Pipeline

Concern over pipeline and salmon drives Kamloops forum

KAMLOOPS - Concern over the type of impact of the Kinder Morgan pipeline could potentially have on salmon in our communities will be the topic of an event in Kamloops this week. The Wilderness Committee and ForestEthics will join forces to host a town hall meeting to discuss the importance of salmon to our communities...

Millions promised for pipeline construction inconvenience

KAMLOOPS - The Kinder Morgan crude oil pipeline expansion has yet to be approved but it's not stopping the company from signing millions of dollars worth agreements with communities that will be affected by the project. Kamloops and four parts of the Thompson Nicola Regional District signed agreements with the company Thursday, Feb. 26, joining...

Province questions Kinder Morgan

KAMLOOPS — Kinder Morgan has not been providing sufficient information about how it plans to mitigate concerns in Kamloops and elsewhere and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office is not pleased. The province submitted more than 70 information requests, specific to spill response, prevention and recovery systems as part of the National Energy Board’s review of...

Strong reactions for and against Northern Gateway Pipeline Project

KAMLOOPS - Not even 24 hours has passed since the announcement of the Northern Gateway Pipeline conditional approval came from Ottawa yesterday. Already - people in Kamloops all the way to the other side of the country have expressed either remorse or joy at the controversial news of the 1,177km long oil pipeline. The opposers...