Included in the protests and blockades of the Coastal GasLink pipeline is the proposition that drilling a tunnel for the pipe beneath the Morice River and its side-channels will endanger salmon runs. The Morice River (Wedzin Kwa to the Wet’suwet’en people) is indeed a salmon river. It supports chinook, pink, coho and sockeye salmon, and …
To all, we wish a Happy New Year! And as we head into the new year, a look at the future of LNG in the world. Critics of LNG projects in BC constantly proclaim that LNG will be displaced by hydrogen and renewable energies, so we should simply scrap our projects. But that’s wishful thinking. …
Members of the Wet’suwet’en Gidimt’en Clan first spoke up, from coast to coast, in a guest column in National Post, released by the Wet’suwet’en First Nation council at their request: Opinion: We are Wet’suwet’en and the Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters do not represent us: http://ow.ly/BrtP50H5jOg It said in part: “We are deeply hurt and angered by …
As published in National Post on 07 December 2021: Opinion: We are Wet’suwet’en and the Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters do not represent us The following was authored by members of the Gidimt’en Clan and released by Wet’suwet’en First Nation council at their request. We are members of the Gidimt’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, together …
Who should resolve CGL issue? Headlines ran coast to coast on blockades that stranded 500 Coastal GasLink (CGL) workers at a workcamp, the clearance of the blockaded forest service road by RCMP, and the arrests of 14 protesters. The federal government said talks with various parties are at a “critical junction.” And the spokesperson for …
