By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The 14,000-barrel spill of crude oil from the Keystone pipeline into a creek in Kansas last week has Carry The Kettle Cega’kin Nakoda First Nation (Cega’kin) “gravely concerned” about TC Energy Corporation’s operations on its nation 80 km east of Regina, Sask. Cega’kin is the only First Nation in Canada with seven high pressure pipelines running through the community, says Cega’kin Chief Scott Eashappie, six of which are operated by TC Energy or an affiliate. TC Energy confirms it has “several operational pipelines that traverse the main Assiniboine #76 reserve” of Cega’kin. Among those pipelines is the Keystone pipeline, which was built 60 years ago. “The safety of this (pipeline) business running through everybody’s backdoor needs to be a priority. And (TC Energy) need
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