Public Notice

Update on Nisga’a Individual-Sale (IS) Fishery Targets to 31 July 2013 & NLG’s Demonstration Selective Fishery

Gitlaxt’aamiks, B.C.; August 1, 2013 –The Nisga’a Nation yesterday commenced legal proceedings against British Columbia, alleging that British Columbia breached its obligations under the Nisga’a Final Agreement by issuing an environmental assessment certificate for the proposed Kitsault Mine project in northern B.C. before the assessment was complete. 

For the full press release, see the pdf below.

The Nisga’a Commercial Group of Companies (Nisga’a Commercial Group) is a group of companies, partnerships and other business ventures that includes:

• Lisims Forest Resources LLP
• Nisga’a Fisheries Ltd.
• EnTel Communications Inc.
• Lisims Backcountry Adventures Inc.

The entities that comprise the Nisga’a Commercial Group are wholly owned by the Nisga’a Nation, as represented by the Nisga’a Lisims Government Executive, but are separate and distinct from the Nisga’a Nation and Nisga’a Lisims Government.

The first order of business in today's opening of Wilp Si'ayuukhl Nisga'a (WSN) was the Oath of Office ceremony for newly elected Gitlaxt'aamiks Village Councillor Denise Eli.

Denise was the candidate declared elected in a notice of official results published by the Nisga'a Elections Officer on July 22, 2013.  Eli was victorious in a comfortable margin in the by election that took place on July 17, 2013.