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Indigenous groups given just two months to consult pipeline project designation
More than 130 communities were consulted over the pipeline plan, and the federal office held 140 meetings after concerns over limited project details.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the West Coast oil pipeline received a 'national interest' designation, granting Indigenous communities two months for consultation after extending the original one-month deadline.
- Initiated in July, the Major Projects Office conducted over 140 meetings with more than 130 potentially affected Indigenous communities despite significant operational hurdles including wildfires and summer harvesting.
- Many communities reported lacking essential project details like routing and environmental effects, while Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak criticized the office's 'junior staffers' and lack of access to CEO Dawn Farrell.
- Federal officials remain satisfied the process provides an appropriate framework for addressing Aboriginal rights, aiming to finalize environmental safeguards and partnerships before construction begins in September 2027.
- The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples guides the project, as Ottawa navigates Section 35 constitutional obligations to avoid potential legal delays throughout the upcoming year.
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Indigenous groups given just two months to consult pipeline project designation
Indigenous communities along the expected route for the newly announced West Coast oil pipeline were given just two months for consultations about whether the pipeline should be designated a project of national interest — and that was still more than the government first planned.
·Kelowna, Canada
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Indigenous groups given just two months to consult on pipeline project designation
OTTAWA - Indigenous communities along the expected route for the newly announced West Coast oil pipeline were given just two months for consultations about whether the pipeline should be designated
·Toronto, Canada
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