Panel Issues Conditions On Enbridge Pipeline
Friday, April 12, 2013 @ 10:55 AM
Calgary- The Joint Review Panel conducting the review of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline has issued potential conditions for the project , should it be approved to proceed.
The announcement today says " Some examples of conditions that may be imposed relate to, for example, engineering requirements, oil spill response requirements, restrictions on the timing of construction, and completion of studies such as traditional land use investigations. Conditions are typically organized by timing – either before construction, during construction, and before or during operation of the project".
The panel at the same time says no decision has been made as to whether or not to recommend approval of the proposed project.
The release says the purpose of the conditions is to mitigate the risks and effects posed by a project so that it is designed , constructed and operated in a safe manner.
Premier Christy Clark has said that her government would not approve the project until conditions have been met and they haven’t to this point.
Adrian Dix, NDP leader has said his party opposes the project.
John Cummins, and the BC Conservatives, say they support the pipeline.
Comments
You got it Racer. Freinds in high places.The boy in Ottawa will approve of the devil if it would make a profit for his freinds.
Cheers
I sure wish that you two were mistaken, that you could be dismissed as jaded, cynical, pessimists.
Sadly I believe you’re both right. It is as the Russians say, “Not only would he sell you his grandmother if he could turn a profit, but he’d deliver!”
Not going to happen.
Northern Gateway- not so much a pipeline as a pipedream.
No Province should have the right to landlock any province from selling its natural resources without a fair and non-bias review…Canada can not allow another Churchill falls debacle…that why this needs to be a Federal not Provincial decision.
Lumber1 this is different from Churchill Falls. Quebec held NFLD ransom. Here Alberta does not want to share, we get the pipeline basically for nothing.
I would be fine with separating from the federation on this issue. Then we won’t have to hear how it would be about national interest anymore.
If Alberta wants to ruin it’s land and water over profits than that’s their choice, why should British Columbia take a risk!
The thing is, Alberta won’t be just destroying their land and water. They will be harming ours as well. We after all on the same planet, to bad Alberta can’t be on the moon or somewhere else then Earth.
“No Province should have the right to landlock any province from selling its natural resources without a fair and non-bias review…”
Looking at a map I see that the province of Alberta has more borders than the on with British Columbia.
Even if somehow people’s dreams were met and this somehow got to a Provincial referendum, not only would it be a waste of time and money but it would also be non-binding.
The big problem is that BC would be stuck with any enviromental damge some of it could last for years
The more of our natural resources that we expokrt the greater the demand the more we will pay for pruducts that come from our natural resources.
Most of the profit from these resources will go to off shore corporations.
Cheers
Procannibis, how is Alberta destroying their environment. They are cleaning up a big oil spill.
“No Province should have the right to landlock any province from selling its natural resources”
If the sale of those resources expose the other Province to significant environmental harm, there sure as hell should have that right IMHO.
Sorry, that should have said:
If the sale of those resources expose the other Province to the risk of significant environmental harm, there sure as hell should have that right IMHO.
Oil pipelines aren’t new to the Province of BC. Unless someone can come up with a concrete set of reasons why this pipeline shouldn’t happen (other than peddling fear), the pipeline will go ahead.
And just to add to that, it’s not only potential environmental risks, but potential economic risks as well (cleanup costs, impacts to the salmon fishery, etc.).
Perhaps if a Province wants to sell their resources, the onus should be on them to do it in a manner that is acceptable to the partners they have to enlist to make it work.
Having oil is great. Not having direct access to markets, not so much. Quite the quagmire for a Province that doesn’t want to play well with others eh?
“Unless someone can come up with a concrete set of reasons why this pipeline shouldn’t happen (other than peddling fear), the pipeline will go ahead”
How about put it to a binding vote in BC and let democracy decide?
“Unless someone can come up with a concrete set of reasons why this pipeline shouldn’t happen (other than peddling fear), the pipeline will go ahead”
There are already loads of reasons out there, you just don’t agree with them. That’s fair, but it’s also fair for others to have their opinion. So in those regards, see my last post before this one ;)
This pipeline comes under Federal Jurisdiction. The Province has no say on whether or not it will be built.
It is no different than National Railways, or the Canadian Ports. Once a Railway, Pipeline, etc; crosses a Provincial border, it comes under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government.
So forget Christy and her BS. She couldn’t stop this pipeline if she wanted to. She just wants to waffle until after the election,
Has no one noticed that the Joint Review and the environmental reviews are also Federal Jurisdictions.
Its time to stop talking stupid and do some research into how things are done in Canada. They are certainly not done by a vacuous politician who is looking to get elected.
If you do not want Alberta to ship oil through this Province, then maybe we should stop shipping lumber through the Province of Alberta, and maybe they should ship all grain, oil, gas, beef, etc; through American Ports.
In addition you might want to stop the oil that is presently shipped into BC by pipeline, to Taylor, Prince George, Kamloops, and Vancouver, and while your at it stop all shipments by truck and rail.
Once you stop everything, then you can go buy a horse, because you will have no fuel for your car, however you will have an excess amount of horse manure, to go with Christys BS.
Bang on, Palopu.
Columbia River Treaty! Look it up JB and PU, BC has more power than you think!
But tar sands bitumen pipelines are new JB! This isn’t regular crude so this pipeline will not be built. Enbridge will go to plan B and pipe the sludge east.
What does the Columbia River Treaty have to do with inter-provincial borders ?
A recent poll has the Federal Liberals sitting at 35.4% support, the Federal Conservatives sitting at 31.3% and the Federal NDP sitting at 23.6%.
Want to take a guess as to how many Federal Conservative seats in BC would flop to the Federal Liberals if the Conservatives just ram this through?
Interesting. So far the main topic of conversation at the federal NDP convention is Justin Trudeau. CBC is reporting the federal conservatives are going to release attack ads aimed at Justin Trudeau. Trudeau’s charm seems to be very concerning to his opponents.
NMG: “Want to take a guess as to how many Federal Conservative seats in BC would flop to the Federal Liberals if the Conservatives just ram this through? “
My guess is not many if any at all. After the initial ‘outrage’, the enviros will move onto the next flavour of the day.
From what I understand, oil shipped thru pipelines now would float on the surface of water and allow easier cleanup. Whereas oil from the tarsands would sink in water and be impossible to clean up. Follow the trail of dying wildlife? Poor decision. Pipe it back east. Refine it in our own country. Ship refined products. Employ our own people. Build our own economy. Just my opinion. Maybe I’m wrong but I love fishing.
Look it up middle finger! WAC Bennett threatened to pull out of Canada taking the Yukon with it. BC was getting screwed by the deal like they are with Enbridge. Guess what? The Feds listened! I’m sure go ole Obama would accept BC and the Yukon with open arms.
NoWay….sorry, I was questioning the Columbia River in regards to the provincial border. Once upon a time BC had a Premier (1880’s or 90’s)who threatened to leave the Dominion if Vancouver Island didn’t get some railroad tracks. So BC is at least 2 for 2 with that threat.
What risk, double hulled, less than twenty years old, pilots on board, escorted by two tugs, upgraded navigation and radar.
There have been no issues since the spill in Alaska. That tanker was single hulled, no tug escort and no positive traffic control
Here is a little know fact, when the Exxon Valdez was going off course it was noticed by the US coast guard but they were not controlling traffic at the time and had no mandate to issue a warning.
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