Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Gidimt’en Checkpoint, the group opposing the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline (CGL) on Wet’suwet’en territory in northwest B.C., have submitted a report of their ongoing issues to an expert panel of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Continue reading Northwest B.C. pipeline opposition group submits report on militarization of Indigenous land to UN panelTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Protesters arrested onsite from Coastal GasLink’s (CGL) pipeline construction area in northwestern B.C., are now before B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George. CGL is seeking to get those arrested to agree not to return to the site of construction activities.
Continue reading Arrested journalists released with conditions as northwest B.C. pipeline dispute plays out in courtBy Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
RCMP arrested two journalists, including photojournalist Amber Bracken, on assignment for The Narwhal, during police enforcement of a Coastal GasLink injunction in northwest B.C. Friday.
Continue reading RCMP arrest journalists, matriarchs and land defenders following Gidimt’en eviction of Coastal GasLinkBy Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Wet’suwet’en land defenders and supporters say inaction from B.C. and Canada left them no choice but to enforce an eviction order against Coastal GasLink workers and deactivate road access to the project, a pair of measures that have prompted the provincial and federal governments to call for a peaceful resolution to the blockades.
Continue reading Wet’suwet’en land defenders say BC, federal inaction prompted enforcement of Coastal GasLink evictionTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Claire Rattée, the Conservative candidate for Skeena–Bulkley Valley said she will not be signing an online pledge put forth by a Wet’suwet’en Gidimt’en clan asking candidates to commit to not provide federal funding for LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink projects in Northern B.C.
Continue reading Election 2021: Conservative candidate refuses to sign Wet’suwet’en group’s pledge as it may contravene Elections Act
