The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs are denouncing a decision by the B.C. Supreme Court on Aug. 6 to dismiss a request for an injunction and judicial review by an area First Nation.

Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) Grand Chief Stewart Phillip called the decision "a profound blow to Indigenous rights and environmental justice" after the court dismissed an application by Xatśūll First Nation, located in the Interior of B.C., between Quesnel and Williams Lake, for an injunction and judicial review of the plan to raise a tailing dam at the Mount Polley Mine.

Stewart made the statement in a news release from the UBCIC on Aug. 7, which expresses the organization's "deep disappointment" in the previous day's decision from the B.C. Supreme Court. The release said UBCIC stands in "full solidarity"

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