Elected Wet’suwet’en council members defend Coastal GasLink agreement
Jan 20, 2019 | 11:03 AM
SMITHERS, B.C. — Two elected council members within the Wet’suwet’en First Nation say they signed deals allowing a natural gas pipeline through their traditional territory in order to build a better future for their members.
Joseph Skin, a councillor in the Skin Tyee band, says many members live in poverty and it’s not uncommon for four or five families to share one home.
He says it was a difficult decision to approve the pipeline — but a necessary one — and he encourages anyone critical of the choice to try living on a reserve.
Elected Chief Ray Morris of the Nee Tahi Buhn band says the benefits sharing agreement provided by Coastal GasLink means funding for things like elder care and education.
