The B.C. Energy Regulator (BCER) is investigating after Coastal GasLink (CGL) reported two spills of clay lubricant while it was tunnelling under the Morice River to build a natural gas pipeline through northern British Columbia.
The area around the Morice River has for years been the site of conflict between Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and supporters, and CGL, its workers and the RCMP.
The salmon-bearing Morice River, on Wet’suwet’en traditional territory, is considered a sacred headwater called the Wedzin Kwa.
On Wednesday, CGL issued a statement that one spill had been detected on land, and another in a small tributary west of the Morice.
“With winter conditions still present, there is little water flow in the tributary,” according to CGL.
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