This past winter/spring – the conflict between Coastal Gaslink pipeline the BC government and the Wetsuweten Nation resulted in nation-wide solidarity actions and mass protest. The issue was not resolved and protest was quieted by the pandemic.
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Wet’suwet’en land defenders ceremony
By Rebecca Dyok, The Williams Lake Tribune, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is standing with Wet’suwet’en land defenders who said they were threatened with arrest during a recent ceremony in their traditional territory near Houston, B.C. which briefly blocked access for Coastal GasLink workers.
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Coastal GasLink Pipeline Stopped Near Protected Wetlands
By Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Coastal GasLink has been forced to stop pipeline construction near protected wetlands after an inspection by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office found the company cleared areas without completing the required surveying and planning.
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Report calls Long Term Viability of LNG Into Question
By Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A new report is raising questions about the long-term viability of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry around the world as the Trudeau government continues to signal support for one such project in British Columbia.
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Charges Will Not Be Laid Against Wet’suwet’en Protesters
North Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Charges will not be laid against the 22 pipeline protesters who were arrested on traditional Wet’suwet’en territory in northern B.C. in February, the BC Prosecution Service has confirmed.
The protesters were arrested between Feb. 6 and 10 near Smithers, sparking solidarity protests across the country.
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