Alberta ‘on notice’ Coastal B.C. nations opposed to pipeline proposalBy Canadian Press on October 1, 2025. She says there is “no support” from coastal First Nations for a pipeline and oil tankers. Smith says Alberta officials have already started reaching out to First Nations in Alberta and B.C. Slett says she has spoken recently with Alberta Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney to reiterate the First Nations’ opposition to a pipeline.