Ottawa extends deadline for Trans Mountain decision to June 18
The federal government is extending the deadline to make a decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to June 18. Continue reading
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B.C. Court of Appeal to hear province’s challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Monday
The B.C. government’s reference case asks if the province has jurisdiction to regulate the transport of oil through its territory and restrict bitumen shipments from Alberta. Continue reading
Green Party accuses Alberta government of misleading Canadians in Trans Mountain campaign
Green Party leader Elizabeth May is calling out the Alberta government for what she calls is misleading messaging in the province’s “Keep Canada Working” advertising campaign. Continue reading
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Notley cautiously calls NEB Trans Mountain decision a step in the right direction
By Kirby Bourne Digital Content Coordinator
The NEB says the project could cause environmental harm but that the benefits of the pipeline outweigh the effects. Continue reading
National Energy Board rules Trans Mountain expansion project should be approved
By Kirby Bourne Digital Content Coordinator
The decision starts the clock on a 90-day deadline for cabinet to decide whether the project should proceed, but there have already been signals that the deadline could be delayed. Continue reading
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‘This is B.C. vs. Canada’: Alberta has spent $23M on Keep Canada Working campaign
By Adam MacVicar Digital Journalist
The money is going towards television, radio, print, online and billboard ads that tout the Trans Mountain Pipeline as a project that would boost Canada’s economy and create jobs. Continue reading
Anti-pipeline group wants NEB to consider impact of emissions, climate change
Stand.earth filed a motion with the board asking it to apply the same standard to the project as it did with the Energy East pipeline, before it submits its final report to the federal government on Feb. 22. Continue reading
NEB hearings on Trans Mountain pipeline start with Indigenous smudging ceremony
Presenters including elder Ivy Raine and band administrator and member Allison Adams-Bull described their family ties to other Indigenous communities along the pipeline route to the West Coast. Continue reading
B.C. researcher argues anti-Alberta oil campaigns about protecting U.S. interests, not environment
Researcher Vivian Krause says the anti-Alberta oilsands campaign is funded by U.S. philanthropists in an effort to land-lock Alberta oil. Continue reading
Natural resources minister has met with 22 Indigenous leaders for Trans Mountain talks
Amarjeet Sohi has personally met with leaders of nearly two dozen Indigenous communities since the Federal Court of Appeal struck down federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in August. Continue reading