By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — An organization with ties to a First Nations community will hold an open house to begin a dialogue with the community. Blueberry River Restoration Society (BRRS) has made plans for an event taking place in September, with the public being invited to spend a part of their day learning about the BRRS, its rebranding and its upcoming projects. The BRRS is a government partnership with Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) and was born out of the 2021 Supreme Court ruling determining the province had violated BRFN’s Treaty 8 rights by failing to account for the impact of cumulative development on cultural practices. BRRS was founded two years later with a focus on providing funding for ecological restoration…
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