Deh Cho open second front in legal war against review

WebPosted Sep 16 2004 05:27 PM CDT

CBC North

YELLOWKNIFE - The Deh Cho First Nations have launched a second attempt to stop the review of the proposed Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline.

The aboriginal organization filed an application for an injunction Thursday at the Federal Court in Vancouver.

This is the second legal action filed by the Deh Cho this month and it's more specific than the statement of claim.

The Deh Cho are now asking the court to issue a permanent injunction to stop the joint review panel from reviewing the pipeline applications.

Those applications are expected to be filed this month.

The joint review panel was appointed a month ago without the two members demanded by the Deh Cho.