Serious Problems Still Face First Nations After Wildfire Season: Report
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Thursday, November 29, 2018
NADLEH WHUT'EN TERRITORY, BC, Nov. 29, 2018 /CNW/ -The Nadleh Whut'en First Nation has released a new report, Trial by Fire: Nadleh Whut'en and the Shovel Lake Fire, 2018 , chronicling persistent problems with emergency management in British Columbia.
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- NADLEH WHUT'EN TERRITORY, BC, Nov. 29, 2018 /CNW/ -The Nadleh Whut'en First Nation has released a new report, Trial by Fire: Nadleh Whut'en and the Shovel Lake Fire, 2018 , chronicling persistent problems with emergency management in British Columbia.
- Last summer, the Shovel Lake Fire threatened the Nadleh Whut'en village on Nadleh Bunk'et (Fraser Lake).
- That has left Nadleh Whut'en with crushing debt after being assured by Emergency Management British Columbia that costs would be reimbursed.
- Access to funds from the Provincial Government for recovery after emergencies is almost impossible for First Nations and their members.