Crude oil flowing into B.C. through Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
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Wednesday marks the first official operational day for the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline in both B.C. and Alberta.
Oil is now flowing through the $34-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project into British Columbia.
Wednesday marks the first official operational day for the expansion.
Crown corporation Trans Mountain Corp. said the pipeline, which spans from Alberta to B.C., is transporting crude oil.
The project involved twinning an existing pipeline that runs from Alberta to the B.C. coast. The final applications for the twin pipeline have now been approved by Canada’s energy regulator.
It took more than four years to construct and was one of the most costly infrastructure projects in Canadian history.
A B.C. wilderness society said it’s a sombre day for those who have been fighting against the pipeline for years.
“It’s a really sad day for the thousands of people who have been working for (more than) a decade to protect this coast from an oil spill,” Peter McCartney, Wilderness Committee’s climate campaigner, said.
“We’re heartbroken to see that oil is going to be flowing through the pipeline, and furious that this was put through over the wishes of the host nations on this territory.”
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