The provincial government is appealing a B.C. Supreme Court decision that granted the Quw’utsun Nation fishing rights and title over part of Lulu Island in the mouth of the Fraser River.

"We disagree strongly with the decision," Attorney General Niki Sharma announced in a news release on Monday afternoon (Aug. 11). "British Columbia will be filing an appeal and seeking a stay to pause implementation until the appeal is resolved."

The case pitted the province and two Lower Mainland First Nations against the Quw’utsun Nation, which includes the Cowichan Tribes and is based on Vancouver Island. The City of Richmond, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the Musqueam Indian Band and the Tsawwassen First Nation were all parties to the lawsuit alongside the provincial government.

The decision

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