Hereditary chiefs and their supporters are standing their ground in a remote area of B.C., despite a court injunction saying they must move and grant access to a company trying to build a pipeline in the area. "We want them right off Wet'suwet'en territory," Chief Madeek said Sunday of the proposed Coastal GasLink project, which would carry natural gas from the Dawson Creek area to a plant near Kitimat. They gathered at a checkpoint erected in traditional territory, determined to stop the pipeline company from doing construction without their consent. Hereditary leaders' opposition to the proposed pipeline ramped up in December, after the company secured an interim injunction in B.C. Supporters at the camps remain opposed to the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in the territory, despite the fact elected band councils along the route have made agreements with the company.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2019 14:37 UTC