The Ktunaxa Nation is deeply disappointed with a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling on a challenge to the province’s approval of Jumbo Glacier Resort’s development plans, says Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Nation Council Chair.
Last year the Ktunaxa argued in B.C. Supreme Court that there was not adequate consultation before the province signed a Master Development Agreement with Glacier Resorts Ltd. for the controversial Kootenay ski resort and that development in an area considered sacred by the First Nation would violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion.
That petition was dismissed by the Supreme Court and the Ktunaxa launched (Read more…)