The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, Jan. 18, edition that with the Trans Mountain pipeline now past the major hurdles of federal and provincial approvals, three first nations in British Columbia say they are focusing on the courts as a key battleground in their fight against the $6.8-billion project. The Globe's Ian Bailey writes that members of the Coldwater Indian Band, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the Squamish Nation appeared together in Vancouver on Tuesday to reaffirm their opposition to the project, citing environmental and health risks as well as their concern they have not been properly consulted. The bands all filed lawsuits in the Federal Court of Appeal late last year. They used the event to stress unity among first nations opposed to expansion, which would triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline that runs from Edmonton to a marine terminal in Burnaby, near Vancouver. Declaring common concerns, Chief Ian Campbell of the Squamish Nation said, "It's really to showcase the collaboration amongst the various first nations, who are filing judicial reviews to challenge the federal Crown in their decision to approve this project."