CBC news reports from the Premier's conference that

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters Thursday that she is not considering Kitimat, B.C., as a port for the proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as detailed in an agreement with Ottawa. Smith said she's weighing other options for the route, saying 'we're willing to go in every direction.'

Smith told the news conference that she is ruling out Kitimat, B.C., as a final landing spot for her proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast.

The northern B.C. community was one of the destinations that was being considered as an end point for the pipeline project.

The local Haisla First Nation has backed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline in the area in the past but has been opposed to a bitumen project. Smith met with Haisla Chief Maureen Nyce in November.

"I heard the concerns about the original routing … and Kitimat it's not on the table as one of the ports we're looking at. There's too many channels that have to be navigated. It's too complex," Smith said Thursday.