Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association News Releases

Constitutional Challenge Filed Against BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA)

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:53:00 -0500

Pender Harbour, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 9, 2026) - The Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association (PHARA) has today filed a Notice of Civil Claim in BC Supreme Court, seeking to have the DRIPA struck down and declared of no force and effect.The constitutional challenge argues, among other things, that the DRIPA:is beyond the province's constitutional authority, breaches the democratic rights of citizens by leaving them governed by an entity they had no say in electing,...

Grassroots Group Challenges BC's Reconciliation Law

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:44:00 -0400

Pender Harbour, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 11, 2024) - A petition has been filed in BC Supreme Court, challenging the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). That is the law the BC government uses to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in BC.The petition was filed by the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association (PHARA), asking the court to rule that the DRIPA violates a number of constitutional...

Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association to Challenge Constitutional Validity of B.C.'s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA)

Mon, 13 May 2024 16:29:00 -0400

Pender Harbour, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 13, 2024) - After extensive deliberations and exclusion from government negotiations with the shíshálh Nation, the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association (PHARA) board has instructed its legal counsel, McMillan LLP, to file proceedings in B.C. Supreme Court.PHARA will ask the court to rule that the DRIPA is beyond the province's constitutional power and that Order in Council 2022-0444 is invalid. That Order in Council directed two...

The Sunshine Coast's Disastrous Dock Management Plan

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:05:00 -0400

After 20 years, the Province still refuses to seriously consult with property owners Pender Harbour, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 14, 2024) - After a 10-year moratorium and 10 subsequent years tinkering with a Dock Management Plan (DMP) that remains untenable, the Province and the shíshálh Nation have failed miserably, according to the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Assn (PHARA).Following the latest round of DMP amendments announced in November-which expanded the plan to include...