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Kinder Morgan pipeline routing issue voted on

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World Pipelines,


Kamloops City Council has voted unanimously in favour of a proposal to run the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion through a protected grassland.

The other option before council yesterday was to twin the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline that already runs through the Westsyde neighbourhood, an option that would affect 100 properties.

Councillor Marg Spina said they made the best choice.

"The oil is going to come through anyway, and I'd rather see it come through a twin pipeline through the Lac Du Bois grasslands, rather than already-built Westsyde."

Kinder Morgan has applied to adjust the park boundaries of the Lac Du Bois grassland and three provincial parks for the pipeline project as part of its CAN$ 5.4 billion expansion of its existing oil pipeline, which runs from Alberta to Burrard Inlet.

The company says all the land will be returned to park status after the proposed pipeline is completed.

The Trans Mountain expansion proposal submitted to B.C. Parks requests amendments to the boundaries of Finn Creek Park, North Thompson River Park, Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area (all three in vicinity north of Kamloops), and Bridal Veil Falls Park (east of Chilliwack). The amendments would take sections of the four parks to make way for the expansion of the current 1150 km pipeline corridor, which links Alberta to a terminal in Burnaby.


Edited from various sources by Elizabeth Corner

Sources: CBC, The Province

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