Trans Mountain

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Affleck has granted an injunction to protect Kinder Morgan's construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but he also agreed to protect a new "Watch House" set up to keep an eye on the Texas multinational energy company.

Kinder Morgan employees arrived at the Indigenous Watch House near the Trans Mountain pipeline on Monday and told occupants they have 10 minutes to vacate.

The air was crisp and cold as they trekked up Burnaby Mountain early on Saturday morning. People's breath came out in white puffs as each of the volunteer construction workers each carried two planks of wood. Their goal was to build a traditional Indigenous "watch house" to monitor Texas-based Kinder Morgan as it proceeds with construction of its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

On the eve of a mass protest, Indigenous leaders and activists from across Canada vowed to do whatever it takes to stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.

Ottawa and Alberta are steaming over so-called pipeline “delays,” but documents filed with the National Energy Board (NEB) reveal their anger should be directed at Kinder Morgan itself, not the City of Burnaby or British Columbia. The Trudeau and Notley governments are in an uproar over what amounts to a missed deadline that was fabricated by the company.

One respondent said they had seen no change in restrictions to sharing the government's science findings. "There is still a cadre of managers who were very comfortable with the tight rules under the Harper government and are clinging to them," said that respondent.

Trade Minister Bruce Ralston said Alberta's actions threaten the livelihood of the families that have worked to build B.C.'s wine industry.

The City of Burnaby is appealing the National Energy Board’s decision that Kinder Morgan did not have to abide by two Burnaby bylaws in the process of building the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The National Energy Board announced three decisions on Thursday that allow Kinder Morgan to start construction on the Burnaby Mountain tunnel entrance for its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Justin Trudeau faced hecklers in Nanaimo. Rachel Notley and John Horgan are flinging indignant words, threats even, back and forth between Edmonton and Victoria. A national columnist demands Ottawa step in and show who’s got the power.

He says the movement of Alberta oil to the west coast "makes sense to me" because it’s about broadening the country’s access to more international markets.

The message from Canada's ambassador to the U.S., delivered at a conference in Ottawa alongside his U.S. counterpart Kelly Craft that was dominated by pro-oil businesspeople, seemed to be aimed at those who continue to protest the development of fossil fuel infrastructure across North America.

On the last stop of his cross-country tour in Nanaimo, Justin Trudeau threatened to ditch NAFTA, kicked out three protesters, and left the venue chased by a mob shouting “Stop Kinder Morgan!”

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's promise to suspend electricity talks with British Columbia over a pipeline dispute may not carry much weight, according to energy experts.

Canada's oil and gas producers are struggling to stay competitive with their U.S. counterparts because of the struggle to expand pipeline capacity, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.