ABORIGINAL TITLE VS PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IN BC

The muddy waters of aboriginal land claims and private property rights in British Columbia may have just cleared a little.On Jan. 15, the B.C. government stated its opposition to the Tk’emlups and Skeetchestn bands’ aboriginal title claim on land currently owned by private citizens and mining company KGHM- Ajax, saying it will “vigorously oppose a declaration that has the potential to create uncertainty over the land base and for private property owners across this territory,” which is near the city of Kamloops.