Enbridge responds to Lheidli T’enneh pipeline rerouting request

CKPG reached out to Enbridge Tuesday morning and received this response:

“Enbridge values our relationship with the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, and we are committed to continuing to work with leadership and the community on strengthening that relationship.

Following the Shelley incident, we undertook a comprehensive pipeline integrity program on our natural gas pipeline system in B.C. to significantly improve pipeline safety. This was the most aggressive integrity program ever undertaken in B.C. It included increased pipeline inspections, enhanced criteria to evaluate pipeline inspection data, and improvements to the scheduling of proactive maintenance work. At Enbridge, our goal is to continuously improve the safety of our pipeline systems and we are committed to ensuring that happens.

Enbridge has been working cooperatively with Indigenous communities throughout British Columbia for more than 60 years and has strong relationships with many Indigenous communities near our pipeline system. We continue to remain focused on building and maintaining respectful relationships, engaging Indigenous groups over the lifecycle of our natural gas assets.

As always, we are happy to meet with the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation or any government agency to discuss the safety of the pipeline system or any other matter, including the small segments of pipeline that traverse their reserve.”

We also reached out to the provincial government for comment, all they said was:

“We’ve received the correspondence and are in the process of reviewing it.” and “This is a federally regulated pipeline.”

Chief Dolleen Logan says that’s the provincial government passing the buck.

by Randi-Marie Adams

Enbridge responds to Lheidli T’enneh pipeline rerouting request

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