Coastal GasLink opponents build new camp near pipeline route | CBC News
It’s the third such site built by a group of people who call themselves “land defenders.”
Feds to avoid selling Trans Mountain pipeline so long as risks remain
The Supreme Court of Canada eliminated one of those
risks Thursday when it denied British Columbia the right to regulate
the contents of the pipeline. At least two other significant legal
challenges continue to hang over the project, making its future far from
certain.
One Year after RCMP Raid, Tensions Rise as Wet’suwet’en Evict Pipeline Company | The Tyee
One year after a police raid in northern British Columbia attracted international attention, tensions between Wet’suwet’en land defenders and Coastal GasLink are rising once again.The company’s recent victory in winning a court decision granting it a permanent injunction against Indigenous protest camps was short-lived.On Saturday, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs evicted the company from their territory.
Update: Work Underway Across Alberta
Trans Mountain has begun construction in several areas in Alberta. Pipe transport, stringing and assembling has begun in Greater Edmonton (Spread 1) with the first pipe expected to be in the ground before Christmas.
A Federal Court of Appeal ruling in August 2018 quashed the initial approval of the pipeline expansion and forced the federal government to revisit the last stage of consultation with First Nations.