Te'mexw Treaty Association Agreement-In-Principle (Aip)
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TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereby execute this Agreement-in-Principle this _____ day of _____________, 2015, at ___________________, British Columbia. FOR BEECHER BAY FIRST NATION: ____________________________ ______________________________ Russ Chipps Witnessed by: Henry Chipps Chief Negotiator ______________________________ Witnessed by: Patty Chipps Negotiator FOR MALAHAT FIRST NATION: ____________________________ ______________________________ Michael Harry Witnessed by: Russell Harry Chief Negotiator FOR SNAW-NAW-AS FIRST NATION: ____________________________ ______________________________ David Bob Witnessed by: Wayne Edwards Chief Negotiator TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE FOR SONGHEES FIRST NATION: ____________________________ ______________________________ Ron Sam Witnessed by: Garry Albany Chief Negotiator ______________________________ Witnessed by: Harry Baptiste (Skip) Dick Negotiator FOR T’SOU-KE FIRST NATION: ____________________________ ______________________________ Gordon Planes Witnessed by: Denise Purcell Chief Negotiator ______________________________ Witnessed by: Allan Planes Co-Negotiator TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE FOR HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA: ______________________________ ______________________________ Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Witnessed by: Doug Waddell Canada as represented by: Chief Federal Negotiator The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, P.C., M.P. Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development FOR HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: ____________________________ _____________________________ Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Witnessed by: Mark Lofthouse British Columbia as represented by: Chief Provincial Negotiator The Honourable John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations And Reconciliation TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2 – GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................................. 23 CHAPTER 3 – ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLMENT .................................................................. 37 CHAPTER 4 – TREATY SETTLEMENT LANDS .................................................................... 45 CHAPTER 5 – ACCESS .............................................................................................................. 77 CHAPTER 6 – OFF-TREATY SETTLEMENT LANDS ............................................................ 81 CHAPTER 7 – CROWN CORRIDORS AND ROADS .............................................................. 83 CHAPTER 8 – ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .................................................................................................... 89 CHAPTER 9 – FOREST RESOURCES ...................................................................................... 93 CHAPTER 10 – WILDLIFE ........................................................................................................ 97 CHAPTER 11 – MIGRATORY BIRDS .................................................................................... 105 CHAPTER 12 – FISHERIES ..................................................................................................... 111 CHAPTER 13 – WATER ........................................................................................................... 113 CHAPTER 14 – GOVERNANCE .............................................................................................. 119 CHAPTER 15 – LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ........................................................ 147 CHAPTER 16 – CULTURE AND HERITAGE ........................................................................ 151 CHAPTER 17 – PROVINCIAL PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS ................................... 157 CHAPTER 18 – FEDERAL PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS.......................................... 161 CHAPTER 19 – GATHERING .................................................................................................. 169 CHAPTER 20 – CAPITAL TRANSFER AND NEGOTIATION LOAN REPAYMENT ....... 175 CHAPTER 21 – FISCAL RELATIONS .................................................................................... 181 CHAPTER 22 – TAXATION ..................................................................................................... 183 CHAPTER 23 – DISPUTE RESOLUTION ............................................................................... 189 CHAPTER 24 – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS ................................................................... 197 CHAPTER 25 – IMPLEMENTATION...................................................................................... 201 CHAPTER 26 – APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE................................. 205 CHAPTER 27 – RATIFICATION OF THE FINAL AGREEMENT ........................................ 207 APPENDICES Page 1 of 210 TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE Page 2 of 210 TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE DEFINITIONS CHAPTER 1 – DEFINITIONS 1. In this Agreement-in-Principle: “Aboriginal Human Remains” means human remains that are: (a) not the subject of investigation by police or coroner; and (b) reasonably considered to be of aboriginal ancestry. “Administrative Penalty” means a sanction or monetary penalty established under a statutory regime in which liability for breach of a regulatory requirement and the imposition of sanctions are determined through an administrative process, rather than through prosecution or through an action in the civil courts. “Agreement-in-Principle” means this agreement together with the Appendices. “Agricultural Land Reserve” means agricultural land designated as an agricultural land reserve under the Agricultural Land Commission Act and includes an agricultural land reserve under a former Act. “Appendix” means an appendix to this Agreement-in-Principle and, where applicable, includes any map or plan attached to that appendix. “Aquatic Plants” includes all benthic and detached algae, brown algae, red algae, green algae, golden algae and phytoplankton, and all freshwater flowering plants, ferns and mosses, growing in water or in soils that are saturated during most of the growing season. “Available Flow” means the volume of flow of water determined by British Columbia to be above that required: (a) to ensure conservation of Fish and Stream habitats; (b) to continue navigability; and (c) under water licences issued before May 29, 2009 and water licences issued under applications made before May 29, 2009; and taking into account any applicable requirement under Federal and Provincial Law. “Band” means a “band” as defined in section 2 of the Indian Act. Page 3 of 210 TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE DEFINITIONS “BC Hydro” means the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, a corporation continued under the Hydro and Power Authority Act, or its successor. “Beecher Bay First Nation Treaty Settlement Lands” means the land described in Appendix B-1 and any Submerged Land subject to paragraph 68 of the Treaty Settlement Lands Chapter that formed part of a Beecher Bay First Nation Indian Reserve the day before the Effective Date. “British Columbia” means, unless the context otherwise requires, Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of British Columbia. “British Columbia Building Code” means the building code established for British Columbia under the Local Government Act. “Canada” means, unless the context otherwise requires, Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada. “Capital Transfer” means an amount paid by Canada or British Columbia to a Te’mexw Member First Nation under the Capital Transfer and Negotiation Loan Repayment Chapter. “Child” means an individual under the age of majority under Provincial Law. “Child Care” means the care, supervision, social or educational training, including pre- school education, or physical or mental rehabilitative therapy of children under the age of 13 years, with or without charge, by caregivers other than the child’s parent or the person with whom the child resides and who stands in the place of the child's mother or father, but does not include an educational program provided under the School Act or the Independent School Act or a Te’mexw Member First Nation Law under paragraph 120 of the Governance Chapter. “Child in Need of Protection” means a Child in need of protection in accordance with the circumstances described in the Child, Family and Community Service Act. “Child Protection Service” means a service that provides for: (a) the protection of Children from abuse, neglect, and harm, or threat of abuse, neglect, or harm, and any need for intervention; (b) the custody, care and guardianship responsibilities of Children in Care; (c) the support of families and caregivers to provide a safe environment and Page 4 of 210 TE’MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE DEFINITIONS prevent abuse, neglect, and harm, or threat of abuse, neglect, or harm; and (d) the support of kinship ties and a Child's attachment to the extended family. “Children in Care” means a Child who is in the custody, care or guardianship of a Director or an individual designated with comparable authority under