its about the money !
Canadian natgas firms warn clock ticking on Montney shale deal with First Nations
Story by By Nia Williams • Nov 1, 2022
New well licenses in the B.C. Montney have been frozen since last year, when a landmark B.C. Supreme Court decision ruled in favour of a claim from the Blueberry River First Nation that the cumulative impacts of natural resource exploration and development had damaged their traditional territory.
The court agreed that B.C. had violated the nation's rights to use the area for hunting, fishing and cultural activities by allowing so much natural resources development.
The court awarded the First Nation C$65 million ($48 million) and control of 38,000 square kilometres of the Montney, Canada's top gas-producing play where around 25 companies including Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Tourmaline Oil operate.
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