I'm pretty certain that CGL would have already offered a payoff to the Wet'suet'en Chiefs to approve their plan, as they did to all other Aboriginal groups.
member Granny, what ulterior motive do you have in phrasing the negotiated benefits as a... "payoff"?
I previously provided a proper, more representative accounting of the negotiated benefits... as negotiated between the Wet'suwet'en, CGL and the province of B.C..; as below:
=> per negotiated agreements, along with revenue from Impact Benefits Agreements and Provincial Pipeline Agreements, Indigenous businesses will benefit from $620 million in contract work for the project’s right-of-way clearing, medical, security and camp management needs. There is another $400 million in additional contract and employment opportunities for Indigenous and local B.C. communities during pipeline construction.
distinct from the agreements between CGL and the 20 impacted First Nations, the province of B.C. has also signed its own benefits agreements with the 20 impacted First Nations related to the pipeline project. As of Aug, 2019, a provincial spokesperson stated 15 of those agreements are in effect... I've not been able to find a more recent status update in that regard.
particular to the Wet'suet'sen, the following details relate to the benefits agreement signed with the province of B.C. - again, separate and distinct from any benefits realized directly in regards the negotiations with CGL; specifically, per a 2014 press kit release by the Wet'suwet'en First Nation (WFN) Chief and Council:
The WFN will receive approximately $2.8 million from the province at three different stages for the Coastal Gas Link (CGL) gas pipeline project:
- $464,000 within 90 days after signing the agreement
- $1,160,000 when pipeline construction starts (scheduled to begin in 2015)
- $1,160,000 when the pipeline is in service
The WFN will also receive a yet-to-be-determined share of $10 million in ongoing benefits for the life of the pipeline - estimated at 25 to 35 years.
The province committed $30 million towards an Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI); proposed ESI programs include: culvert removal/upgrade, beaver dam management, stream and riparian enhancement and restoration, access to traditional sites, riparian livestock/fencing management, moose winter range enhancement, and road access decommissioning and reclamation.
The province has also announced a $30 million education and training fund to develop the required employment skills needed for WFN members to work on the pipeline
geezaz waldo... that's a whole lotta consulting going down!
However, the Chiefs didn't accept, suggested alternative routes instead, and CGL walked away.
no, not "the Chiefs"; rather, SOME Chiefs didn't accept. As I'm aware, as mentioned in prior posts, the dissenting minority of Chiefs favoured a single alternative route; one that CGL addressed with a significant review/analysis... an alternative route that wasn't feasible in terms of required land to support the width of the pipeline... an alternative route that required, for example, 13 additional water crossings.
member Granny, you should expand upon this - prior thread posts didn't give this route topic its required due... make it so member Granny, make it so!
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