There are as many as half a dozen Indigenous groups interested in an equity stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline and its expansion project from Alberta to the coast, and Shane Gottfriedson wants his bid to emerge as the winner.
Gottfriedson, former chief of the Kamloops-based TkB次元官网网址檈mlups te Secwepemc, is now B.C. director of Project Reconciliation, which hopes to lead the effort to acquire a majority stake in Trans Mountain. The oil and fuel pipeline that has run through his territory since 1954 is a step towards financial self-sufficiency for up to 300 Indigenous groups in Western Canada, Gottfriedson said during a visit to the B.C. legislature Wednesday.
The federal cabinet is expected to announce approval of the project on June 18, after a court-ordered review of Indigenous consultation and the impact of expanded crude oil shipping on marine life.
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Shane Gottfriedson, BC director for Project Reconciliation, describes his bid to buy stake in
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Project Reconciliation is preparing to announce a financial partner in the venture in the coming weeks, he said.
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Another equity proposal is being proposed by the Alberta-based , representing Treaty 6, 7 and 8 communities in Alberta, Treaty 8 communities in B.C.B次元官网网址檚 northeast and communities in Saskatchewan.
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