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All Things First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, residential schools, etc. (merged)
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Fair, but you (and I) are on private, closed systems. Once it is owned and operated by a third party and serves multiple residents, it's a public system, and I think chlorination is standard now.
Somewhat similar to the arguments for and against uniformed police school 'resource' officers. To some the presence means security; to others, intimidation.
So change the rules to accept any system that provides zero bacteria at the tap.
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Who decides who's what, Canadian Indigenous edition ....
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
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Woman being sued for calling four others 'pretendians' says she's protecting identity
OTTAWA - A First Nations woman is being sued for calling four women "pretendians," with the plaintiffs seeking more than $500,000 in damages and retractions to the heavily publicized comments
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We have that issue at our Island, as a group we have a water supply, which we do our best to keep clean, but without electricity, there is no way to meet the standard, so we have to label it "non-potable" My brother installed a UV system and he has a big enough solar system to easily handle that. I am looking at installing one at our cabin as well, but will have to beef up the solar station as well.
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Oopsie ...
ca.finance.yahoo.com
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Fintrac imposes more than $600K penalty on First Nations Bank of Canada
OTTAWA — Canada's anti-money laundering agency has imposed a penalty of more than $600,000 on First Nations Bank of Canada for violations under the country's anti-money laundering laws.
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Halifax Tar
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Halifax Tar
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Seems reasonable
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I was going to post this in the gun control thread. That judge is hilarious.
I'd love to see what kind of firearm it was.
As far as the freaking flamethrower goes I guess she's never watched any documentaries on the war in the pacific.
I'd love to see what kind of firearm it was.
As far as the freaking flamethrower goes I guess she's never watched any documentaries on the war in the pacific.
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"due to intergenerational trauma"
We're on the cusp of invalidating most criminal statutes if we accept "nurture" as a mitigating excuse; we're already well along on "nature" (ie. how responsible is a person for the physics driving his chemistry and biology, really).
We're on the cusp of invalidating most criminal statutes if we accept "nurture" as a mitigating excuse; we're already well along on "nature" (ie. how responsible is a person for the physics driving his chemistry and biology, really).
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Ouch...
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As I recall the Cowichan were right bastards to all the other tribes in the region.
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Thats a political bias.
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I was going to make a comment about your age and ask you what Lt Gov Douglas was like in person, but thought better of it…
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Give us more MONEY.
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Cowichan Tribes is calling on the federal government to take responsibility for an unauthorized dumping site on its reserve lands, saying the contamination of Indigenous lands is a national issue that Ottawa has long failed to address.
In a statement issued Monday, Cowichan Tribes said it has been trying for more than a decade to stop illegal dumping and unlicensed gravel and timber removal on the site at 5544 Indian Road in Duncan, but its efforts have been limited by federal jurisdiction.
“Pollution and contamination of reserve land is a generational, systemic, and national problem,” the First Nation said in its statement.
“The tools to combat the pollution of reserve lands are primarily under federal jurisdiction, including the Indian Act and the Indian Reserve Waste Disposal Regulations. However, the Government of Canada is reluctant to prosecute polluters.”
Cowichan Tribes said it has repeatedly issued cease-and-desist orders to people and companies involving in dumping at the site and has met with officials from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Health Canada, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, as well as the RCMP.
Despite those efforts, Cowichan Tribes says it lacks the authority to enforce or remediate the affected parcels of land because they remain under federal jurisdiction, and aren’t covered by the Cowichan Tribes Land Code.
“The Government of Canada owes ongoing duties to Cowichan Tribes and its Citizens to continue to work in good faith with Cowichan Tribes to resolve such outstanding grievances with respect to lands matters,” it said.
Cowichan Tribes confirmed it has been cooperating with the province’s investigation into the site since 2021 and welcomes the recent attention.
“Cowichan Tribes is pleased to see the site finally get the attention it deserves. It is our hope that the Federal government will now fulfill its long overdue responsibility to take action to address the site,” it said in its statement.
Last week, media outlets in B.C. including CHEK News reported that the B.C. Ministry of Environment had ordered the cleanup of the site, citing a large accumulation of construction debris, imported soil with elevated metals and other potentially contaminated materials near the Cowichan River.
The order, issued Oct. 2, requires James Anthony Peter (a band member) to halt dumping on three lots and hire a qualified professional to develop a remediation plan.
A 2023 report prepared for the province found the site was leaching toward the Cowichan River and identified hazardous substances including arsenic, lead, zinc and hydrocarbons.
That report estimated the dumping pile at the time was made up of 40 per cent construction and demolition waste, 25 per cent imported soil and 20 per cent wood and land-clearing debris as well as smaller amounts of broken concrete, tires and household garbage.
Cowichan Tribes says it has long prioritized environmental stewardship in Quw’utsun territory, pointing to decades of watershed restoration, co-governance work and community cleanup programs.
Cowichan Tribes calls illegal dumping a 'generational, systemic' problem and urges federal action
Cowichan Tribes is calling on the federal government to take responsibility for an unauthorized dumping site on its reserve lands, saying the contamination of Indigenous lands is a national issue that Ottawa has long failed to address.
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Cowichan Tribes calls illegal dumping a ‘generational, systemic’ problem and urges federal action 10 Nov 25
Cowichan Tribes is calling on the federal government to take responsibility for an unauthorized dumping site on its reserve lands, saying the contamination of Indigenous lands is a national issue that Ottawa has long failed to address.
In a statement issued Monday, Cowichan Tribes said it has been trying for more than a decade to stop illegal dumping and unlicensed gravel and timber removal on the site at 5544 Indian Road in Duncan, but its efforts have been limited by federal jurisdiction.
“Pollution and contamination of reserve land is a generational, systemic, and national problem,” the First Nation said in its statement.
“The tools to combat the pollution of reserve lands are primarily under federal jurisdiction, including the Indian Act and the Indian Reserve Waste Disposal Regulations. However, the Government of Canada is reluctant to prosecute polluters.”
Cowichan Tribes said it has repeatedly issued cease-and-desist orders to people and companies involving in dumping at the site and has met with officials from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Health Canada, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, as well as the RCMP.
Despite those efforts, Cowichan Tribes says it lacks the authority to enforce or remediate the affected parcels of land because they remain under federal jurisdiction, and aren’t covered by the Cowichan Tribes Land Code.
“The Government of Canada owes ongoing duties to Cowichan Tribes and its Citizens to continue to work in good faith with Cowichan Tribes to resolve such outstanding grievances with respect to lands matters,” it said.
Cowichan Tribes confirmed it has been cooperating with the province’s investigation into the site since 2021 and welcomes the recent attention.
“Cowichan Tribes is pleased to see the site finally get the attention it deserves. It is our hope that the Federal government will now fulfill its long overdue responsibility to take action to address the site,” it said in its statement.
Last week, media outlets in B.C. including CHEK News reported that the B.C. Ministry of Environment had ordered the cleanup of the site, citing a large accumulation of construction debris, imported soil with elevated metals and other potentially contaminated materials near the Cowichan River.
The order, issued Oct. 2, requires James Anthony Peter (a band member) to halt dumping on three lots and hire a qualified professional to develop a remediation plan.
A 2023 report prepared for the province found the site was leaching toward the Cowichan River and identified hazardous substances including arsenic, lead, zinc and hydrocarbons.
That report estimated the dumping pile at the time was made up of 40 per cent construction and demolition waste, 25 per cent imported soil and 20 per cent wood and land-clearing debris as well as smaller amounts of broken concrete, tires and household garbage.
Cowichan Tribes says it has long prioritized environmental stewardship in Quw’utsun territory, pointing to decades of watershed restoration, co-governance work and community cleanup programs.
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Cowichan Tribes calls illegal dumping a 'generational, systemic' problem and urges federal action
Cowichan Tribes is calling on the federal government to take responsibility for an unauthorized dumping site on its reserve lands, saying the contamination of Indigenous lands is a national issue that Ottawa has long failed to address.Cowichan Tribes calls illegal dumping a ‘generational, systemic’ problem and urges federal action 10 Nov 25
Cowichan Tribes is calling on the federal government to take responsibility for an unauthorized dumping site on its reserve lands, saying the contamination of Indigenous lands is a national issue that Ottawa has long failed to address.
In a statement issued Monday, Cowichan Tribes said it has been trying for more than a decade to stop illegal dumping and unlicensed gravel and timber removal on the site at 5544 Indian Road in Duncan, but its efforts have been limited by federal jurisdiction.
“Pollution and contamination of reserve land is a generational, systemic, and national problem,” the First Nation said in its statement.
“The tools to combat the pollution of reserve lands are primarily under federal jurisdiction, including the Indian Act and the Indian Reserve Waste Disposal Regulations. However, the Government of Canada is reluctant to prosecute polluters.”
Cowichan Tribes said it has repeatedly issued cease-and-desist orders to people and companies involving in dumping at the site and has met with officials from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Health Canada, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, as well as the RCMP.
Despite those efforts, Cowichan Tribes says it lacks the authority to enforce or remediate the affected parcels of land because they remain under federal jurisdiction, and aren’t covered by the Cowichan Tribes Land Code.
“The Government of Canada owes ongoing duties to Cowichan Tribes and its Citizens to continue to work in good faith with Cowichan Tribes to resolve such outstanding grievances with respect to lands matters,” it said.
Cowichan Tribes confirmed it has been cooperating with the province’s investigation into the site since 2021 and welcomes the recent attention.
“Cowichan Tribes is pleased to see the site finally get the attention it deserves. It is our hope that the Federal government will now fulfill its long overdue responsibility to take action to address the site,” it said in its statement.
Last week, media outlets in B.C. including CHEK News reported that the B.C. Ministry of Environment had ordered the cleanup of the site, citing a large accumulation of construction debris, imported soil with elevated metals and other potentially contaminated materials near the Cowichan River.
The order, issued Oct. 2, requires James Anthony Peter (a band member) to halt dumping on three lots and hire a qualified professional to develop a remediation plan.
A 2023 report prepared for the province found the site was leaching toward the Cowichan River and identified hazardous substances including arsenic, lead, zinc and hydrocarbons.
That report estimated the dumping pile at the time was made up of 40 per cent construction and demolition waste, 25 per cent imported soil and 20 per cent wood and land-clearing debris as well as smaller amounts of broken concrete, tires and household garbage.
Cowichan Tribes says it has long prioritized environmental stewardship in Quw’utsun territory, pointing to decades of watershed restoration, co-governance work and community cleanup programs.
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The Cowichan Tribe received at total of $559,174,325 in Tax Money from 2017-2025
2024 – $94,612,898
2023 – $93,842,606
2021 – $68,783,182
2020 – $52,380,224
2019 – $58,235,940
2018 – $48,878,721
2017 – $36,517,007
Covering April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025), the tribe's total revenue was $144,166,633. Of this, a significant portion—approximately $100 million—comes from government transfers and grants.
The membership of the Cowichan Tribes (Band #642) in British Columbia is listed as 5,614 registered members as of October 2025.
And of those, over 2600 live off-reserve and unless 'special considerations' are made, they are excluded from all band financial disbursements. This helps keep band members from escaping the cycle of 'band supports', and moving on to join the rest of society.
2024 – $94,612,898
2023 – $93,842,606
2021 – $68,783,182
2020 – $52,380,224
2019 – $58,235,940
2018 – $48,878,721
2017 – $36,517,007
Covering April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025), the tribe's total revenue was $144,166,633. Of this, a significant portion—approximately $100 million—comes from government transfers and grants.
The membership of the Cowichan Tribes (Band #642) in British Columbia is listed as 5,614 registered members as of October 2025.
And of those, over 2600 live off-reserve and unless 'special considerations' are made, they are excluded from all band financial disbursements. This helps keep band members from escaping the cycle of 'band supports', and moving on to join the rest of society.
Halifax Tar
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Harper was right when he wanted transparency on their bookkeeping.
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So unnamed people, some of whom are having charges related to illegal dumping stayed for no explained reason, are traveling to this unauthorized landfill site in First Nation territory, owned and operated by a First Nations member, and dumping garbage. And it's up to the government to do remediation on the land.
I wonder who the culprits dumping their garbage there are.
I wonder who the culprits dumping their garbage there are.
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