SWN, through its contractor, has been trying to retrieve the remaining geophones that have not been damaged or disappeared. The contractor Geokinetics rolled up Hwy 11 Tuesday, the day after Elsipogtog’s band council lost in its attempt to get an injunction against SWN, but quickly turned back after demonstrators appeared. Norman was attempting to use the prospect of the meeting to entice Augustine into letting the company retrieve its geophones. “I know you want to have this come to a peaceful resolution,” said Norman. “I do think in agreeing to meet SWN and the government, then maybe a good sign of faith on your part would be letting this equipment go again.” Augustine, however, said the people would only allow SWN to collect the equipment if the company agreed to leave the region once it had it piled into the back of its trucks. He said he had been trying to reach SWN to speak to them about the proposal. “Mi’kmaq people are used to this kind of weather because it’s going to be a long winter if they don’t want to pull out,” said Augustine, who was speaking on the teleconference from a home in Elsipogtog. “We are not going to back down, this is our water we’re talking about. here. ”aptn.ca/news/2013/11/20/houston-energy-firm-wants-meet-elsipogtog-opposition-shale-gas-exploration-rcmp/
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:31:39 +0000
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