We are now 5 days into a stand-off between the Okanagan Indian Band and Tolko Industries at Browns Creek on the west side of Okanagan Lake. With Tolko in court today seeking an enforcement order to remove Elders, band members, supporters and Chiefs from Browns Creek, things are about to escalata further.
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Last week West Coast Environmental Law told you about our letter to Commissioner Bruce Cohen, who has been appointed to investigate why the Fraser River sockeye salmon runs have collapsed. We were (and still are) concerned about the requirement in
UPDATE: Commissioner Cohen's office has responded to West Coast Environmental Law's letter discussed in this post.
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