Coastal First Nations Say Ban On Oil Tankers On BC Coast Must Remain

Coastal First Nations Say Ban On Oil Tankers On BC Coast Must Remain   The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project threatens the existence of First Nations on the North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii.   Art Sterritt, executive director of the Great Bear Initiative, told the Enbridge Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel at a hearing in Kitimat today, it's inevitable that an oil spill will occur. "The consequences of an oil spill on the coast would not only be catastrophic to the...

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