VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Dec. 4, 2013) -
Attention News Editors:
Media are invited to a press conference during which a new signatory to the Save the Fraser Declaration will be announced, as well as a new accord opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and oil tanker expansion in British Columbia's coastal waters.
The Save the Fraser Declaration is an indigenous law banning tar sands pipelines and tankers from crossing BC, signed by representatives of over 130 First Nations.
| Who: | |
| First Nations leaders and members of the Yinka Dene Alliance | |
| Gavin McGarrigle, BC Area Director, Unifor | |
| Jim DeHart, President, BC Wilderness Tourism Association | |
| Rob MacDougall, Mayor, Fort St. James (by video) | |
| Peter Robinson, CEO, David Suzuki Foundation | |
| …and more. | |
| When: | Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 9:45 a.m. - press conference starts at 10:00 a.m. sharp. |
| Where: | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Regency E/F, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories. |
Contact Information:
Geraldine Thomas-Flurer
Yinka Dene Alliance Coordinator
250-570-1482
Yinka Dene Alliance Coordinator
250-570-1482