Northern Gateway dealt a blow from Kitimat residents
Posted Apr 13, 2014 12:33 pm.
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Money is not enough: that’s the sentiment coming out of Kitimat B.C. after the residents rejected the Northern Gateway project in a plebiscite Saturday.
The $6.5-billion project would see two pipelines, one carrying oilsands’ bitumen from Alberta to Kitimat’s port, and a second carrying condensate (a form of natural gas used to dilute the bitumen) from Kitimat back to Alberta.
The vote was non-binding and Kitimat city council still have not taken a stance on the project.
That decision is expected Monday night.
Mike Hudema with Greenpeace said this makes a statement especially considering the amount of money being offered from Enbridge.
“There are things more important to them than Enbridge’s money. Things like the health of their community and the health of their environment and they voted that way” he said. “I definitely think this is a big warning sign for the Prime Minister”.
Hudema hopes Stephen Harper and the Tories in Ottawa listen to the concerns over the pipeline.
The Prime Minister has yet to make a decision on the line.
Enbridge sent a release saying they will continue to reach out and listen.
