Haisla and Kitimat meet with Alberta premier as pipeline debate resurfaces

A recent meeting between B.C.’s Haisla Nation, the District of Kitimat and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has highlighted a key divide over oil export proposals on B.C.’s North Coast, as local leaders offered differing perspectives on the future of energy development in the region.
While both communities issued a joint statement emphasizing their shared success in developing large-scale resource projects, the Haisla Nation reaffirmed its opposition to oil pipelines and export facilit