Report of the Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project : Connections : report of the Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project

Volume one of our report, Connections, is about connections and linkages across time and place, on land and sea, between the economy and the environment, and among people, resources, cultures, wellbeing, safety, and way of life. It explains how we reached the conclusions and recommendations that are detailed in our second volume, Considerations. During our hearings, we heard that many people feel a deep connection to the environment. Aboriginal people described their connections to the land and sea that continue to sustain their way of life. Many Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people told us about how foods from the land and sea knit together the ecology, economy, and cultures along the proposed pipeline and tanker routes. People stressed the importance of water in their lives and environments. People expressed a spiritual connection to nature and a passionate commitment to stewardship of natural resources.