Pipelines

Gitanyow and Gitxsan resistance to the PRGT pipeline continues as decision on fate of megaproject expected in March 2025

Photo: Gitanyow Simgiget (Hereditary Chiefs) burn a “benefits agreement” on the PRGT pipeline as they close their territories to all traffic related to the megaproject, August 22, 2024. The National Observer reports that the fate of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline is now in limbo after its decade-old Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Mountain Valley Pipeline, financed by Canadian banks and co-owned by a Canadian company, sues water protectors

Photo: Ojibwe water protector Tara Houska, locked to machinery at a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite, October 16, 2023. In response to a tweet that says: “For Indigenous People’s Day [a holiday in the United States observed this year on October 14] how about we drop all charges on Indigenous Land Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

UN Special Rapporteur calls for a stop to the criminalization of water defenders opposed to megaprojects in Canada

Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to water and sanitation, presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva this morning. He speaks about his visit to Canada here (starting at 2:09:54). While in Canada this past April 8 to 19, Arrojo-Agudo journeyed to Wet’suwet’en territory. Among Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Documentary about Indigenous land defenders resisting Canadian pipeline to be shown in the US and UK

Still from documentary: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) on Wet’suwet’en territory, November 2021. Variety reports: “Netflix has acquired feature documentary Yintah for U.S., U.K. and Canadian distribution. Yintah will open in select theaters in the U.S. and U.K. and will stream on Netflix starting Oct. Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Mexico accompanied Peoples’ Front endorses Continental Meeting to build resistance to gas pipelines, October 10-12

Photo: PBI-Mexico accompanied the National Meeting of Struggles against Gas Pipelines and Death Projects, January 2022. As noted in this statement signed by multiple organizations, the People’s Front in Defence of Land and Water of Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala (FPDTA-PMT) has endorsed the call for a Continental Meeting building an Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Gitxsan and Gitanyow land defenders anticipate RCMP CRU-BC violence as they peacefully resist the PRGT pipeline

Photo: Luutkuziiwus member Aspin’m nax’nox on Madii Lii territory. Photo by Amy Romer. In Another pipeline battle brews in northern B.C., journalist Brandi Morin writes about the police violence that the Gitanyow and Gitxsan anticipate as they peacefully resist the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline. Morin writes: “We saw Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Criminalized Wet’suwet’en land defender Sleydo’ testifies about RCMP C-IRG violence at abuse of process hearing

Still from RCMP video of arrest of Sleydo’ on Wet’suwet’en territory, November 19, 2021. An abuse of process application alleging excessive force by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) continues in a Smithers, British Columbia court room this week. Sleydo’, also known as Molly Wickham, a Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Front Line Defenders and Amnesty International to observe abuse of process hearing against the RCMP C-IRG

Click here: The Yintah Access link to donate to help support the legal costs of the land defenders challenging RCMP C-IRG violence. On August 29, a media statement from Amnesty International notes: “A delegation with representatives from Amnesty International Canada, Amnesty International Germany and Front Line Defenders will attend next Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Land defenders continue their abuse of process claim against the RCMP C-IRG, September 3-11

Photo: Corey Jocko, Shaylynn Sampson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham. Photo for The Tyee by Amanda Follett Hosgood; January 2024. As noted by Sleydo’ in this video from this past June, the abuse of process court hearing will resume this coming September 3-11 (next week!). The first part of the abuse Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Nisga’a land defenders establish highway blockade in opposition to construction of PRGT pipeline

We are following social media posts on X/Twitter and Instagram about the blockade established by Nisga’a land defenders in opposition to the construction of the PRGT gas pipeline on their territory. A media release issued this morning also highlights: “Now is a crucial time to stop this pipeline. They’ve brought Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago