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PoliticsEnergy7TuesdayJune242014WendyBisaroMLAFrameLakeNWTLegislativeAssembly867669-2274wendy_bisarogov.nt.cawww.wendybisaro.caPhotoswantedfor2015FortSmithPetDeskCalendarFillingupfastGetyourpicturesinsoonIfyouwouldliketohavephotosofyourpetstakenarrangementscanbemade.PleasecallChrisat872-5547.BecauseofthehighvolumeofrequestsSpecialconsiderationwillbemadeforpetsnotinpreviouscalendars.Pleasesubmitphotosoflivingpetsonly.Thereisnofeetohavephotosinthecalendar.IfyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformationpleasecallChrisat872-5547oremaildewolfnorthwestel.netDeadlineisAugust31ThisadsponsoredbytheNorthernJournalByMEAGANWOHLBERGWithFirstNationsthreaten-ingcourtactiontheBCgov-ernmentstillopposedandover200conditionsforEnbridgetomeetingoingforwardwithitsNorthernGatewaypipelineDeneleadersintheNorthhaveahardtimebelievingtheves-selmeanttotransportoilsandscrudetotheWestCoastwilleverbeconstructed.ItsnotAlbertasoil.WhosoilisitItsDeneoil.ItbelongstotheDeneitsinDeneterri-toryitsinTreaty8.ItsalsoCreeoilbecauseitsinTreaty6.ItsalsoBlackfootoilbe-causeitsinTreaty8.Thatswhoseoilitis...andthatswhytherewillneverbeapipelinebecausethosepeoplethatownithavenotagreedyetDeneNationalChiefBillErasmussaidlastTuesdayfollowingtheannouncementthatOttawahadgivenconditionalapprovaltothecontentiouspipeline.OurpeopleintheMacken-zieValleyin1977saidtherewillbenopipelineandtheywererighttherewillbenopipelinebecauseourpeoplemadeuptheirmindatthattimeandwevebeeneducatingour-selvessinceErasmussaid.PrimeMinisterStephenHarpergaveconditionalapprovaltothe1200-km7.9-billionpipelineprojectlastTuesdaywhichifbuiltwouldship525000barrelsofoilperdayfromAlbertasoilsandstoaportinKitimatBCforexporttoAsia.Thegreenlightcamewith209conditionswhichthecom-panyhassaidwilltakethenext12to15monthstoworkthroughasitwindsitswaytowardsfullregulatoryapprovalasoutlinedintheofcialstatementbyfed-eralNaturalResourcesMinis-terGregRickford.Todayconstitutesanotherstepintheprocess.Movingforwardtheproponentmustdemonstratetotheindepen-dentregulatortheNEBNa-tionalEnergyBoardhowitwillmeetthe209conditionsRickfordsaid.DeneleadersdoubtBCpipelinewillbebuiltNorthernGatewayapprovedbyOttawawith209conditionsItwillalsohavetoapplyforregulatorypermitsandauthorizationsfromfederalandprovincialgovernments.InadditionconsultationswithAboriginalcommunitiesarerequiredundermanyofthe209conditions...Thepropo-nentclearlyhasmoreworktodoinordertofulllthepub-liccommitmentithasmadetoengagewithAboriginalgroupsandlocalcommuni-tiesalongtheroute.ChiefAllanAdamoftheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationACFNwhosetra-ditionalterritoryisdirectlyimpactedbyoilsandsdevel-opmentinnortheasternAl-bertasaidthoseconditionsaregoingtobetoughtomeet.ThoughShellsproposedJackpineoilsandsmineex-pansionreceivedfederalap-provalinDecember2013Adamsaidnotoneofthepanels88recommendationshavebeenaddressedasofyetbythefederalandprovincialgovernmentsorbyindustry.SohowisEnbridgegoingtomeetanyofthedemandsthatareputforwardThatre-mainstobeseenAdamsaid.Oppositionisgrowingstron-gerandstrongerregardlessofwhatgovernmentwants.TheBCgovernmentwarnedlastweekitwilldenyprovin-cialpermitsifthefederalgov-ernmentandEnbridgefailtomeetaseriesofdemandsthathaveremainedunresolvedforthelasttwoyears.Thoseunmetdemandsin-cludeassurancesthatthenewfederalrulesforoilspillresponseonlandandwaterwillmeetpro-vincialstandardsforprotectionthattheprovincewillreceiveitsfairshareofeconomicben-etsfromthepipelineandthatAboriginalandtreatyrightsbeaddressedsothatFirstNationscanbenetfromtheproject.Asoflastweekagroupof31FirstNationstribalcouncilsandpoliticalalliancesjointlyre-announcedtheirunwaver-ingoppositiontothepipelinestatingitviolatestheirrightsandposesanunacceptablerisktotheenvironmentthehealththesafetyandlivelihoodsofallpeo-plesthroughoutthisprovince.ThoseFirstNationsarejoinedbycountlessenviron-mentalgroupsandmunicipalgovernmentsincludingtheCityofVancouverinopposition.ThoughnotonthepipelinerouteFirstNationsintheNorthareconcernedaboutthepipe-linebecauseofitsimplicationsfortheoilsands.Itmeansmoretarsandsmorepollutionmoregreen-housegasemissionssaidSmithsLandingFirstNa-tionelderFrancoisPaulette.ForthatreasonAdamsaidpeopleintheNorthshouldsupportBCFirstNationsintheiroppositiontotheproject.Wereallinalliancewitheachotherhesaid.Ifonegetsaffectedweallgetaffected.IfbuilttheNorthernGatewaypipelinewouldtransport525000barrelsofoilfromtheoilsandstotheWestCoastperday.DeneNationalChiefBillErasmusrespondstothepipelinesapprovalonTuesdayeveningataTreaty8anniversaryevent.PhotoMeaganWohlbergImageEnbridge