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Hereditary chiefs continue to enforce eviction

Hereditary Chiefs meet to re-affirm Coastal GasLink eviction notice

Jan 7, 2020 | 3:17 PM

HOUSTON–Hereditary Chiefs for the Wet’suwet’en Nation gathered today (Tuesday, Jan.7th, 2020) to re-affirm that their mutual agreement on an eviction notice given to Coastal GasLink, remains.

An eviction notice was given Saturday night to Coastal GasLink asking them to remove themselves from the territory as they are “trespassing” on unceded territory.

Hereditary Chief Na’Moks for the Wet’suwet’en Nation says that they have been on the land, south of Houston, enforcing the eviction since Saturday and will remain on the land continuing to enforce the eviction notice.

Coastal GasLink released a statement today saying that they have “written to Hereditary Chief Na’moks to discuss issues of importance to the Hereditary Chiefs of the Office of the Wet’suwet’en.”

In a statement released yesterday, January 6th, 2020, Coastal GasLink said they would resume work on the pipeline stretching from Kitimat to Dawson Creek starting Tuesday, January 7th.

As of today GasLink says that they are “re-starting work generally across the right-of-way,” and “will delay re-mobilization near Workforce Accommodation site 9A (site south of Houston) while engagement and a negotiated resolution remain possible.”

“Currently Coastal GasLink has put it out that there was a willingness for us to meet with them and we will not…they can meet with our staff who are well directed and well trained on what to do. But if we are going to talk to anyone it has to be the decision-makers at the highest level from the province and the federal government itself,” said Chief Na’Moks in an over the phone interview.

The LNG pipeline project was approved by the federal government back in the fall of 2018.