First Nation groups drop out of appeal against Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion

CALGARY — A pair of B.C. Indigenous groups have dropped out of the appeal process for the Trans Mountain Pipeline epxansion project. The Upper Nicola Band, located near Merritt, B.C., and the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, based in Kamloops, are no longer trying to block construction, but other opponents are still continuing their fights against the project.  EcoJustice — Canada’s largest environmental charity — has now filed an appeal to the Supreme Court