Full page (Enbridge) Northern Gateway ads appear regularly in the Vancouver Sun, Prince George Citizen and numerous other publications often accompanied with coloured pictures of salmon, huge cedar trees, whales and welders. Captions will often include such phrases as "a project that will build families and communities for generations" or "Partners in progress for the future." Their many T.V. ads showcase pristine wilderness, majestic mountains and beautiful lakes. Northern Gateway is sponsoring various schmoozing events, oozing their way into communities. Obviously Enbridge feels the need to spend millions of dollars on their slick advertising campaign to convince the people of northern B.C. that this project is good for us.
Why is this? Could it be because approximately 97 per cent of the joint review panel written and oral submissions were opposed to this project? Could it be because the majority of Kitiimat residents said no in a recent plebiscite? Could it be because Smithers, Prince Rupert and Terrace city councils say no? Could it be because over 56 First Nations groups of the Fraser watershed and at least another 12 First Nations groups that live on the northwest coast say no?
We still say no to Enbridge Northern Gateway. We have a democratic right to decide our future. Don't forget, there is a federal election coming up in 2015.
Steve Laing
Prince George
