Chief Dtsahyl (Adam Gagnon) was in court for a permitting infraction at Toboggan Lake, but this small issue is part of a much larger problem.

Jay Gilden is speaking on behalf of What Matters in Our Valley, the Telkwa Cola Project's Community Advisory Committee -- a grassroots organization fighting to save the Telkwa River and the valley surrounding it as a New Zealand mining company Bathhurts has acquired the mine.