Community Working Groups

Community working group

Teck Highland Valley Copper (HVC) is currently permitted to operate until the year 2028; however, they are proposing to extend their mine life to 2040 by mining additional ore identified within the mine site and expanding existing site infrastructure. This is now referred to as the 'HVC MLE'

The Citxw Nlaka'pamux Assembly (CNA) is responsible for supporting the eight Participating Bands in review of the proposed Project and has established an HVC MLE Community Working Group to:

• Identify opportunities for integration of community priorities and nłeʔképmx knowledge into the BC Environmental Assessment (EA) process including application development
• Participate in development and implementation of the Nlaka'pamux Impact Assessment Framework by sharing knowledge, information, and perspective
• Provide a grassroots perspective on BC EA and CNA EA Strategy milestones to ensure the TSD’s work is reflective of the needs of the Participating Bands

Requirements:

• One member from each of the eight Participating Bands (may include community staff)

and available for,

• Meetings from 1pm to 4pm on the last Monday of every month
• Term of approximately 2 years or to end of Project assessment

For some more insight on the HVC MLE Technical Working Group read our blog post about it!

HVC MLE Technical Working Group Blog post

Your participation is crucial to ensure that review of the project captures community needs, concerns, and priorities.

If you would like to join the HVC MLE Technical Working Group or have questions please contact:
Natalie Ross, Sr. Technical Coordinator - HVC MLE Lead
nross@cna-trust.ca or call 250-378-1864