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BC oil spill

Deadline approaches to send questions to Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan not required to provide full oil spill response documents: NEB

“I remain deeply concerned that the process itself is fundamentally flawed,” says MLA Andrew Weaver.

Through the looking glass with the Dogwood Initiative

“The fate of these pipeline and oil tanker proposals is really up to us, the voters,” says Kai Nagata. 


Oil spill simulation gets locals talking about possibility of crude along the Salish Sea

Vancouver-based artist Tamara Phillips was out swimming with her partner near Stanley Park sea on a hot, sunny Wednesday, when her eye caught a glimpse of a yellow card, floating along the...
Kinder Morgan pipeline spill

"No such thing as a pipeline that doesn't leak," CRED spokesperson says

The pipeline oil leak near Merritt, B.C. comes at a sensitive time for Kinder Morgan, as they seek to expand the TransMountain Pipeline to carry diluted bitumen From Strathcona County, AB to Burnaby...

Rebuilding the wild salmon economy

“It’s a wild salmon economy here,” said Taylor Bachrach, the Mayor of Smithers, in describing the Bulkley Valley. “People fly here from all over the world in October and November to fly fish for...

Eco-tourism under threat, owners fear, in proposed Northern Gateway pipeline tanker corridor

The tourism industry relies on BC’s “super, natural” landscape to attract visitors, so they have a particular interest in protecting the province’s pristine wilderness. Evan Loveless, Executive...

AltaGas confirms 35-metre pipeline oil spill on Hobbema land

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