The camp is the site of the remaining blockade preventing Coastal GasLink workers from accessing to the Wet'suwet'en territory, which sits about 300 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C. The gates to the Unist'ot'en checkpoint were lit by headlights as hereditary chiefs left the territory. (Chantelle Bellrichard/CBC)The pipeline project is run by TransCanada Corp., now officially known as TC Energy, and is meant to transport natural gas from northeastern B.C. Members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation established the camps with fortified checkpoints, saying Coastal GasLink workers can only pass if they have consent from hereditary leaders. Chiefs in discussionsThe hereditary chiefs spent several hours on Tuesday meeting with the RCMP and among themselves to talk about next steps.

Source: CBC News January 09, 2019 21:25 UTC