Alberta gets ‘definitive victory’ on Trans Mountain appeal in federal court
Posted Mar 26, 2018 12:25 pm.
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ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says a court decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline project is a definitive victory.
The Federal Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed the B.C. government’s bid to challenge a National Energy Board ruling that allows Kinder Morgan to bypass local bylaws during construction.
Notley calls it a victory for the pipeline, the economy, Alberta’s climate plan and for all Canadians.
Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would triple the amount of crude flowing from Alberta to a port facility in Burnaby, B.C.
The federal government approved the expansion in 2016, but the project faces significant opposition in B.C.
B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman says the government is disappointed by the court’s decision and he suggests it undermines the local permitting process
