Event11 January 2017Action

BC grants Trans Mountain expansion an environmental certificate with 37 conditions and says its five conditions are met

The Clark government said its five conditions for supporting heavy-oil pipelines had been met or were being met: environmental approval (its certificate added 37 conditions on wetlands, wildlife habitat, caribou and grizzlies), world-leading marine and land spill regimes, First Nations opportunities and rights addressed, and a fair share of fiscal and economic benefits, under an initial benefits agreement with Trans Mountain (BC release, Jan. 11, 2017).

Date

11 January 2017

Kind

Permit

Where

Canada / British Columbia

Evidence

Action: Something was done: a law switched on, a tariff imposed, money committed. How evidence is weighed

Who

Government of British Columbia (acted)

Sources

• BC Gov News, “Five conditions secure coastal protection and economic benefits for all British Columbians” (external site), 11 January 2017. source record

Projects

• Trans Mountain (TMX), existing system