Enbridge said Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance, a group representing 36 First Nations groups in British Columbia, bought a 12.5% stake in the Westcoast natural gas pipeline system for C$715M.

Enbridge and a partnership of 36 BC First Nations inked a deal for the Indigenous groups to acquire a 12.5 percent ownership in a 3.6-Bcfd natural gas pipeline.

For decades, a natural gas pipeline has cut through the territories of dozens of First Nations in BC — moving billions of dollars’ worth of gas with zero ownership and little return to the communities.