Monthly Archives: February 2014

From the Vancouver Observer, posted Thursday February 27, 2014. Written by Erin Flegg.

Some experts fear the 15-page letter will intimidate people unfamiliar with the process into withdrawing their applications.

In what some call a preemptive strike, Kinder Morgan’s legal counsel sent a letter suggesting that some experts and community members who signed up as intervenors for Trans Mountain pipeline hearings may be considered ineligible.

From the Globe and Mail, posted Thursday February 13, 2014. Written by Mark Hume.

Band involvement for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion contrasts starkly with their representation during initial construction 61 years ago

More than 40 First Nations – including four from Washington State – have applied to participate in National Energy Board hearings into Kinder Morgan’s proposed twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Tribes on Both Sides of the Border Intervene in Proceeding to Address Tanker Traffic and Oil Spill Risks

SEATTLE, WA and VANCOUVER, BC, COAST SALISH TERRITORIES, Feb. 13, 2014 /CNW/ – Opposition to Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain proposed pipeline project ramped up today as Coast Salish peoples on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border vowed to oppose the project as intervenors before Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB).