Prince George, B.C. – A new Insightswest poll shows support for the Northern Gateway pipeline project is slipping.

The online survey of British Columbians posed the question; “Given what you know about the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines Project, do you support or oppose the project?”

35% of respondents said they support the project. That’s down from a similar survey conducted in July of 2015, in which 41% said they supported Northern Gateway.

Interesting to note, there is little change in the number of folks who oppose the project with 51% saying they oppose it, down   from 52% in July of last year.

Although nearly 75% of those questioned said they were familiar with the pipeline project, there is an increasing number of survey respondents who say they aren’t sure where they stand.   14% responded as being not sure, the highest percentage in the five surveys conducted over three years on this question.

Nearly three in four (77%) say the project would create new jobs, and 68% believe it will support economic growth.   On the downside, only 38% believe it would benefit First Nations.

The majority of those polled (83%) cite concerns about increased oil tanker traffic at Kitimat and in the Douglas Channel. A full 80% expressed concerns about the risk of an oil spill.