When the federal government's public hearing tour stops in Prince George to gather opinions about the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline , a rally will be held outside.
The hearings are scheduled to take place at the Civic Centre on Monday and Tuesday. A demonstration by those opposed to the project will gather at 5 p.m. Monday on the steps of the courthouse and then march to the Civic Centre.
"Concerned citizens are raising their voices over the threat to the environment, to First Nations rights and title, and to the existing fishery and tourism economies operating along the proposed pipeline and tanker routes, and much more," said Terry Teegee, a longtime opponent of the pipeline and tribal vice-chief of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. "As indigenous people and caretakers of this land I believe we have a duty and a responsibility to protect our land, water and air for the future generations. We have to demonstrate our opposition to this project and use every legal means necessary to stop it."
"As British Columbians and as Canadians we are left with no other alternatives but to demonstrate against this pipeline," said Josh DeLeenheer of the Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance, who is working with the tribal council to organize the protest. "We need to take back democracy and show Prime Minister Harper we will not risk our water ways and coastal landscapes to imminent spills caused by big oil companies."
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