A United Nations panel says the construction of British Columbia's $8.8-billion Site C dam should be halted until there is a full review of how it would affect Indigenous land. Site C has become controversial after the previous provincial Liberal government's clean-energy laws allowed some projects to bypass a review by the regulatory agency. The location of the Site C damn in northeastern B.C., currently under construction. (The Point of No Return/Amnesty International)UN calls for 'concrete action plan'The UN panel says a full review should be conducted in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples to "identify alternatives to irreversible destruction of Indigenous lands." The committee also says it is "deeply concerned" about the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and focuses on Site C, saying "environmentally destructive decisions for resource development" are taking place.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2017 01:05 UTC