When the Heiltsuk Nation invited coastal leaders to gather in Bella Bella, BC, Alberta’s proposed new oil pipeline to the North Coast still loomed. But after that threat was moved south, they met anyway — to plan for the pressures already building on the ocean.

Coastal Nations want 'master planning,' not piecemeal projectsWhen Heiltsuk Nation Chief Marilyn Slett invited coastal leaders to gather in Bella Bella, BC, she was expecting a potential fight against Alberta’s proposed new oil pipeline to the North Coast. But a...www.nationalobserver.com