British Columbia

24/03/18
Author: 
The Canadian Press
An anti-pipeline protester at a Kinder Morgan terminal in Burnaby speaks with a RCMP officer on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (CBC)

Trans Mountain says preparatory work at terminals now complete, tunnel and fence work to come next

Musicians Sarah Harmer and Grimes joined dozens of Indigenous youth and other demonstrators who gathered at Kinder Morgan's Burnaby Terminal on Saturday morning to protest the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

24/03/18
Author: 
Dylan Waisman & Tracy Sherlock
Grimes (centre), protesting the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. Photo by Trevor Mack

March 24th 2018

Musicians Grimes and Sarah Harmer came to protest the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.

24/03/18
Author: 
Michael Harris
Mar 18, 2018
Back in 2015, while Trudeau was campaigning for the top job, he said governments may grant permits, but only local communities can give permission. On this, as in many other issues, the ‘Great Promiser’ changes his tune more times than a DJ at a wedding reception.
 
 
24/03/18
Author: 
Justine Hunter
MARCH 18, 2018
Ms. McKenna, in an interview in Victoria, insisted that tripling the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline “is not inconsistent” with the national climate action plan.
 
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“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means
just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” 
23/03/18
Author: 
Nelson Bennett

NDP government to scrap LNG income tax, give PST exemption on plant construction

The B.C. government will scrap a special LNG income tax, exempt plant construction from the PST and charge LNG plants standard rates for electricity. 

20/03/18
Author: 
Carol Linnett

B.C.’s scientific inquiry into fracking won’t address risks to public health, the government quietly assured the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) nearly six weeks before government publicly announced the inquiryon Thursday.

18/03/18
Author: 
First Nations Leaders

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KINDER MORGAN PROTESTS SPREAD SOUTH OF THE BORDER AS KAYAKERS SURROUND OIL TANKER

18/03/18
Author: 
Coast Protectors
Mar. 17 2018 protest

Dozens of Indigenous people, community members, families and retired teachers are blocking Kinder Morgan’s front gate on Burnaby Mountain

Coast Salish community members Oceann Hyland and Will George led the protectors in ceremony at the nearby Watch House and then escorted them to Kinder Morgan’s gates.

18/03/18
Author: 
Emily Chung
Even though Metro Vancouver is rainy in the winter and surrounded by water, population growth and climate change are expected to put a strain on its water supplies in the future. (Andy Clark/Reuters)
Vancouver's water to get scarcer, pricier as climate changes
 

How Vancouver’s water system is preparing for changing climate, population growth

Mar 16, 2018

This story is part of our series Water at Risk, which looks at Cape Town's drought and some potential risks to the water supply facing parts of Canada and the Middle East. Read more stories in the series and look for further coverage the rest of this week.

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