B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to coast 'will never happen'

OTTAWA - The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says an oil pipeline linking Alberta to the province's north coast "will never happen."

In a news release issued Wednesday morning, Marilyn Slett says her group — which represents nearly a dozen First Nation groups along the B.C. coast — has faced a "wall of silence" from the federal government on a possible pipeline deal with Alberta.