By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer When 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 after a July 2 announcement moved that threat south, they met anyway — to plan for the pressures already building on the ocean. “We’re not operating from a state of crisis,” said Slett, who is also president of Coastal First Nations. “But we’re not completely future-proof.” The federal announcement sent Alberta’s proposed West Coast pipeline to the Major Projects Office, with a route expected to largely follow the existing Trans Mountain corridor. It also left the federal North Coast tanker ban in place, easing months of concern among…
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