Province now has more than 10,000 inactive wells; number of orphaned wells has grown sevenfold in 3 years

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George asks for a permanent injunction preventing Enbridge from operating the pipeline in the First Nation’s territory and reserves and to immediately dismantle and remove the pipeline.

Enbridge responds to Lheidli T’enneh lawsuit saying not in public interest to stop operating pipeline

Slett said her community has already seen what can happen after even a relatively small spill. Her community hasn’t been able to have a clam fishery for two years, after an American-owned tug and barge ran aground in October 2016, spilling about 110,000 litres of diesel.

“It was a matter of minutes before our beaches were contaminated and the damage was done,” she said.

She said if a diesel spill from a sunken barge can cause that much damage and take years to clean up, a major oil spill would be catastrophic. #bcpoli