Energy East carries election issues from Quebec to English Canada
[ http://rabble.ca/news/2015/02/energy-ea ... ish-canada ]
By David Gray-Donald | February 5, 2015
TransCanada's Energy East pipeline has been catapulted to centre stage in Quebec. It wasn't on the public radar a year ago. But now, after a summer of energetic citizen mobilization against it, a phone survey in October indicated only 33 per cent of the population was in favour of the pipeline being built. [ http://rabble.ca/news/2014/11/english-c ... resistance ]
Since then opposition has continued to mount. TransCanada's west to east project has been hitting the tender nerve of Quebec sovereignty, the complex concept of who has the authority to make decisions about what happens there.
TransCanada leaves Quebec out of the loop
The Albertan company is planning to build 700km of the largest tar sands pipeline on the continent through the 'nation' of Quebec [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Québécois_nation_motion ] to get to the Atlantic for export. [ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/18 ... 83669.html ] But, as reported by Le Devoir on Jan 20, TransCanada has neglected to formally submit to the Quebec government their intent to proceed on Energy East. [ http://www.ledevoir.com/environnement/a ... -au-quebec ] This surprised many; the project was officially submitted to the Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) on Oct 30, 2014.
According to TransCanada the project is not on hold. But without having received formal notice, Quebec cannot initiate their BAPE process, [ http://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/sections/faq/eng_faq_ind.htm ] which would provide information to the public and do "consultation on projects likely to have a major impact on the environment." With no movement to date on the BAPE, its results may be unavailable or incomplete at the time of the NEB's important fall hearings on Energy East.
This insult followed shortly after it came to light TransCanada did not submit Energy East documents in French to the NEB and the federal regulator has made no requirement for translations to be produced. This is being challenged in court by a coalition of groups. [ http://www.ledevoir.com/environnement/a ... nergie-est ]
Gilles Duceppe, former leader of the Bloc Quebecois (which went from 49 to four federal seats in 2011), penned an article in the Journal de Montreal on Jan 21 blasting TransCanada's disregard for Quebec. [ http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/0 ... -du-quebec ] He also criticized the provincial Liberal government for not taking matters into its own hands, for deferring to Ottawa's authority.
Duceppe and the many others who have decried the project may be trying to strategically fan the flames of sovereigntist discontent for political gain, but they aren't missing the mark on public opinion by much. Eighty-seven per cent of Quebecers believe the province, not just the federal government, should have authority to approve or refuse the project according to a November survey.
[ http://www.lapresse.ca/environnement/20 ... canada.php ]
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Re: ACTION against ENERGY EAST PIPELINE
by Oscar » Thu Feb 05, 2015 3:30 pm
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Re: ACTION against ENERGY EAST PIPELINE
by Oscar » Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:48 pm
Fredericton chapter challenges TransCanada at chamber of commerce meeting
[ http://canadians.org/blog/fredericton-c ... ce-meeting ]
March 17, 2015 - 5:00 pm
The Council of Canadians Fredericton chapter challenged TransCanada executives at a business gathering today.
Just weeks after TransCanada refused to hold a public meeting in Fredericton on their proposed Energy East pipeline, it was announced that company representatives would meet with businesspeople at a Fredericton Chamber of Commerce meeting for the second time in a year. That contradiction prompted the Fredericton chapter to demand that the meeting be open to the public. Confronted by the bad optics of the situation, the Chamber of Commerce had little choice but to agree.
This evening, Global News reports, "Environmental questions dominated a meeting with TransCanada representatives at the Fredericton Convention Centre Tuesday morning. Kevin Maloney, the Manager of New Build Pipelines for Alberta and New Brunswick, was there to talk about how the proposed Energy East pipeline might create jobs in the capital region. But some audience members had other questions." [ http://globalnews.ca/news/1887756/n-b-e ... edericton/ ]
The article then highlights, "'There’s all kinds of information that comes to us. Researched information that comes to us regarding pipeline spills', said Maggie Connell. 'They do leak. It’s not a question of will they leak, it’s when will they leak?' Connell, with Fredericton’s Council of Canadians, also asked where a spill in the Nashwaak River would end up."
TransCanada executives framed the meeting as unproductive claiming we weren't asking questions or really looking for answers. But "where would a spill in the Nashwaak River end up?" would seem to be a very direct question that the company should be able to answer. The question stems from the fact that the proposed pipeline route crosses three tributaries leading into the Nashwaak River and the river itself flows into the Fredericton aquifer.
And the further questions that the chapter would like to ask the company are quite clear:
• Will TransCanada be required to post a multi-billion dollar bond as a clean-up fund in the event of a pipeline spill?
• Will benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals be used in large concentrations to dilute the bitumen in order to ship in pipelines?
• Will computer modelling be conducted to predict whether or not toxic chemicals from an oil spill would reach the base of the Nashwaak River, the critical location of windows into the Fredericton aquifer?
• Will the Government of New Brunswick and TransCanada initiate meetings with the Wolastoq Nation [given the pipeline crosses their unceded territory and would affect their waterways]?
• Will this project jeopardize Canada's chance of meetings its greenhouse gas targets?
For more on our campaign against the Energy East pipeline, please click here:
[ http://www.canadians.org/energyeast ]
Further reading
Fredericton chapter is asking TransCanada to explain potential threat to their city's drinking water (March 2015 blog by Mark D'Arcy)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/fredericton-c ... king-water ]
TransCanada refuses to hold a public meeting in Fredericton on the Energy East pipeline (February 2015 blog)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/transcanada-r ... t-pipeline ]
Brent Patterson
Political Director of the Council of Canadians
[ http://canadians.org/blogs/brent-patterson ]
[ http://canadians.org/blog/fredericton-c ... ce-meeting ]
March 17, 2015 - 5:00 pm
The Council of Canadians Fredericton chapter challenged TransCanada executives at a business gathering today.
Just weeks after TransCanada refused to hold a public meeting in Fredericton on their proposed Energy East pipeline, it was announced that company representatives would meet with businesspeople at a Fredericton Chamber of Commerce meeting for the second time in a year. That contradiction prompted the Fredericton chapter to demand that the meeting be open to the public. Confronted by the bad optics of the situation, the Chamber of Commerce had little choice but to agree.
This evening, Global News reports, "Environmental questions dominated a meeting with TransCanada representatives at the Fredericton Convention Centre Tuesday morning. Kevin Maloney, the Manager of New Build Pipelines for Alberta and New Brunswick, was there to talk about how the proposed Energy East pipeline might create jobs in the capital region. But some audience members had other questions." [ http://globalnews.ca/news/1887756/n-b-e ... edericton/ ]
The article then highlights, "'There’s all kinds of information that comes to us. Researched information that comes to us regarding pipeline spills', said Maggie Connell. 'They do leak. It’s not a question of will they leak, it’s when will they leak?' Connell, with Fredericton’s Council of Canadians, also asked where a spill in the Nashwaak River would end up."
TransCanada executives framed the meeting as unproductive claiming we weren't asking questions or really looking for answers. But "where would a spill in the Nashwaak River end up?" would seem to be a very direct question that the company should be able to answer. The question stems from the fact that the proposed pipeline route crosses three tributaries leading into the Nashwaak River and the river itself flows into the Fredericton aquifer.
And the further questions that the chapter would like to ask the company are quite clear:
• Will TransCanada be required to post a multi-billion dollar bond as a clean-up fund in the event of a pipeline spill?
• Will benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals be used in large concentrations to dilute the bitumen in order to ship in pipelines?
• Will computer modelling be conducted to predict whether or not toxic chemicals from an oil spill would reach the base of the Nashwaak River, the critical location of windows into the Fredericton aquifer?
• Will the Government of New Brunswick and TransCanada initiate meetings with the Wolastoq Nation [given the pipeline crosses their unceded territory and would affect their waterways]?
• Will this project jeopardize Canada's chance of meetings its greenhouse gas targets?
For more on our campaign against the Energy East pipeline, please click here:
[ http://www.canadians.org/energyeast ]
Further reading
Fredericton chapter is asking TransCanada to explain potential threat to their city's drinking water (March 2015 blog by Mark D'Arcy)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/fredericton-c ... king-water ]
TransCanada refuses to hold a public meeting in Fredericton on the Energy East pipeline (February 2015 blog)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/transcanada-r ... t-pipeline ]
Brent Patterson
Political Director of the Council of Canadians
[ http://canadians.org/blogs/brent-patterson ]
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Re: ACTION against ENERGY EAST PIPELINE
by Oscar » Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:36 pm
On May 30th, let's show Canada and the world that Red Head is "the end of the line" for Energy East
[ http://canadians.org/blog/may-30th-lets ... nergy-east ]
April 7, 2015 - 10:05 am
Cacuna stopped it. South Portland stopped it. Now it is Red Head's turn to stand up against the tar sands pipeline.
As attention on Energy East now focuses on New Brunswick and the Bay of Fundy, [ http://www.canadians.org/blog/transcana ... -brunswick ] the residents of Red Head are well into their second month of planning for the large "End of the Line March" on Saturday, May 30th @ 1:00pm.
Why is the line in the sand being drawn at Red Head? The numbers speak for themselves:
• a 42-inch diameter export pipeline built over 280 proposed waterway crossings in New Brunswick (see this interactive map);
• a 150-hectare tank farm capable of housing 7.6 million barrels of oil and heated bitumen will be situated right in the middle of the rural community of Red Head;
• a 183-hectare marine terminal complex at Red Head;
• supertankers carrying 2.2 million barrels of oil crossing over the Bay of Fundy; and
• pipeline leaks as large as 2.6 million litres per day for up to 2 weeks could go undetected;
The threat of spills into waterways and the Bay of Fundy, and certain toxic air pollution for Red Head, is unacceptable.
MORE:
[ http://canadians.org/blog/may-30th-lets ... nergy-east ]
[ http://canadians.org/blog/may-30th-lets ... nergy-east ]
April 7, 2015 - 10:05 am
Cacuna stopped it. South Portland stopped it. Now it is Red Head's turn to stand up against the tar sands pipeline.
As attention on Energy East now focuses on New Brunswick and the Bay of Fundy, [ http://www.canadians.org/blog/transcana ... -brunswick ] the residents of Red Head are well into their second month of planning for the large "End of the Line March" on Saturday, May 30th @ 1:00pm.
Why is the line in the sand being drawn at Red Head? The numbers speak for themselves:
• a 42-inch diameter export pipeline built over 280 proposed waterway crossings in New Brunswick (see this interactive map);
• a 150-hectare tank farm capable of housing 7.6 million barrels of oil and heated bitumen will be situated right in the middle of the rural community of Red Head;
• a 183-hectare marine terminal complex at Red Head;
• supertankers carrying 2.2 million barrels of oil crossing over the Bay of Fundy; and
• pipeline leaks as large as 2.6 million litres per day for up to 2 weeks could go undetected;
The threat of spills into waterways and the Bay of Fundy, and certain toxic air pollution for Red Head, is unacceptable.
MORE:
[ http://canadians.org/blog/may-30th-lets ... nergy-east ]
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Re: ACTION against ENERGY EAST PIPELINE
by Oscar » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:12 pm
On May 30th, let's show Canada and the world that Red Head is "the end of the line" for Energy East
[ http://canadians.org/blog/may-30th-lets ... nergy-east ]
April 7, 2015 - 10:05am
Cacuna stopped it. South Portland stopped it. Now it is Red Head's turn to stand up against the tar sands pipeline.
As attention on Energy East now focuses on New Brunswick and the Bay of Fundy, the residents of Red Head are well into their second month of planning for the large "End of the Line March" on Saturday, May 30th @ 1:00pm.
Why is the line in the sand being drawn at Red Head? The numbers speak for themselves:
• a 42-inch diameter export pipeline built over 280 proposed waterway crossings in New Brunswick (see this interactive map);
• a 150-hectare tank farm capable of housing 7.6 million barrels of oil and heated bitumen will be situated right in the middle of the rural community of Red Head;
• a 183-hectare marine terminal complex at Red Head;
• supertankers carrying 2.2 million barrels of oil crossing over the Bay of Fundy; and
• pipeline leaks as large as 2.6 million litres per day for up to 2 weeks could go undetected;
The threat of spills into waterways and the Bay of Fundy, and certain toxic air pollution for Red Head, is unacceptable.
On May 30th, this is what we will be marching for:
• the 1500 residents of Red Head, just east of Saint John, who live along the shores and gentle hills overlooking the Bay of Fundy;
• the longest river in northeastern North America, the Saint John River, which empties into the Bay of Fundy at Saint John, New Brunswick. The pipeline route courses through the length of the Saint John River Basin, a basin which supports a population of over 500,000 people, including a large continuous aquifer under the river which supply their towns and cities with drinking water;
• the Saint John River Basin are the traditional lands of the Wolastoqiyik, which translates to mean ‘the people of the beautiful bountiful river’, and is the present location of 6 Wolastoq (Maliseet) First Nations;
• the Saint John River Basin in New Brunswick is territory where aboriginal land title and rights have never been ceded or surrendered by the Wolastoqey Nation. Instead, both New Brunswick and Indigenous people are bound by pre-Confederation treaties called the Peace and Friendship treaties;
• several major tributaries of the Saint John River would be crossed by the Energy East pipeline, including the Madawaska, the Green River (Rivière-Verte), the Tobique, the Salmon, the Canaan, and Kennebecasis rivers;
• several small tributaries of the South West Miramichi River and Nashwaak River would be crossed by the Energy East pipeline;
• a maze of bays, fiords, lakes, and marshlands connected to the Saint John River forms the largest fresh water ecosystem in Atlantic Canada, which includes the Grand Lake Meadows, Grand Lake, Washademoak Lake, Belleisle Bay, and Kennebecasis Bay;
• the greatest diversity of freshwater fish in Atlantic Canada which is found in the Saint John River, downstream of the Mactaquac Dam;
• the Bay of Fundy's unique funnel shape and great depth, which combines to create the highest tides in the world (rising 15 metres /50 feet twice a day) and extensive salt marshes and mudflats, supports a rich biodiversity that rivals the Great Barrier Reef and the Amazon rainforest; (learn more about the attractions of the Bay of Fundy)
• the rich zooplankton, krill and fish in the Bay of Fundy which attracts a dozen whale species, including each summer, 2/3's of the 350-400 remaining population of North Atlantic Right Whales, one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world;
• the Bay of Fundy receives a large number of species of waterfowl, shorebirds and seabirds, the highest bird species richness in the Canadian Atlantic. These include iconic birds such as the Atlantic Puffin, Razorbill Auk, and Semipalmated Sandpiper;
• the salt marshes, and vast stretches of mudflats of the Bay of Fundy exposed twice a day during low tide, are a critical feeding stopover area along the eastern seaboard of North America for 34 species of fall migrating birds on their way to Central and South America, including hundreds of thousands of sandpipers and plovers, making it one of 6 Canadian sites in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network;
• the salt marshes also serve as a nursery for fish, which supports the fisheries of the Outer Bay of Fundy;
• the Grand Manan Archipelago in the Bay of Fundy is located on a major eastern flyway for migratory birds, has 363 bird species documented, and is a top recommended birdwatching destination in North America;
• the Bay of Fundy supports several fisheries and attracts over 1 million tourists each year from around the world;
The New Brunswick and Indigenous communities of the Saint John River Basin, the rural community of Red Head, and the remarkable bird, fish and whale populations of the Bay of Fundy will be put at unacceptable risk by Energy East. New Brunswick, the Wolastoqey Nation, the Bay of Fundy, and Red Head are not for sale!
Water is our most precious resource, not bitumen from the tar sands. During the Red Head March, communities will carry large banners with the names of their local river or bay that they want protected.
The March will finish at the end of Anthony's Cove Road on the beach of the Bay of Fundy. Citizens will form a human chain along the beach, building a "Line in the Sand" to highlight their resolve to stop this project and the expansion of the tar sands. Kid-friendly activities, a barbecue, and an evening bonfire on the beach will follow.
Join us on May 30th, and let's show Canada and the world that Red Head is "the end of the line" for Energy East.
Facebook Event Page: March to the End of the Line
Mark D'Arcy
New Brunswick Energy East campaigner.
BLOG: [ http://canadians.org/blog/3713/feed ]
[ http://canadians.org/blog/may-30th-lets ... nergy-east ]
April 7, 2015 - 10:05am
Cacuna stopped it. South Portland stopped it. Now it is Red Head's turn to stand up against the tar sands pipeline.
As attention on Energy East now focuses on New Brunswick and the Bay of Fundy, the residents of Red Head are well into their second month of planning for the large "End of the Line March" on Saturday, May 30th @ 1:00pm.
Why is the line in the sand being drawn at Red Head? The numbers speak for themselves:
• a 42-inch diameter export pipeline built over 280 proposed waterway crossings in New Brunswick (see this interactive map);
• a 150-hectare tank farm capable of housing 7.6 million barrels of oil and heated bitumen will be situated right in the middle of the rural community of Red Head;
• a 183-hectare marine terminal complex at Red Head;
• supertankers carrying 2.2 million barrels of oil crossing over the Bay of Fundy; and
• pipeline leaks as large as 2.6 million litres per day for up to 2 weeks could go undetected;
The threat of spills into waterways and the Bay of Fundy, and certain toxic air pollution for Red Head, is unacceptable.
On May 30th, this is what we will be marching for:
• the 1500 residents of Red Head, just east of Saint John, who live along the shores and gentle hills overlooking the Bay of Fundy;
• the longest river in northeastern North America, the Saint John River, which empties into the Bay of Fundy at Saint John, New Brunswick. The pipeline route courses through the length of the Saint John River Basin, a basin which supports a population of over 500,000 people, including a large continuous aquifer under the river which supply their towns and cities with drinking water;
• the Saint John River Basin are the traditional lands of the Wolastoqiyik, which translates to mean ‘the people of the beautiful bountiful river’, and is the present location of 6 Wolastoq (Maliseet) First Nations;
• the Saint John River Basin in New Brunswick is territory where aboriginal land title and rights have never been ceded or surrendered by the Wolastoqey Nation. Instead, both New Brunswick and Indigenous people are bound by pre-Confederation treaties called the Peace and Friendship treaties;
• several major tributaries of the Saint John River would be crossed by the Energy East pipeline, including the Madawaska, the Green River (Rivière-Verte), the Tobique, the Salmon, the Canaan, and Kennebecasis rivers;
• several small tributaries of the South West Miramichi River and Nashwaak River would be crossed by the Energy East pipeline;
• a maze of bays, fiords, lakes, and marshlands connected to the Saint John River forms the largest fresh water ecosystem in Atlantic Canada, which includes the Grand Lake Meadows, Grand Lake, Washademoak Lake, Belleisle Bay, and Kennebecasis Bay;
• the greatest diversity of freshwater fish in Atlantic Canada which is found in the Saint John River, downstream of the Mactaquac Dam;
• the Bay of Fundy's unique funnel shape and great depth, which combines to create the highest tides in the world (rising 15 metres /50 feet twice a day) and extensive salt marshes and mudflats, supports a rich biodiversity that rivals the Great Barrier Reef and the Amazon rainforest; (learn more about the attractions of the Bay of Fundy)
• the rich zooplankton, krill and fish in the Bay of Fundy which attracts a dozen whale species, including each summer, 2/3's of the 350-400 remaining population of North Atlantic Right Whales, one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world;
• the Bay of Fundy receives a large number of species of waterfowl, shorebirds and seabirds, the highest bird species richness in the Canadian Atlantic. These include iconic birds such as the Atlantic Puffin, Razorbill Auk, and Semipalmated Sandpiper;
• the salt marshes, and vast stretches of mudflats of the Bay of Fundy exposed twice a day during low tide, are a critical feeding stopover area along the eastern seaboard of North America for 34 species of fall migrating birds on their way to Central and South America, including hundreds of thousands of sandpipers and plovers, making it one of 6 Canadian sites in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network;
• the salt marshes also serve as a nursery for fish, which supports the fisheries of the Outer Bay of Fundy;
• the Grand Manan Archipelago in the Bay of Fundy is located on a major eastern flyway for migratory birds, has 363 bird species documented, and is a top recommended birdwatching destination in North America;
• the Bay of Fundy supports several fisheries and attracts over 1 million tourists each year from around the world;
The New Brunswick and Indigenous communities of the Saint John River Basin, the rural community of Red Head, and the remarkable bird, fish and whale populations of the Bay of Fundy will be put at unacceptable risk by Energy East. New Brunswick, the Wolastoqey Nation, the Bay of Fundy, and Red Head are not for sale!
Water is our most precious resource, not bitumen from the tar sands. During the Red Head March, communities will carry large banners with the names of their local river or bay that they want protected.
The March will finish at the end of Anthony's Cove Road on the beach of the Bay of Fundy. Citizens will form a human chain along the beach, building a "Line in the Sand" to highlight their resolve to stop this project and the expansion of the tar sands. Kid-friendly activities, a barbecue, and an evening bonfire on the beach will follow.
Join us on May 30th, and let's show Canada and the world that Red Head is "the end of the line" for Energy East.
Facebook Event Page: March to the End of the Line
Mark D'Arcy
New Brunswick Energy East campaigner.
BLOG: [ http://canadians.org/blog/3713/feed ]
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Re: ACTION against ENERGY EAST PIPELINE
by Oscar » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:21 am
Council of Canadians opposes the Energy East pipeline in Regina
[ http://canadians.org/blog/council-canad ... ine-regina ]
April 14, 2015 - 9:12 am
The Council of Canadians held a public forum in Regina last night in opposition to the Energy East pipeline.
About 200 people were in attendance, including the general public, youth, union allies, federal and provincial party candidates and a significant Treaty 4 presence.
Prior to the event, the Regina Leader-Post reported, "Speakers on this council's tour in Saskatchewan will be: Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians; Ben Gotschall, energy director for Bold Nebraska, a ranchers' group that has opposed the Keystone XL pipeline in the Midwestern U.S., and; Melissa Daniels, Dene lawyer and a member of northern Alberta's Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, who will speak on tar sands expansion, plus First Nations treaty and indigenous rights."
[ http://www.leaderpost.com/business/Anti ... story.html ]
Their message was well-received by the audience with each speaker receiving a standing ovation.
After the event, Global News reported, "In her speech to the crowd, [Council of Canadians energy and climate justice campaigner Andrea] Harden-Donahue said the City of Regina should hold a referendum on the Energy East proposal, similar to a plebiscite held in Kitimat on the Northern Gateway pipeline." [ http://globalnews.ca/news/1936936/energ ... in-regina/ ] In that instance, despite the pipeline company's promises of jobs and investment, 58 per cent of the community voted against that project in an April 2014 vote.
That news report also quotes Harden-Donahue stating, "I’m hearing a lot of support for concerns around spills. I met with a couple of people who were from the university [the University of Regina] and some youth that are really concerned about what this means upstream. Our federal government is putting all of its eggs in one basket. Sustainable agriculture, clean energy and public transport, these are good jobs. They’re green jobs and they can reduce climate pollution, so why not focus there?"
Jim ElliottFor photos and tweets from last night's event, please see Edmonton-based Council of Canadians Prairies organizer Chris Gallaway's Twitter page. [ https://twitter.com/chris_gallaway ]
Today, the Council of Canadians is organizing a noon-hour event where the Energy East pipeline would cut through the Regina subdivision of Harbour Landing.
Following the public forums in Winnipeg (April 11) [ http://canadians.org/blog/council-canad ... t-pipeline ] and Regina (April 13), the four-community tour continues in Swift Current (April 15) and Moose Jaw (April 16). For more on tomorrow night's event in Swift Current, you can read the Southwest Booster article, Energy East Pipeline opposition tour making stop in Swift Current. [ http://www.swbooster.com/News/Local/201 ... -Current/1 ]
That article highlights, "In Saskatchewan the pipeline crosses or passes near major waterways including the South Saskatchewan River, Moose Jaw River and the Swift Current Creek watershed. The route also passes through the ecologically sensitive Great Sand Hills. In Manitoba the affected waterways include the Assiniboine River, Red River and in the Shoal Lake watershed. It also crosses two metres below the sole aqueduct for Winnipeg’s drinking water."
For further details on the tour, please click here: [ http://canadians.org/energyeast-prairies ]
Further reading
Regina chapter activist Jim Elliott opposes Energy East export pipeline (October 2014 blog)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/regina-chapte ... t-pipeline ]
Barlow says Energy East pipeline not safer than oil by rail in Regina (February 2015 blog)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/barlow-says-e ... r-oil-rail ]
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Brent Patterson's blog
[ http://canadians.org/blogs/brent-patterson ]
[ http://canadians.org/blog/council-canad ... ine-regina ]
April 14, 2015 - 9:12 am
The Council of Canadians held a public forum in Regina last night in opposition to the Energy East pipeline.
About 200 people were in attendance, including the general public, youth, union allies, federal and provincial party candidates and a significant Treaty 4 presence.
Prior to the event, the Regina Leader-Post reported, "Speakers on this council's tour in Saskatchewan will be: Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians; Ben Gotschall, energy director for Bold Nebraska, a ranchers' group that has opposed the Keystone XL pipeline in the Midwestern U.S., and; Melissa Daniels, Dene lawyer and a member of northern Alberta's Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, who will speak on tar sands expansion, plus First Nations treaty and indigenous rights."
[ http://www.leaderpost.com/business/Anti ... story.html ]
Their message was well-received by the audience with each speaker receiving a standing ovation.
After the event, Global News reported, "In her speech to the crowd, [Council of Canadians energy and climate justice campaigner Andrea] Harden-Donahue said the City of Regina should hold a referendum on the Energy East proposal, similar to a plebiscite held in Kitimat on the Northern Gateway pipeline." [ http://globalnews.ca/news/1936936/energ ... in-regina/ ] In that instance, despite the pipeline company's promises of jobs and investment, 58 per cent of the community voted against that project in an April 2014 vote.
That news report also quotes Harden-Donahue stating, "I’m hearing a lot of support for concerns around spills. I met with a couple of people who were from the university [the University of Regina] and some youth that are really concerned about what this means upstream. Our federal government is putting all of its eggs in one basket. Sustainable agriculture, clean energy and public transport, these are good jobs. They’re green jobs and they can reduce climate pollution, so why not focus there?"
Jim ElliottFor photos and tweets from last night's event, please see Edmonton-based Council of Canadians Prairies organizer Chris Gallaway's Twitter page. [ https://twitter.com/chris_gallaway ]
Today, the Council of Canadians is organizing a noon-hour event where the Energy East pipeline would cut through the Regina subdivision of Harbour Landing.
Following the public forums in Winnipeg (April 11) [ http://canadians.org/blog/council-canad ... t-pipeline ] and Regina (April 13), the four-community tour continues in Swift Current (April 15) and Moose Jaw (April 16). For more on tomorrow night's event in Swift Current, you can read the Southwest Booster article, Energy East Pipeline opposition tour making stop in Swift Current. [ http://www.swbooster.com/News/Local/201 ... -Current/1 ]
That article highlights, "In Saskatchewan the pipeline crosses or passes near major waterways including the South Saskatchewan River, Moose Jaw River and the Swift Current Creek watershed. The route also passes through the ecologically sensitive Great Sand Hills. In Manitoba the affected waterways include the Assiniboine River, Red River and in the Shoal Lake watershed. It also crosses two metres below the sole aqueduct for Winnipeg’s drinking water."
For further details on the tour, please click here: [ http://canadians.org/energyeast-prairies ]
Further reading
Regina chapter activist Jim Elliott opposes Energy East export pipeline (October 2014 blog)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/regina-chapte ... t-pipeline ]
Barlow says Energy East pipeline not safer than oil by rail in Regina (February 2015 blog)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/barlow-says-e ... r-oil-rail ]
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Brent Patterson's blog
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