By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Northeast B.C. First Nationsare among a group of Indigenous communities within the province to receive funding for various projects from Natural Resources Canada. Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN), Saulteau First Nations (SFN) and the Kelly Lake First Nation will be among 67 Nations receiving some $20 million in funding in total. Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of energy and natural resources announced the funding in a press release on Wednesday, March 19th. The Kelly Lake First Nationis part of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation, a community of 800 citizens whose territory straddles the B.C.-Alberta border. Funding received on Wednesday will go toward what is described as a “capacity development project.” The release outlines the project as one that will “increase…
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