Whispering Pines Indian Band Chief on Kinder Morgan dispute
"I want you to respect my jurisdiction. I want you to invest in my community. But most of all I want you to keep the oil in the damn pipe."
Michael LeBourdais
The Whispering Pines Indian Band is closely watching the dispute over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. It's among a number communities who've signed mutual benefit agreements with Kinder Morgan. But if the pipeline doesn't go through, the benefits won't flow.