Cowichan contractor says CBAs overstep Indigenous community’s rights

In December 2022, Jon Coleman, owner of Jon-Co Contracting and senior contractor with the Khowutzun Development Corporation, organized a blockade at the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement project due to Cowichan Tribes contractors being locked out of the project because of a Community Benefit Agreement.

Senior contractor with the Khowutzun Development Corporation (KDC) Jon Coleman said Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) in British Columbia overstep the ability for Indigenous communities to consult on projects in their own territories. Coleman, a Cowichan Tribes member and owner of Jon-Co Contracting, was temporarily locked out of working on the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project … Continue reading Cowichan contractor says CBAs overstep Indigenous community’s rights

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