Edmonton region council backs Northern Gateway, but wants Alberta jobs

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Capital Region Board to lobby for Northern Gateway pipeline

Edmonton radio station 880 News reports:

Mayors and reeves from the greater Metro Edmonton area are throwing some political weight behind the idea of a pipeline to the west coast.
 
But, there's a catch to the proposal of the Northern Gateway.

"Don't ship all of our bitumen out," said Coun. Ed Gibbons during a break in Thursday's meeting Capital Region Board meeting. "Let's have value added, so we want to look at more upgraders into the future.

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