We are still shaking with excitement, emotion, and even some disbelief at the news. In case you haven’t heard yet, early this morning the Federal Court of Appeals “quashed” the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. Yes, you heard that right. The court...
The moment we’ve all been waiting for in this long fight against Kinder Morgan is coming this week. This Thursday morning at 7:30 AM Pacific time, the Federal courts will announce the results of the many lawsuits challenging the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline...
The legal teams for the Tsleil-Waututh, Coldwater, Squamish and Secwepemc First Nations are spending a busy summer preparing for the court decision in the Kinder Morgan legal challenge. We don’t know when the decision will come or what it will say but after spending...
After two months of combing through reports from Kinder Morgan and the Canadian government and reaching out to communities, The Discourse, APTN and HuffPost Canada are sharing an updated Tracking Trans Mountain database. The database documents where 140 First Nation...
Two years ago, the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline was defeated. Against all odds, seven courageous First Nations took the risk of launching legal actions to take on a huge company and a federal government bent on building a pipeline to the coast. And: they won....
If you’re a Canadian taxpayer, congratulations: you just bought a pipeline. In an announcement today, Finance Minister Bill Moreau delivered the shocking news that the federal government will spend at least $4.5 billion to bailout oil giant Kinder Morgan....
The Sustainability Collective, Common Energy, and UBCC350 held a book party celebrating the power of story and justice. Lindsay Borrows, author of the newly released Otter’s Journey through Indigenous Language and Law, and Grace Nosek, author of the Ava of the Gaia...
New whistleblower evidence suggests that the Canadian government — while carrying out ‘consultation’ about Kinder Morgan with First Nations — may have already made up its mind to approve the project. This is huge. If true, this could be the beginning of the end for...
Unbelievable: Kinder Morgan Canada Limited today announced that it is suspending all non-essential activities and related spending on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. KML also announced that under current circumstances — specifically including the continued...
Luke Wallace brings heart and guts to his performances, weaving audiences into his protest songs and creating a powerful sense of community with every show. He’s been around B.C. and Washington State, visiting ground zeroes where ill-conceived mega projects meet...
Water Protectors march on Burnaby Mountain: Photo by Vik Davidson What a glorious weekend! As spring sprung on the B.C. coast, thousands upon thousands of coast protectors streamed into Coast Salish Territories/Vancouver on March 10th in support of...
On Saturday, March 10th, more than 5,000 people will stand with Indigenous Peoples to Protect the Inlet — including the most prominent leaders of the Indigenous-led resistance to Kinder Morgan. Hundreds of people are filling up busses from Vancouver Island and...
