Burnaby Residents Opposing the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion (BROKE) is organizing a People's Procession & Rally on Saturday, April 12th to raise community awareness and voice opposition to Kinder Morgan’s plan to build a new pipeline to carry crude bitumen at extremely high pressure from the Alberta tar sands to Burrard Inlet. Citizens are concerned about the many effects this could have: the disregard for First Nations rights, the erosion of democracy, the increase in oil tanker traffic, the increased size of the tank farm on Burnaby Mountain, the effect on health and safety in Burnaby and elsewhere, and the impact on our watersheds, air quality and climate change!

Our message is simple... THE PIPELINE ENDS HERE!

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The People’s Procession will follow the existing and proposed oil and gas pipelines, "mapping" them as they cut across the City of Burnaby. It will begin at 10:00am with an opening ceremony in Forest Grove Park. The walkers will follow the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline route heading west, stopping briefly for a rest in Squint Lake Park, before winding its way north to where a large rally will take place at 1:00pm in Westridge Park. The rally will feature music, speakers, poetry, comedy and more. From there the procession will conclude it's journey to Westridge Marine Terminal, the end of the line for tar sands shipments before they are put on tankers and sent abroad, where a "flotilla" of boats, canoes and kayaks organized by North Shore NOPE will be visible on the Burrard Inlet.

This is a family-friendly event, with activities, speakers, artists and refreshments. Everyone is welcome!

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How can you be involved?

WALK:
There are three points where you can join the procession:
• 10:00-10:30am * Forest Grove Park
• 12:00-12:30pm * Squint Lake Park
• 2:30-3:30pm * Walk from Westridge Park to Kinder Morgan Marine Terminal
• You are encouraged to bring good walking shoes, snacks and plenty of water!

RALLY:
• 1:00-2:30pm * Westridge Park * Join us for speakers, music and refreshments.

FLOAT:

• 2:00pm - Those with canoes and kayaks will gather at Whey-ah-Whichen (Cates Park) boat launch

• 2:30pm - Tsleil Waututh Nation ocean-going canoes will launch and will lead all the canoes and kayaks paddling towards Westridge Terminal.

• 2:00 pm - All other boats meet in the area at the foot of Cliff Ave. near Westridge Terminal.

• 3:00pm - Boaters in the flotilla can watch and greet the People's Procession as they walk down Cliff Ave.

• 3:15pm - Welcome ceremony by a Representative of Tsleil Waututh First Nation

• 3:30pm - Speakers on the Floatilla lead boat will talk about the pipeline, the tankers, & the risks involved.

* If you’d like to rent a canoe or kayak on the 12th, Deep Cove Kayak and Canoe is offering 50% off rentals for Flotilla participants: www.deepcovekayak.com

** All boaters must follow Transport Canada Safe Boating Regulations

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Event Partners:
• The Sacred Trust initiative of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (http://twnsacredtrust.ca/)
• Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE) (http://www.burnabypipelinewatch.ca/)
• North Shore NOPE : No Pipeline Expansion (http://nsnope.org/)
• Wilderness Committee (www.wildernesscommittee.org)
• VTACC - Voters on Climate Change (www.vtacc.org)
• Forest Ethics Advocacy (www.forestethics.org)
• Sustainable SFU (www.sustainablesfu.org, www.ancientforestalliance.org/)
• Vancouver Ecosocialist Group
• Vancouver Folk Song Society
• Pacific Wild Alliance (https://pacificwild.org/)
• BCEN - BC Environmental Network (www.ecobc.org)
• FORPA - Forest Protection Allies Association
• Council of Canadians; Vancouver-Burnaby Chapter and British Columbia & Yukon Regional Office
• Sierra Club BC (http://www.sierraclub.bc.ca/)

Confirmed Speakers:
• Carleen Thomas - The Sacred Trust initiative of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation
• Shamentsut Slhanay - Greenpeace / Squamish First Nation
• Kennedy Stewart, MP
• Forest Ethics Advocacy
• Eoin Madden - Wilderness Committee
• Stephen Collis - Poet / Rising Tide

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This event will be held on the traditional and unceded Coast Salish territories.
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TRANSPORTATION:
There is limited parking at all of our locations. ***We strongly encourage you to take public transportation to any and all of these events!***

ACCESSIBILITY:

The Procession is 6km long in total with two stops along the way. Most of our walk is on smooth paved road, but some of the walk is on wide gravel road. There are a few mild inclines, in particular between Forest Grove and Squint Lake and on the final loop from Westridge Park. We encourage people with limited mobility to join us for our rally at Westridge Park, but all are welcome.

Restrooms at Forest Grove Park and Squint Lake are fully accessible; the porto-potties at Westridge Park may not be.

PLEASE let us know if you have any accessibility requirements that we can meet to make this event accessible to you.
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Find out more and join the event at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/569899673105255/