down in an act of arson. This was an older, yet strategic bridge that linked downtown Kamloops to the northeast quadrant (the Kamloops Indian Band side).
Actors:
- Kamloops Fire Rescue
  - Norm Little, captain
- RCMP
  - Jeff Pelley, Kamloops RCMP superintendent
- City of Kamloops
  - Reid Hamer-Jackson, mayor
- Kamloops Indian Band
  - Rosanne Casimir, chief
- Government of British Columbia
  - Rob Fleming, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister

In an email to CBC News, B.C. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Rob Fleming said the ministry is working with other agencies to study the fire’s impact on the bridge and figure out plans to clean up and restore the area.

“I was deeply saddened to learn of the fire and the significant damage to the historic Red Bridge in Kamloops,” Fleming said. “This was a beloved structure that was very important to people in the region.”

He added once the full extent of the damage is known, the ministry will sit down with the City and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc to determine long-term plans for the bridge.

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