The Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel has confirmed that final, closing arguments for the controversial Enbridge pipeline project will take place in Terrace for approximately two weeks, beginning on Monday, June 17, 2013. The Panel says the purpose of closing … Continue reading
Here are edited portions of the EIS assessment for a major oil terminal at Prince Rupert Environmental Setting The EIS says “the local surface geology at the Prince Rupert site consists of bedrock (granitic rocks) overlain by glacial outwash and … Continue reading
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is calling for comments on the proposed LNG project at Prince Rupert. An agency news release says: As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to … Continue reading
Coastal First Nations have pulled out of the Joint Review hearings in Prince Rupert. In a news release, Art Sterritt, executive director said: This is a David and Goliath scenario, said Art Sterritt. “It seems the only party that can … Continue reading
Enbridge Northern Gateway wants a much larger tank farm at its proposed Kitimat terminal, the company says in documents filed with the Joint Review Panel on December 28, 2012. On that date, Enbridge filed its fifth revision of the Northern … Continue reading
A follow up study by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on the discovery of prehistoric slope failure tsunamis in Douglas Channel concludes that the events would have had minimal impact on Kitimat but would have destroyed Hartley Bay. The … Continue reading
The federal Environment Assessment Agency is asking northwestern British Columbia to comment on whether or not a federal assessment is needed for the TransCanada Coastal GasLink pipeline project that would feed natural gas to the proposed Shell facility in Kitimat. … Continue reading
TransCanada plans a rugged over-mountain route for its proposed Coastal Gaslink pipeline to the Shell Canada liquified natural gas project in Kitimat, BC, company officials said Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in two presentations, one to District of Kitimat Council … Continue reading
The 911 system failed during the 2010 Marshall, Michigan, Enbridge pipeline breach, according to the full report in the incident released by the US National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB report says the 911 operators in Michigan dismissed eight calls … Continue reading
Updates with statement from Natural Resources Canada, new filings by Enbridge Northern Gateway and the Attorney General of Canada (in box below) The Geological Survey of Canada has identified a tsunami hazard and a possible seismic fault in Douglas … Continue reading
