Kamloops town hall meeting on proposed pipeline expansion
Kamloops This Week
Two environmental groups will host a town hall meeting in Kamloops on Wednesday, March 18, for those with questions and concerns about Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
The pipeline company has applied to Canada’s National Energy board for permission to almost triple the amount of oil and refined products it ships by pipe between Burnaby and the Alberta oil fields.
That route goes through Kamloops and would mean extensive work in the Lac du Bois grasslands.
If approved, the expanded pipeline could handle up to 890,000 barrels of oil per day.
Wilderness Committee and ForestEthics Advocacy will host the free meeting, with organizers from both groups speaking during the meeting.
No other speakers have of yet been announced.
In a release, the groups said oil spills and leaks, particularly near waterways, are its focus of concern.
In Kamloops, the pipeline would cross the Thompson River.
The town hall meeting will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in room 200 of Thompson Rivers University’s Clock Tower Theatre.
