Carrie Tait writing in the Globe and Mail in First nations seek fresh start with Enbridge over pipeline to coast
 

First nations groups protesting against Enbridge Inc.'s controversial pipeline to the B.C. coast will reconsider their opposition to the project if its regulatory approval process is put on hold.

The Coastal First Nations in a September meeting told Pat Daniel, Enbridge's chief executive, they want the Joint Review Panel (JRP) to delay hearings on the company's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline so negotiations between the two sides can resume and a stronger relationship can be built....

The Coastal First Nations say it is not to late for Enbridge to win them over on the Gateway plan.

"If we could have a fresh start and were able build a good relationship, the Coastal First Nations might be willing to take another look at the project," Art Sterritt, the group's executive director, said in an interview. "That wouldn't mean we would necessarily come out and agree with it, but we would certainly take a closer look at it."