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The Gitga\u2019at First Nation says in a statement that they presented Rajan Sawhney with scientific and historical evidence affirming there is no proven method for recovering bitumen spills on B.C.&#8217;s north coast, which it says has some of the highest tidal ranges on Earth. 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