The chief of the Heiltsuk First Nation wants the government to make a commitment to help deal with effects of a diesel spill off Canada’s west coast, reports Canadian Press.
The community is worried that 101-thousand litres of diesel and five-thousand litres of lubricants have leaked from a tugboat that sank on October 13th. Two federal government cabinet ministers flew over the scene near Bella Bella on the central coast of the province of British Columbia.
Chief Marilyn Slett said she was encouraged by the visit of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was herself a regional chief in the province.
Slett said the ministers seemed receptive to concerns about emergency response and shipping management plans, reports the wire service.
For reasons beyond our control, and for an undetermined period of time, our comment section is now closed. However, our social networks remain open to your contributions.