First Nations demand halt to Energy East review over funding cut – CBC
Sep 21, 2015
Woodstock, Madawaska and Tobique First Nations seek more funding for National Energy Board review of pipeline
Three New Brunswick First Nations are calling for a halt to preparations for review hearings on the Energy East pipeline project.
The Woodstock, Madawaska and Tobique First Nations are upset participant funding for interveners has been cut.
The National Energy Board has chopped the maximum funding limit for groups wanting to intervene at the review hearings to $40,000 from $80,000.
The announcement has Aboriginal groups and environmental organizations across Canada scrambling.
Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/neb-energy-east-intervener-funding-1.3236504
