Thanks to Friends of Wild Salmon for this wonderful photograph - and congratulations to all of you who worked so hard to prevent the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline from crossing three major watersheds, hundreds of salmon-bearing streams and bringing oil tankers to the northwest coast. The rest of FOWS release is below.
Yesterday,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government has officially rejected
the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
While the
news was bundled with two other pipeline approvals that pose serious risks for
our climate and the ecosystems of B.C.'s South Coast, the project we worked
together for so long to stop is now officially dead.
Today, we
celebrate the thousands of citizens from all walks of life who, in the face of
Canada’s powerful oil lobby, stood up for our salmon, our rivers and our local
economies and never backed down.
Rallies.
Petitions. Meetings. Forums. Presentations. Reports. Stopping Enbridge's
dangerous pipeline took so much effort from so many. Here
are some photos of various gatherings over the years.
First Nations
leaders throughout the region were remarkable in their solidarity and
steadfastness. Municipal Councils and Regional Districts took principled
positions in opposition to the project. And many, many ordinary citizens who
love this place found their voices and spoke up. Today, we celebrate them
all.
If you would
like to read the hundreds of incredible statements Northwest citizens made to
the Joint Review Panel, you can
find them here.
We now await
assurance that we won't have to fight projects like this ever again. A
legislated, long-term crude oil tanker ban covering both oil ports and the
passage of tankers will provide that assurance, and we look forward to the Prime
Minister finally delivering on his longstanding promise.
For the
salmon, for our rivers, and for our children's future.
- Friends
of Wild Salmon
