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Pipe for the Trans Mountain pipeline is unloaded in Edson, Alta., Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The question of does Canada still need another pipeline outside of Line 3 and Trans Mountain was one federal officials asked days after United States President Joe Biden cancelled the permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson June 04, 2021 - 1:00 AM
OTTAWA - Federal officials were asking themselves how many pipelines does Canada really need in the days after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled Keystone XL.
The query was posed in a briefing note from Natural Resources Canada and released to The Canadian Press under federal access-to-information legislation.
It also said all other construction activity will continue across the project. Trans Mountain takes its regulatory and environmental obligations very seriously, says the statement. We are working with the regulator to ensure and to demonstrate that we have the appropriate communication protocols in place for contractors at all levels.
The statement did not say how many workers are affected by the stop-work order or how long the shutdown will last for the pipeline project, which spans from just north of Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a stop-work order in April to halt Trans Mountain construction through a Burnaby, B.C., forest to protect hummingbirds and other migratory birds during nesting season.
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An order stopping tree cutting and grass mowing across the entire Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project was issued Thursday by the Canada Energy Regulator, the agency that enforces safety and environmental guidelines for pipeline projects across Canada.
OTTAWA Federal officials were asking themselves how many pipelines does Canada really need in the days after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled Keystone XL. The query was posed in a briefing note from Natural Resources Canada and released to The Canadian Press under federal access-to-information legislation. The document, addressed to the department’s deputy minister, […]