B.C. Coastal First Nations dismiss any pipeline MOU, vow it will ‘never be built’

B.C.’s Coastal First Nations say they will use “every tool in their toolbox” to keep more oil tankers out of the northern coastal waters.

This comes as Ottawa is nearing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alberta on energy that could include a potential new oil pipeline. Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to Calgary on Thursday, where he’ll address the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

Marilyn Slett, president of the Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative and elected Chief of the Heiltsuk Nation, said in a statement that they dismiss the upcoming pipeline MOU and vow the North Coast Pipeline will never be built.

“As the Rights and Title Holders of the Central and North Coast and Haida Gwaii, we are here to remind the Alberta government, the federal government, and any pote