Action Alert: (UPDATE March 8, 2017) While the Federal Government Cabinet has approved Transmountain, public education and awareness campaign are ongoing. PCA attended one such session in Hope, BC on March 7. Stay tuned here for more information on how you can get involved..
About the project
Expanding on Kinder Morgan’s existing (1953) pipeline route, the Trans Mountain Expansion Project will nearly triple the original capacity to nearly 900,000 barrels a day.
Here is a map of the pipeline’s path:
Learn more about the project here.
Why the project matters
Once approved, the pipeline will bring many benefits to British Columbia and Canada, such as:
image credit: Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (http://icba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pipelines1.jpg)
What you can do
While the Federal Government Cabinet has approved Transmountain, public education and awareness campaign are ongoing. PCA attended one such session in Hope, BC on March 7. Stay tuned here for more information on how you can get involved.
Previously, PCA presented directly to the Ministerial Panel Sessions on August 16 in Vancouver. PCA has also submitted a letter to the panel encouraging them to support the project. You can find PCA’s letter here.
While the period for submissions is now past, Natural Resources Canada was requesting input from all Canadians on the public benefit of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. They have an online survey you can fill out here. The deadline is September 30, 2016. Alternatively, you can submit a full written submission to this email address: nrcan.ministerialpaneltmx-comiteministerieltmx.rncan@canada.ca.
Furthermore, PCA’s partner industry association, the ICBA, has a form letter that you can fill out and send directly to the panel as well. You can find the form letter here.