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Native leaders divided on oil-sands pipelines
Posted by Globe and Mail: Brent Jang on October 1st, 2015
Globe and Mail: Two groups of First Nations have issued duelling statements on where aboriginal people stand on oil-sands pipelines, highlighting opposing native viewpoints toward the energy industry. Aboriginal leaders from Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba said on Wednesday that they are keen to form a national alliance to oppose pipelines from northern Alberta’s oil sands. The visiting delegation met in Vancouver with the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs to press the case for fighting proposals, such as TransCanada Corp.’s...
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New Alliance of First Nations in B.C. Call for Scrutiny of Energy Projects
Posted by Globe and Mail: Brent Jang on September 9th, 2015
Globe and Mail: Ten First Nations leaders in northern British Columbia have formed a new alliance to draw attention to their environmental concerns that range from hydraulic fracturing to exporting liquefied natural gas.
One project that is raising ecological alarm bells is Pacific NorthWest LNG, said Donnie Wesley, a hereditary chief of the Gitwilgyoots, one of nine allied tribes of the Lax Kw'alaams.
Pacific NorthWest LNG, led by Malaysia's state-owned Petronas, wants to take natural gas from northeastern...