1. Oral final arguments for intervenors continue till Jan. 29 in Burnaby, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A second set of hearings will take place in the NEB’s Calgary office Feb. 2 to 5.
2. The hearings are closed to the general public, but the arguments are broadcast live at http://tinyurl.com/NEBhearingsLIVE. If you miss the daily broadcast, the entire day’s proceeding will be posted online at tinyurl.com/NEBhearingsARCHIVE sometime after they wrap up at 4 p.m.
3. Remaining Burnaby intervenors presenting:
- Simon Fraser Student Society presenting on Friday, Jan. 22
- The Graduate Student Society at SFU on Saturday, Jan. 23
- The Tsleil-Waututh Nation, whose traditional territory covers the areas of Burnaby where the tank farm and Westridge Marine Terminal are located, on Tuesday, Jan. 26,
- Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion on Thursday, Jan. 28
- Calvin Taplay, a local resident who will present with Burnaby North-Seymour MP Terry Beech on Friday, Jan. 29.
4. After the intervenors’ final oral arguments, the three-person panel has until May 20 to present its final recommendation on the $6.8-billion project to federal Natural Resources Minister James Carr.
5. During the election, the Liberals made promises to “modernize” the NEB process and make sure upstream greenhouse gas emissions would be included in the review for pipeline projects. So far, nothing has changed, but local MP Terry Beech has told the NOW that his party is preparing a “transitory process” for current projects, like the Kinder Morgan pipeline.
6. ForestEthics is also organizing a rally this Saturday, Jan. 23 at the hearings, located at the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre, at 4331 Dominion St.
