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Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, until the end of bird nesting season.
The department said the order was issued following an enforcement officer’s visit to the site prompted by complaints that nests of the Anna’s hummingbird and other migratory birds were being damaged.
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“Given that it is nesting season, migratory birds are particularly vulnerable at this time,” it said in an emailed statement.
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