Some background on the current incident, the environmental response plans and the impact on the Heiltsuk Nation can be reviewed below, we will add items to the listings as more information becomes available.
Seaforth Channel Unified Command Information Site
Heiltsuk Tribal Council Facebook page
November
November 5-- Conservatives Missing the Boat with Fixation on Liberal fundraising
November 4 -- #ComeToBellaBella: Heiltsuk issue challenge to Justin Trudeau after diesel spill on B.C.'s North Coast
November 4 -- Moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic coming soon
November 3 -- Inside the resonse to the Nathan E. Stewart
November 3 -- David Suzuki: "World Class" may not mean much when it comes to oil-spill response
November 3 -- Winds delay clean up efforts off B.C. coast
November 3 -- Kinder Morgan president faces questions about spill response
November -- Concern from Dogwood initative over similar fuel boat to Nathan E. Stewart travelling up coast
November 2 -- Bad weather delays efforts to clean up tug off BC Coast
November 1 -- Weather could delay sunken boat's removal from B.C. Coast
November 1 -- Bad weather could delay impending efforts to life sunken tug from B.C. coast
November 1 -- Heiltsuk diesel -spill site too tough to clean up
November 1 -- Officils tight-lipped over cause of sinking tug near Bella Bella
October
October 31 -- Existing ships already pose major oil spill hazard to B.C.'s coast
October 31 -- Fisheries, justice minister visit diesel spill site near Bella Bella
October 31 -- B.C.'s woeful oil-spill response system is the real mess
October 30 -- B.C. oil spill shows what can go wrong under difficult conditions
October 30 -- Federal Ministers head to Bella Bella to view diesel spill maid concerns over wildlife
October 30 -- Federal ministers visit tug spill near Bella Bella
October 29 -- First Nations fear wildlife affected by diesel spill near Bella Bella
October 29 -- Dead wildlife near Bella Bella diesel spill 'disturbing'
October 27 -- Calls for fisheries minister to see Bella Bella spill first-hand
October 27 -- B.C. green party leader calls for Mary Polak to resign as minister of environment
October 27 -- Sunk tug a poor omen
October 27 -- Where is our 'world class' oil spill response?
October 27 -- Ottawa considers compensating Heiltsuk Nation over tug boat spill near Bella Bella
October 26 -- Gitga'at First Nation calls for North coast oil tanker ban
October 25 -- Pressure ramping up for feds, province to ensure world class spill response
October 25 -- Sinking prompts rethink
October 25 -- Diesel leakage near Bella Bella reveals B.C. has long way to go to achieve world-class oil spill response
October 25 -- Haida Nation calls for shipping changes after diesel spill near Bella Bella
October 25 -- Bella Bella deserves compensation from Ottawa: Cullen
October 25 -- 90,000 litres of diesel missing from sunken tug off Bella Bella
October 25 -- Tanks of sunken tug near Bella Bella pumped out
October 24 -- Christy Clark calls for smarter oil-spill approach after Bella Bell incident
October 24 -- Divers provide clearer idea of damage to sunken tug near Bella Bella
October 24 -- Bella Bella Oil Spill called 'an Environmental Disaster'
October 24 -- Coast Guard chief defends response to sunken tug in B.C.
October 24 -- MLA Rice outlines concerns over Bella Bella fuel spill NCR
October 24 -- Divers provide clearer idea of damage to sunken tug on B.C.'s central coast
October 23 -- Storms on B.C. coast impede efforts to contain tugboat fuel spill
October 23 -- Booms fixed after wind spreads diesel fuel from tug sunk near Bella Bella
October 23 -- Endangered wildlife found at diesel fuel spill site near Bella Bella
October 23 -- Heiltsuk chief says her people are shocked by spread of diesel spill near Bella Bella
October 22 -- Bella Bella diesel spill response 'a joke', say critics
October 22 -- Bella Bella diesil spill response questioned by Heiltsuk First Nation Chief after boom fails
October 22 -- Vessels stand down for third day as harsh weather hampers Bella Bella spill response
October 22 -- Fuel spill near Bella Bella was 'tragic' says BC NDP Leader
October 22 -- Fuel spill near Bella Bella compromises wildlife, NDP leader says
October 22 -- Boom surrounding stricken tug comes loose, spreading diesel into channel
October 21 -- BC NDP leader John Horgan visits Bella Bella to see the recovery effort of the leaking tug boat (audio)
October 21 -- Gitga'at reaction to recent sinking and fuel spill near Bella Bella
October 21 -- Weather affecting effort to contain Bella Bella fuel spill
October 21 -- NDP leader to get first hand look at diesel spill near Bella Bella
October 21 -- Owner of stricken tugboat apologizes for diesel spill
October 20 -- Ship sent to drain diesel off grounded tug boat nearly sinks raising questions about tanker traffic off BC coast
October 20 -- An inevitable disaster, a failed spill response
October 20 -- Spill response not hampered by stormy weather near Bella Bella, one response vessel takes on water
October 19 -- Heiltsuk Nation given $250,000 toward fuel spill clean-up costs
October 19 -- Small oil spill near Bella Bella highlights response deficiencies
October 18 -- Renewed calls for tanker ban after large diesel spill near Bella Bella
October 18 -- Oil cleanup from sunken tug on B.C. central coast criticized as storm looms
October 18 -- Petroleum panic a barge too far
October 18 -- Tugboat Fuel Spill on BC Coast a 'Warning,' says NDP MP
October 18 -- Heiltsuk First Nation calls tugboat sinking near Bella Bella 'environmental disaster' as clean-up efforts continue
October 17 -- Transportation Safety Board of Canada to launch investigation into Nathan E. Stewart incident NCR
October 17 -- MLA Rice on Bella Bella Fuel spill (video)
October 17 -- Efforts to pump fuel from sunken tug on B.C. central coast due to begin
October 17 -- Fuel to be removed from submerged tug boat in Bella Bella
October 17 -- Crews race to recover diesel from sunken tug near Great Bear Rainforest
October 17 -- New Democrats say Diesel spill off Central Coast highlights inefficiencies in Spill Response
October 16 -- First Nation weighing legal action after Grean Bear Rainforest diesel spill
October 16 -- B.C. government's lack of progress on oil spill response highlighted by tug accident
October 15 -- Sunken tug off B.C. coast remains stable as cleanup continues
October 14 -- Feds revoke petroleum barge's rights to ply B.C. coast without Canadian pilot after grounding
October 14 -- Clark blasts Ottawa after Bella Bella diesel spill
October 14 -- Renewed calls for tanker ban after large diesel spill near Bella Bella
October 14 -- Bella Bella Fuel spill prompts B.C. Premier to blast federal government
October 14 -- Sunken Tug leakds Diesel fuel near Bella Bella
October 14 -- Prince Rupert WCMRC sends response to Bella Bella fuel spill
October 14 -- Bella Bella diesel spill cleanup complicated by severe weather
October 14 -- Tugboat runs aground and sinks off B.C. coast leaking diesel near BC's Great Bear Raniforest
October 14 -- Christy Clark blasts Ottawa over cleanup commitment after diesel spill
October 14 -- Christy Clark blasts Ottawa after Bella Bella spill
October 14 -- Premier blasts Ottawa over Bella Bella spill response
October 14 -- Environmental Response underway after Tug Boat sinks near Bella Bella NCR
October 13 -- Clam beds at risk after sinking tug spills fuel near Bella Bella, says local First Nation
October 13 -- Diesel fears after tug and petroleum barge run aground near Bella Bella
October 13 -- Fuel barge runs aground off Vancouver Island
October 13 -- Tug boat and fuel barge run aground near Bella Bella: crew rescued, leak reported
October 13 -- Tug's diesel spill a 'nightmare' for Heiltsuk Nation in British Columbia
October 13 -- Tug sinks with 60,000 gallons of fuel on board
October 13 -- Tug sinks near Bella Bella spilling 190,000 litres of diesel
October 13 -- First Nation urges Trudeau to rush tanker ban after diesel spill in Great Bear Rainforest
October 13 -- Sunken tug boat leaking diesel fuel near B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest.
October 13 -- Heiltsuk Chief Councillor 'Deeply Concerned' about the tug boat and fuel barge that ran aground
October 13 -- Petroleum barge runs aground near Bella Bella
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