Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau has said we can protect the water, the coasts, and the
climate while still building new tar sands pipelines like Kinder
Morgan. But I came here to join with other water protectors to
say that he’s wrong
~
Autumn Peltier, 13
ENVIRONMENT
The March
March

Approx.
10,000 people walked shoulder to shoulder on Burnaby Mountain Saturday
in an effort to put a halt to the pipeline.
TEGAN—HANSEN
MARCH—11—2018
ocal Indigenous
people today erected a
traditional Coast Salish Watch
House near Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline route. Watch
Houses have been used since time immemorial to guard territory from
danger.
This was followed by a 10,000 strong
march of supporters to the site, with Indigenous leaders calling
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the pipeline “a
major step backwards” in their relations and for the climate.
“My
ancestors built Kwekwecnewtxw — ‘a place to watch from’ — when
danger threatened our people. Danger threatens our people now, as
Kinder Morgan tries to send hazardous diluted bitumen through our
territory. Today we build our own watchhouse to protect the Salish
Sea and the people who depend on it,” said Will George, a
Tsleil-Waututh member.
“We are gathering today to send a clear message to Kinder Morgan and
Justin Trudeau that indigenous peoples across North America and
British Columbians will never let this pipeline be built,” said
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. “I call on everyone in the crowd today
and watching from home to join us in escalating action to stop
Kinder Morgan in the coming days. Rachel Notley, we are not in the
least bit intimidated by your desperate threats and we will not
stop!"
Construction of the Watch house will continue through the day and
into the night, with organizers expecting to be finished by Monday.
Once completed, the Watch House will be a base for ongoing
opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

Protestors at the storage
tanks on top of Burnaby Mountain.
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said we can protect the water,
the coasts, and the climate while still building new tar sands
pipelines like Kinder Morgan. But I came here to join with other
water protectors to say that he’s wrong,” said Autumn Peltier, a
13-year old internationally recognized water ambassador from
Wikwemikong First Nation in northern Ontario.
She spoke on behalf of the 150 First Nations and US Tribes that have
signed the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion in opposition
to the Kinder Morgan pipeline, as well as Keystone XL and Enbridge’s
Line 3 pipeline.
The
Kinder Morgan pipeline project would bring 400 Aframax tankers to
the BC coast annually. A tanker spill would devastate British
Columbia’s coastal waters, including the 76 endangered Southern
Resident Killer Whales who call it home. A new heavy oil pipeline
would drive emissions higher while Canada is already failing its
climate commitments.
For more information and
the latest update, visit protecttheinlet.ca

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