BY ANNETTE SCHINBORN
New Friends, New Pipe and New Challenges Despite doom and gloom around energy transport in Canada, there is good news on the horizon for pipeline landowners.
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hat does a landowner property rights organization have in common with a coalition of Indigenous chiefs? Being pro development, pro prosperity and committed to getting pipelines built
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safely and sustainably, for starters. This past November, I attended the National Coalition of Chiefs (NCC) conference in Calgary. A pro energy Indigenous group, NCC is committed to getting pipelines built. While safety and environment are priorities, ending on-reserve poverty is its primary goal.
Respecting landowners, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous An alliance between the NCC and CAEPLA (Canadian Association of Energy and Pipeline Landowner Associations) was first revealed in the Summer 2019 issue of the Pipeline Observer. This alliance was publicly