Its on: Get involved in the Kinder Morgan pipeline review
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- Published on Thursday, 16 January 2014 17:24
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It’s on: Get involved in the Kinder Morgan pipeline review
Hello PAOV,
If you want to participate in the official review process for Kinder Morgan’s tar sands pipeline, now is your chance!
Yesterday, Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) opened up applications for the public to participate in hearings on the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline. The NEB sure hasn’t made it easy for people to get involved, but we are here to help you through the process so that you can have your say.
To apply, members of the public must sign up on the NEB website and complete an online application. If you aren’t able to fill the form out online, you can call the number listed on the website and wait for a hard copy to be delivered by mail.
Applications from individuals and groups wishing to participate will be only accepted from January 15th to February 12th, 2014.
This is the only chance we have to get involved in the federal environmental assessment to formally oppose Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and tanker plans. If you don’t apply now you won’t be able to participate in the upcoming hearings, and the NEB will not even consider your written comments. So it’s critical that we get as many people signed up as we can!
Here’s what you can do:
1) Log onto the NEB website and apply online. Because of recent changes to Canadian environmental assessment legislation, participants are now required to prove that they are either “directly affected” by the proposed project or have “relevant expertise”. The NEB has to approve your application – whether you want to participate as an intervenor or even if you just want to submit a written letter of comment. If you feel that you will be affected by the project in any way, it’s worth submitting an application to take part in the review process. Click here to visit the NEB website and apply.
2) Attend a workshop. To support you in your application to participate, we’ll be hosting workshops in both Vancouver and Victoria. We can help walk you through the online form, answer your questions about the process and make sure your concerns are effectively submitted to the NEB. Our first workshop will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 6pm at our Vancouver office, and we’re also planning one in Victoria (date TBD). For details and locations, click here.
3) Check out our Save the Salish Sea website for news, updates, links and other helpful resources. On the “Latest” page, we’ll continue to post new information about upcoming events, local groups working to stop the proposal and other workshops or events happening in different communities. Click here to visit the website now.
If you’re applying to participate or have any other correspondence with the NEB, please let us know by emailing us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We want to keep track of how many of our supporters are applying and what the response is like from the regulators. If you feel that you have a stake in this decision and are being turned away, keep us posted!
I realize this process may seem daunting, but it’s important that we mobilize now to make sure that our voices are heard. Just remember – you’re not alone! The Kinder Morgan pipeline represents a huge threat to our communities, our coast and our climate, and we’re not going to sit back and let the hearings proceed without letting officials know how we feel.
Onwards,
Eoin Madden | Climate Campaigner
Wilderness Committee
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Photo: Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, BC (Joe Foy).
