Forum in N.B. talks solutions after oil spill
People from across Treaty 6 territory and beyond came together today for a forum to discuss the recent oil spill.
The main reason for the forum was to share information, because most people aren’t getting the full story, according to Chief Wayne Semaganis of Little Pine First Nation.
“It’s not even half the story and we’re being actively denied, kept away from accessing that information,” he said. “We asked for two technical representatives to sit at the command centre and even those people are being denied access to the full information as to the scope of the damage.”
The forum, held outside Whiterock Gas Plus on Highway 4, was organized by Semaganis and Rod Gopher of Saulteaux First Nation and welcomed concerned community members to speak about the Husky Energy oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River.