All Videos Tagged Alberta (The Four Worlds International Institute) - The Four Worlds International Institute 2024-04-27T19:35:39Z https://www.fwii.net/video/video/listTagged?tag=Alberta&rss=yes&xn_auth=no Tsleil-Waututh First Nation Concerned About Oil Tankers in Vancouver tag:www.fwii.net,2011-07-16:2429082:Video:66500 2011-07-16T16:52:00.714Z Phil Lane Jr. https://www.fwii.net/profile/phillanejr <a href="https://www.fwii.net/video/tsleil-waututh-first-nation-co"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1509327063?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Rueben George, Sundance Chief and Member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, expresses his concerns to the Vancouver City Council about the crude oil tankers now passing through Burrard Inlet at the rate of 2 per week, with plans by pipeline company Kinder-Morgan to expand that traffic to 288/year, including dredging Burrard Inlet. George points out that those waters are traditional… <a href="https://www.fwii.net/video/tsleil-waututh-first-nation-co"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1509327063?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Rueben George, Sundance Chief and Member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, expresses his concerns to the Vancouver City Council about the crude oil tankers now passing through Burrard Inlet at the rate of 2 per week, with plans by pipeline company Kinder-Morgan to expand that traffic to 288/year, including dredging Burrard Inlet. George points out that those waters are traditional Tsleil-Waututh territory. In response Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson acknowledges that the Council shares George's concerns about the effect an oil spill would have on the region, and about questionable decisions being made at the Federal level.