METRO VANCOUVER - The battle against Kinder Morgan will raised at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Wednesday after three cities - Vancouver, Burnaby and Victoria - succeeded in getting emergency resolutions on the floor.
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, who has long opposed the proposed $5.4-billion expansion of the existing line through his city, said his resolution addresses the “failure of the process to cross-examine” in the pipeline hearings.
Vancouver, meanwhile, will raise the lack of emergency coverage for potential incidents, while Victoria’s resolution is concerned about the coastline and potential tanker traffic.
“It shows a pretty united front,” Corrigan said. “There will be a lot of discussion about this.”
The pipeline, which links the Alberta oilsands to the Kinder Morgan’s tanker terminal on Port Metro Vancouver, has raised the ire of many Metro Vancouver cities.
Burnaby’s opposition escalated after the company proposed tunnelling through Burnaby Mountain’s Conservation Area. The city accused the company of breaking municipal laws by cutting down 13 trees, five of them healthy. A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed a city application for an injunction against survey crews on Burnaby Mountain, but Corrigan said he will continue to fight the project.
