By Cheryl Jahn

Plans revealed for Ancient Forest

Sep 4, 2020 | 3:02 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation has revealed its plans for the Ancient Forest.

The preservation work will include an interpretive centre, a cultural site as well as improvements to the trails. It has been an important journey for the Lheidli T’enneh.

“It’s been on many people’s plates for a very long time. It’s been a piece that we’re always known as something we need to strive for and I know there are many people in the community that have been [advocating] for decades.”

After a year and a half of waiting, the Lheidli T’enneh have received $8.7 million in federal and provincial funding to protect the only inland rain forest in the world.

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“Our support for these enhancements to the Ancient Forest reflects our government’s commitment to advancing reconciliation and renewing the relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership,” says Catherine McKenna, the federal Minister of the Environment. “Once complete, the project will help restore and preserve Lheidli T’enneh cultural practices and traditions while providing everyone in the region with a more enriching experience of Canada’s only inland rainforest. Canada’s Infrastructure plan invests in thousands of projects, creates jobs across Canada, and builds stronger communities.”