From: Russ Diabo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: August-15-13 6:22 AM To: Russ Diabo Subject: Tk'emlups and Kinder Morgan hash out dispute
http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20130814/KAMLOOPS0101/130819979/-1/KAMLOOPS/tk-8217-emlups-and-kinder-morgan-hash-out-dispute Tk'emlups and Kinder Morgan hash out dispute 'They were talking (with us) but they weren't really taking the issue seriously' Tk'emlups and Kinder Morgan hash out dispute 'They were talking (with us) but they weren't really taking the issue seriously' [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GK&Date=20130814&Category=KAMLOOPS0101&ArtNo=130819979&Ref=AR&maxw=900&maxh=650> Shane Gottfriedson August 14, 2013 An angry news release sent out in June seems to have boosted the Tk'emlups Indian Band's profile with Kinder Morgan. Chief Shane Gottfriedson denounced the company last June with accusations that it used deceit to gain an easement permit through traditional territories for its pipeline twinning project. Now the two sides are now working through their issues, he said. "They were talking (with us) but they weren't really taking the issue seriously," said Gottfriedson. "Now they are taking the issue very seriously." After meeting with other affected First Nations leaders last June, Gottfriedson said Kinder Morgan's plans amounted to trespassing. "Without Kinder Morgan applying for a permit on our reserve, we will be forced to go to court," he said at the time. The problem, said First Nations leaders, was that easement permits previously allowing access to the affected properties were never transferred to Kinder Morgan. "And the original corporation that was granted the permits by the government no longer exists," stated a TIB press release. Band leaders say they were told the permits were held in trust by Terasen Gas, now FortisBC. They could find no document trail or approval by Indian Affairs or the B.C. Utilities Commission. "The Kinder Morgan people made this trust up so that they don't have to apply for a proper permit for their pipelines on our Kamloops IR#4," said Gottfriedson. "In the scheme of things, it would cost them little to rectify this. A new permit would contain environmental safety standards. The old ones don't." Nearly two months later, Gottfriedson sounded much less frustrated but he was unwilling to say what his band wants. "I'm not going to disclose publicly what we want," he said. "We're in detailed negotiations discussing a number of outstanding issues in relation to the pipeline that's impacting Tk'emlups traditional territory." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Native News North List info{all lists}: http://nativenewsonline.org/natnews.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NatNews-north/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NatNews-north/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
