By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The dismissed Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) Chief is celebrating a victory in her fight against the council which ousted her. Judy Desjarlais was removed last fall after an independent investigation by BRFN council launched in 2023 said she had failed to “act unilaterally, but did so regardless” pertaining to exemptions granted for Petronas’ industrial work on BRFN’s high-value areas. The high-value areas are zones of particular importance for BRFN’s way of life that require specific management to protect them from new development. The federal judge in Desjarlais’ review protesting her removal, Justice Catherine A. Coughlan, has said the opposing counsel hired by BRFN was in a conflict of interest. BRFN’s counsel had previously worked at another…
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