By Chuck Chiang -CP-A report from a First Nation says the massive Chilcotin River landslide in the B.C. Interior last year revealed shortfalls in communication and co-ordination of the emergency response from provincial and federal governments. The Tsilhqot’in National Government’s report says it had to overcome “jurisdictional confusion,” and that the province “struggled” to share information about the slide. It says that as a result, the First Nation’s own emergency management was “largely hamstrung” when trying to help residents due to a lack of up-to-date information. In a joint written response, the B.C. ministries of Emergency Management and Water, Land and Resources Stewardship say they will be reviewing the report’s findings and calls to action. The federal government did not provide a response immediately after the report’s release. The July…
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