The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday, July 25, edition that British Columbia first nations
and environmental groups are
launching a fundraising campaign
for the coming legal battle
against Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway
pipeline.
A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that Sierra Club BC, in partnership
with Victoria-based legal defence
fund Raven Trust, and several
northern aboriginal communities
have created the website Pull-Together.ca.
North West Watch, which is
based in Terrace, B.C., says it has
raised $2,000 already.
Gixaala First Nation acting chief
Clarence Innis says his band has
already spent more than $3-million
gathering evidence and participating
in the federal
environmental review of the
pipeline, far exceeding the allocation
provided by Calgary-based
Enbridge and the federal government.
Sierra Club BC spokesman
Caitlyn Vernon says the initial
goal of the campaign is to raise
$125,000.
That money will help pay for
several judicial reviews already
filed against the project.
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