VANCOUVER—British Columbia First Nations, environmental groups, and politicians opposed to the $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are promising to continue their battle against the contentious project.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said in a statement that he was “profoundly disappointed'” by the federal cabinet’s decision to approve the expansion on Tuesday, Nov. 29, calling it a “big step backwards” for Canada’s environment and economy.
“I—along with the tens of thousands of residents, local First Nations, and other Metro Vancouver cities who told the federal government a resounding ‘no’ to this project—will keep speaking out against this pipeline expansion that doesn’t make sense for our economic or environmental future.”
The project would triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline, from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels a day, and would add 980 kilometres of new pipe along the route from near Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C.
