Site is scheduled for completion in July, with pipeline construction beginning shortly after
25 km of pipe laid in Alberta, Burnaby tank farm expanding
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear five challenges about the pipeline
As usual, the Supreme Court did not give any reasons for its decision
Most recent total was $12.6 billion, much higher than a previous $7.4-billion estimate
Practice comes after an excavator accidentally struck the pipeline near Jacko Lake in mid-February
Up to 129 communities will be consulted over the next weeks
The estimate of $7.4 billion was made in 2017 by the previous owner
Lawsuit included Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Squamish Nation, Coldwater Indian Band and a coalition of small First Nations
This challenge was against the second approval
Construction continues at Westridge terminal in Burnaby B.C.
Nations want ownership, jobs from Trans Mountain, LNG Canada
Pipeline projects proceed under minority Trudeau government
Activists point to institutions’ support of Paris climate change agreement and Indigenous rights
B.C., Alberta revenue sharing embraced by small, rural, poor first nations
‘Cordial’ discussion with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney as lawsuit filed
If B.C. continues pipeline battle, ‘we’ll finish it,’ Alberta’s Jason Kenney vows
