Gitga'a First Nations turn away Enbridge spill-response survey crew

The Gitga'a First Nations turned away an Enbridge spill-response survey crew in May saying the crew was not welcome in the territory. Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline Project is yet to be approved, and many First Nations along the 1,800-kilometre-long pipeline route oppose its construction, which will transport heavy crude from Alberta across northern B.C. to Kitimat. First Nations are concerned about pipeline leaks and the threat to the environment, as well as the dangers of supertanker traffic that would transport the crude to buyers internationally.