Blueberry River First Nations

Enserva Forecasts Canada to Play Crucial Role to Meet Demand for Conventional and Emerging Renewable Energy

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

In addition, the industry is aptly positioned to take advantage of opportunities to participate in the evolving global energy mix.

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  • In addition, the industry is aptly positioned to take advantage of opportunities to participate in the evolving global energy mix.
  • “Global oil and gas demand continues to increase, and the Canadian industry will continue to be a meaningful and growing contributor to meet long-term energy needs, particularly in Western Canada.
  • Both the International Energy Agency and International Energy Forum/ S&P Global forecast an increase in oil and gas demand through the end of the decade.
  • Enserva members are in a strong position to take advantage of opportunities to support the development of the evolving energy mix in Canada.

New agreements between First Nations and B.C. government a step toward fulfilling Canada's treaty obligations

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Treaty 8 First Nations and the government of British Columbia have recently concluded two historical agreements on Treaty Land Entitlement and land and resource managment. These agreements are expected to better honour the provincial government’s treaty obligations, significantly change how land is managed and how natural resources are developed in the First Nations’ traditional territories. Yahey v. British Columbia The agreements were signed in January as a result of the verdict of the Yahey v. B.C.

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Treaty 8 First Nations and the government of British Columbia have recently concluded two historical agreements on Treaty Land Entitlement and land and resource managment. These agreements are expected to better honour the provincial government’s treaty obligations, significantly change how land is managed and how natural resources are developed in the First Nations’ traditional territories.

Yahey v. British Columbia

    • The agreements were signed in January as a result of the verdict of the Yahey v. B.C.
    • government for failing to adequately address the effects of industrial development in the nation’s traditional territory.
    • It comprises parts of northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta and portions of Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.
    • Treaty 8 created reciprocal rights and obligations, which the province violated by allowing industrial development without seeking the Nations’ approval.

Restoration fund

    • The new agreement signed with Blueberry River First Nation provides economic compensation for land restoration activities.
    • A $200 million restoration fund is to be established by June 2025 to support land restoration efforts after decades of industrial exploitation.
    • The Treaty Land Entitlement agreement solves a long-lasting claim on lands that were not assigned to First Nations when they signed Treaty 8 in 1899.

Resource exploitation

    • is expected to experience a significant boom in resource exploitation activities in the near future due to the abundance of gas in the Montney Play.
    • Montney Play has also been characterized as Canada’s largest carbon bombs, due to the emissions it could generate if it’s exploited.
    • If such a scenario becomes reality, Canada will most likely miss its climate goals, which are already at risk of being unmet.

Incorporating UNDRIP

    • and federal governments are working to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
    • The act establishes UNDRIP as a framework for reconciliation and is to be implemented according to an 89-point action plan.
    • For the time being, implementing UNDRIP and the principle of informed consent is essential.
    • It makes it possible to assess whether UNDRIP is being implemented properly while reflecting on what the future in northern B.C.

Enerflex Ltd. Reports Strong Third-quarter 2022 Results, Underscored by Successful Acquisition of Exterran Corporation and $100 Million of Energy Transition Bookings

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

ROCE is a measure that analyzes the operating performance and efficiency of the Company's capital allocation decisions.

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  • ROCE is a measure that analyzes the operating performance and efficiency of the Company's capital allocation decisions.
  • The ratio is calculated by taking EBIT for the 12-month trailing period, which is then divided by capital employed.
  • Capital employed is debt and equity less cash and cash equivalents for the trailing four quarters.
  • Enerflex is a premier integrated global provider of energy infrastructure and energy transition solutions, delivering natural gas processing, compression, power generation, refrigeration, cryogenic, and produced water solutions.

CARRY THE KETTLE NAKODA NATION FILES JUDICIAL REVIEW APPLICATION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

REGINA, SK, March 22, 2022 /CNW/ - The Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation ("CTK") has just filed a judicial review in the Court of Queen's Bench against the Government of Saskatchewan ("GoS") over its failure to meaningfully consult and accommodate CTK in its recent decisions to sell and lease Crown lands.

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  • REGINA, SK, March 22, 2022 /CNW/ - The Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation ("CTK") has just filed a judicial review in the Court of Queen's Bench against the Government of Saskatchewan ("GoS") over its failure to meaningfully consult and accommodate CTK in its recent decisions to sell and lease Crown lands.
  • However, since signing Treaty 4, successive governments have sold off and leased vast amounts of Crown land in CTK's Traditional Territory.
  • We can barely do that now as governments have sold off and leased so much of the Crown land base.
  • The situation that CTK faces in southern Saskatchewan is in many ways more dire.