British Columbia: Jobs And Land Protection Balanced In New Agreement

British Columbia: Jobs And Land Protection Balanced In New Agreement   Premier Christy Clark and Taku River Tlingit First Nation spokesperson John Ward signed an agreement today that creates 13 new protected areas and provides resource development opportunities and investment certainty in more than three million hectares (approximately 11,500 square miles) in the Atlin Taku region of northwestern B.C.   “This agreement represents a clear shift from conflict to collaboration between B.C. and...

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