BC’s highest Court has cancelled a decision clearing the way for a class action lawsuit against Ottawa and Victoria from First Nations on the north-eastern tip of Vancouver Island.
The December 2010 ruling stemmed from an outbreak of sea lice linked to fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago, an area traditionally fished by members of the Kwicksutaineuk-ahkwamish.
The band was seeking financial compensation for depleted wild salmon stocks, but the class action certification has now been dismissed.
The BC Court of Appeal has ruled the term “aboriginal collective” is not specific enough and does not properly define who’s eligible for compensation.
No word yet on if the band plans to take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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