Browns Creek Watersheds

Synopsis

The Brown’s Creek Watershed is of cultural significance to Okanagan natives, and is a water supplies area. Tolko has a logging permit. The Okanagan Nation Alliance is embroiled in legal suits and counter suit against Tolko - including a short-lived blockade - and the Ministry of Forests. A court date is set for April 9, 2012.

Category Forests

Type Logging

Prov BC

Region Okanagan

Posted 24Nov09

Updated 28Jan12

Status Active

Contacts

LOCAL
COMMUNITY

See Aboriginal section

ABORIGINAL
GROUPS

Okanagan Nations Alliance (ONA), www.syilx.org, Stewart Phillip, Grand Chief 250-490-5314

Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB), Fabian Alexis, Chief, 250-306-2838

PROPONENT

Tolko Industries Ltd., www.tolko.com, tolko(at)tolko.com, 250-545-4411
- Sheri Greeno, Communications Advisor, sheri.greeno(at)tolko.com, 250.549.5341, 250.306.2090

More information

Location

The Alliance says “Tolko’s logging plans would destroy title evidence, dating back as far as 7,500 years and extending into modern times, the Okanagan Nation have relied upon these watersheds to sustain our people, culture and economy.”