[IPSM] Canadian pipe project faces no-pay, no-play policy

[Macdonald Stainsby]

Canadian pipe project faces no-pay, no-play policy

Dene communities want access fees, benefits before okaying Mackenzie line

EDMONTON -- The Mackenzie Valley pipeline project still doesn`t have all 
the support it needs from aboriginals in the Northwest Territories, 
according to Globe and Mail.

"We hear `em clawing at the door, but we`re not ready yet," said Deh Cho 
Grand Chief Herb Norwegian, leader of Dene communities that straddle the 
southern half of the proposed 1,220-kilometre pipeline route.

Some aboriginal groups have indicated they are willing to sign on to the 
$7-billion natural gas project.

A $31.5-million out-of-court settlement in July of a Deh Cho lawsuit 
against federal and Northwest Territoriesagencies did not soften Dene 
concerns about harm to northern land and water, he said.

The 13 Dene and Metis communities in the 200,000-square-kilometre Deh 
Cho region haven`t been converted by a federal promise of $500-million 
for northern native aid or Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan`s pledge 
last week of up to $2.8-billion in project assistance.

Sources and further reading: Canadian Press via Globe and Mail
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