Force of Nature Alliance is hosting an event for people hoping to learn more about the National Energy Board review of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.
“The Liberals promised before the election they would restart the Kinder Morgan review,” said Katie Harrison, a director with Force of Nature Alliance, which is opposed to the pipeline expansion. “But we are very concerned they are not keeping their promise to restart the Kinder Morgan review. We think the current review is a farce, and it’s really a legacy to keep the public out of the process.”
“Especially with the climate talks in Paris this week, we really need to be thinking carefully about new fossil fuel infrastructure,” Harrison added.
The event is called Permits and Permission: a Community Conversation around Kinder Morgan and the NEB, and it takes place on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at Burnaby’s Confederation Centre, at 4585 Albert St.
Carleen Thomas of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is one of the speakers. She’s spearheading the Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust, which is the nation’s anti-pipeline campaign. Thomas, who also ran under the NDP banner in the last federal election, will talk about directly affected communities and how they can keep Kinder Morgan out.
Anna Johnston, a lawyer from West Coast Environmental Law, will talk about changes to environmental law during the previous Harper government, while Chloe Hartley from North Shore NOPE will talk about human health impacts associated with the pipeline expansion.
Force of Nature will be encouraging people to write to their local MPs, and there will be a chance to do that at the event.
