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Splatsin chief rejects claims Sicamous council helped end Highway 1 blockade

Splatsin chief Michael Christian issued a May 16 media release rejecting Mayor Colleen Anderson's claim that Sicamous council helped end the two-day blockade of the Bruhn Bridge.
Mayor Anderson credited the council with resolving the protest during Wednesday's Committee of the Whole, but Splatsin states the decision was made solely by Splatsin after negotiations.
Splatsin emphasized that council played no role in ending the protest, which followed talks with the Aecon Emil Anderson Construction Partnership on infrastructure development.
Chief Christian said the mayor's statement 'undermines the integrity' of the Indigenous-led negotiation process and that such claims spread misinformation about a serious community matter.
Splatsin warned that elected officials politicizing Indigenous efforts are counterproductive and urged respect for consultation, partnership, and mutual respect principles in such negotiations.

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