Deh Cho Seeks Pipeline Injunction |
26 October 04 |
The Deh Cho First Nations (DCFN) of the Northwest Territories filed two separate court actions in September 2004 contesting the legality of the joint panel review examining the environmental effects of the $5 billion Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP). The application, filed in federal court, requests a halt to the Joint Review Panel appointed to review the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Project, until the First Nations agree to the panel. The DCFN are also seeking an injunction to stop any hearings until their court application has been heard.The DCFN had asked the federal government to be allowed to participate in the appointment of two people to the seven-member panel. That same allowance was given to the Inuvialuit people, further north along the pipeline route. Forty percent of the proposed pipeline would traverse DCFN territory. In an October 7, 2004 press release, the Deh Cho called on Imperial Oil and other prospective developers involved in the project to indicate their good faith by supporting their efforts to lobby the federal government regarding review panel composition. Environmental groups such as the Sierra Club of Canada support Deh Cho First Nations' right to participate as a partner in the joint panel review. View the September 16, 2004 Deh Cho First Nations press release (PDF) View the Deh Cho First Nations federal court application (PDF) View the October 7, 2004 Deh Cho First Nations press release (PDF) Visit the Deh Cho First Nations web site View the Sierra Club of Canada Campaign Mackenzie Valley Pipeline web page Source: Deh Cho First Nations
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