VANCOUVER – The province says it can’t support the Northern Gateway pipeline project as it’s been presented to the review panel because it does not address British Columbians’ environmental concerns.
“British Columbia thoroughly reviewed all of the evidence and submissions made to the panel and asked substantive questions about the project including its route, spill response capacity and financial structure to handle any incidents,” says Environment Minister Terry Lake.
“Our questions were not satisfactorily answered during these hearings.”
“Northern Gateway has said that they would provide effective spill response in all cases. However, they have presented little evidence as to how they will respond,” says Lake. “For that reason, our government cannot support the issuance of a certificate for the pipeline as it was presented to the Joint Review Panel.”
