Alaska Highway Aboriginal Pipeline Coalition

							Alaska Highway Aboriginal
    Pipeline Coalition
Yukon First Nation Labour Market Partnership
                 Conference
               March 11, 2009
 Proposed Alaska Highway Pipeline Project
•2700 km long buried
48” to 52” natural gas
pipeline from Alaska’s
North Slope
• Crosses Alaska,
southwestern Yukon,
northeastern British
Columbia and into
Alberta
•Approximate cost of
$30 billion, with gas
starting to flow in 2018
•Two competing
proponents:
TransCanada and Denali
                   AHAPC Vision
• To serve Yukon First Nations as a portal for Alaska
  Highway pipeline project information, as it relates to
  First Nation issues, throughout all phases of the
  project:
      • First five years of project planning, application review
        and permit reviews; to
      • Five years of construction; to
      • Forty years of operations; and
      • Followed by pipeline abandonment and
        decommissioning
               AHAPC Mandate
• Through research and communication, serves as an
  educational and coordinating body
• Provides credible, unbiased information in areas of
  joint interest:
   – regulatory framework
   – environmental & socio-economic assessment
   – socio-economic impacts and benefits
• Advocates meaningful engagement, full participation
  and incorporation of First Nation interests in the
  project
             AHAPC Overview
• Initiated in 2001 with pipeline preparedness
  initiatives undertaken by CYFN, KDFN and TKC;
  incorporated as a non-profit society in 2004
• Started with $200K / yr budget from YG
  – Operations Leader, office
  – Fostered relationships with governments, industry
• All non-core activities rely on funding from
  industry and Canada
                 AHAPC Board
• Chief Ruth Massie (Chair) - Ta’an Kwäch’än Council
• Mary Jane Jim - Champagne and Aishihik First
  Nations
• Bill Webber - Kwanlin Dün First Nation
• George Shepherd - Carcross/Tagish First Nation
• Chief Liard McMillan - Liard First Nation
• Derek Loots - Kaska Dena Council
• Chief Wilfred Sheldon - Kluane First Nation
            AHAPC Does Not:
• Have Aboriginal rights
• Speak or negotiate on behalf of First Nations
• Have decision-making authority
               Key Successes
• Developed strong information sharing
  relationships with Yukon First Nations,
  Governments of Yukon and Canada, and industry
• Hosted three informational workshops:
  Introductory; Employment, Training, and Business
  Opportunities; and Environmental Assessment
• Distributed current information by website, e-
  mail updates, newsletter, and planned
  community visits
              Guidelines Project
• Creating guides for First Nations navigating the pipeline
  project
   – Guide to Establishing Respectful Relationships with Yukon
     First Nations on the Alaska Pipeline Project
   – Guide to Developing Participation Agreements with Yukon
     First Nations on the Alaska Pipeline Project
   – Guide to Yukon First Nation Participation in the
     Environmental Assessment of the Alaska Pipeline Project
• First drafts available for community comment Summer,
  2009
• Funding from Indian and Northern Affairs’ Targeted
  Investment Program
              Community Visits
• Will be bringing pipeline information directly out
  to Yukon First Nation communities
• Providing details on the project, economic
  opportunities and social, cultural, and
  environmental effects
• Visits are still awaiting funding, with applications
  currently submitted to the Government of
  Canada
• AHAPC visits to be followed by joint visits with
  representatives from YG, Canada, YESAB, and
  industry.
Community Visits – Proposed Schedule
• Week of March 29: AHAPC visits to
  Whitehorse and Carcross. Joint visits week of
  April 20
• Week of May 4: AHAPC visits to Teslin, Watson
  Lake, and possibly Atlin. Joint visits week of
  May 25
• Week of May 18: AHAPC visits to Haines
  Junction, Destruction Bay, Burwash Landing,
  and Beaver Creek. Joint visits week of June 7
       Please Contact Us!
   Pearl Callaghan, Operations Leader
         Shay Smart, Researcher
    Lorraine Wolfe, Office Manager

Suite 2, 4230-4th Avenue, Yukon Inn Plaza
 P.O. Box 31099 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5P7
 (867) 456-7314 Tel  (867) 456-4328 Fax
          ahapc@northwestel.net
              www.ahapc.ca