SWN Resources plans to drill exploratory wells in N.B., Provincial government should consult First Nations people first, says former leader
by CBC News, January 3, 2014
Susan Levi-Peters, former chief of Elsipogtog First Nation, says if SWN intends to move forward with drilling, she hopes the provincial government will consult with First Nations communities first. “There’s no any other way … It’ll be another battle again, going back to what’s been happening all summer and fall of 2013,” said Levi-Peters, who participated in the protests. On Nov. 27, she stood in the middle of Highway 11 in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, blocking SWN’s exploration trucks and defying a court order obtained by the company to keep protesters from interfering in its work. “I don’t think the premier or even the people of New Brunswick want to go through that all over again. I think we need to sit down and look at this properly,” said Levi-Peters. “There’s a lot of things that need to be looked into. And I think we need to fix all that stuff before we move to bring a company back in and maybe, you don’t know what can happen, there might be another big protest. The premier has to fix the old wound first.” Department of Energy and Mines officials say they cannot comment on the SWN’s intentions. No one from SWN was available to elaborate on the company’s plans. [Emphasis added]
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