Heiltsuk Nation Chief Marilyn Slett attends a news conference, in Vancouver, on Feb. 25, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
A British Columbia First Nation says a Texas company has agreed to pay more than $12 million in the first portion of a “multi-part settlement” after a grounded tugboat spilled about 110,000 litres of pollutants in central coast waters in 2016.
The Tribal Council at the Heiltsuk Nation says the agreement involves parties including Houston-based liquid marine transport operator Kirby Corp.
