The B.C. government acted improperly and "breached the honour of the crown" when it signed away a provincial review and gave the federal Joint Review Panel for responsibility for assessing the environmental impact of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, Madam Justice Marvyn Koenigsberg of the Supreme Court of B.C. ruled Wednesday. In a largely technical […]
Tag: Coastal First Nations
Coastal First Nations have launched a commercial aimed at the British Columbia electorate, using the call from the Exxon Valedez to US Coast Guard Valdez traffic control saying that the tanker had run aground. The commercial makes the connection between the Exxon Valdez disaster and the possibility of a tanker disaster on the British […]
Coastal First Nations have pulled out of the Joint Review hearings in Prince Rupert. In a news release, Art Sterritt, executive director said: This is a David and Goliath scenario, said Art Sterritt. “It seems the only party that can afford this long and extended hearing process is Enbridge and, perhaps, the Federal Government. The […]
The Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel has denied four out of the five requests from Coastal First Nations to question the province of British Columbia about its position on the controversial pipeline and tanker project. A decision on the fifth request is reserved pending a response from the province and other parties. So far, the […]
The Northern Gateway Joint Review secretariat has issued a draft final report on the May 30 procedural conference concerning the final two phases of the hearings, questioning and final arguments. There was strong support from some participants, including Northern Gateway, for holding portions of the questioning round and final arguments in Kitimat. The JRP released […]
Enbridge Northern Gateway says that 60 per cent of the aboriginal communities on the route of the $5.5 billion Northern Gateway oil pipeline have agreed to accept an equity stake in the project. In releases to the media today, June 5, 2012, Enbridge says that half of the communities that signed up for a piece of […]
Energy Environment British Columbia's coastal First Nations are calling for a complete overhaul of the Northern Gateway Joint Review process and have a filed motion that calls for the hearings, scheduled to begin January 10, be adjourned until the proceedings are reformed. Motions were filed between October 28 and November 14, with the JRP by […]
Energy Environment Updated at 1630 Nov. 23, with First Nations are calling for a complete overhaul of the Northern Gateway Joint Review process The Coastal First Nations have reaffirmed their "categorical" opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, contradicting media reports that a deal with Enbridge was in the offing. In a news release issued […]