Eby's 'Look West' Turns Blind Eye to the Similkameen; BC Ignores First Nations in Rushed New Ingerbelle Mine Decision Beside and Below River

BC Timelines Hurt First Nations and Business with Risks to River, Communities, and Jobs

SMƏLQMIX TERRITORY (HEDLEY and KEREMEOS, BC), Dec. 3, 2025 /CNW/ - Premier David Eby's government is accelerating a controversial decision on the New Ingerbelle Project, a risky mine proposal on the banks of the Similkameen River south of Princeton, BC. Eby's new economic plan, Look West, released last week, states: "Partnerships with First Nations are essential to BC's economic future…These partnerships will ensure First Nations define and benefit from economic development throughout their territories." On the New Ingerbelle Project, however, BC is hurrying past opportunities for genuine partnership that would benefit the province, First Nations, and business.