A B.C. First Nation has served a 72-hour eviction notice to a fish farm on the northern coast of the province.
Hereditary chiefs from Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw First Nation boarded a Cermaq/Mitsubishi salmon farm off the Burdwood Islands earlier this week. Their message was clear: it's time to leave.
"This is a 72-hour eviction notice to all salmon farmers in the unceded territory of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw," said the Kingcome band's hereditary chief Willie Moon to a pair of farm workers in a video that has since amassed over 80,000 views on Facebook.
The leaders of Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw cite the fish farm's occupation of their ancestral lands as the reason for the eviction, as well as concerns that the farm has damaged wild salmon habitat.
In an interview with CBC News, Moon said their position is firm.
"This is unconditional," said Moon. "We want them out of our territories."
