Police read out injunction prior to arresting protesters at the TransMountain Pipeline expansion in Burnaby, BC. in March 2018. Photo: CTV News
Fines stemming from later arrests will escalate from $500 to $5,000 as trials progress this summer
by Mike Laanela, CBC News, June 18, 2018
A couple of dozen anti-pipeline protesters rallied outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday morning.
They were there to mark the end of the trial of the first 28 protesters arrested for blocking access to the Kinder Morgan work site on Burnaby Mountain on March 17. Read the rest of this entry
Land defender Kanahus Manuel (centre) and Secwepemc people and allies have vowed to defend unceded Secwepemc territory against the Trans Mountain pipeline extension. Some say Secwepemc title and jurisdiction make the controversial project a risky investment.
by Justin Brake, APTN News, June 8, 2018
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is a high-risk investment for Canada and any future financial backers because it runs through unceded Indigenous lands, says one economist. Read the rest of this entry
Chief Ernie Crey sits next to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a meeting about the Trans Mountain pipeline in the B.C. community of Cheam. (Chantelle Bellrichard/CBC)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Stó:lō community of Cheam
Makeda Martin says protesters at Camp Cloud aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. (Maryse Zeidler/CBC)
Makeda Martin stands in the middle of a plywood shack on the side of the road making a meal fit for the most finicky of foodies.
On the menu: Buffalo meatballs, spinach and cilantro salad, and salmon risotto. All made from ingredients she says were supplied by nearby residents in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, B.C. Read the rest of this entry
Leoyla Cowboy and Little Feather
Unicorn Riot, May 30, 2018
Bismarck, ND – Micheal “Little Feather” Giron was sentenced by Chief Judge Daniel Hovland to thirty six months for Civil Disorder charges stemming from the October 27th, 2016 defense of the Oceti Sakowin treaty camp during the #NoDAPL movement. Read the rest of this entry
‘It boggles the mind that they could think this is a good move for Canada’
CBC News,
Indigenous and environmental groups organized a flash rally in Vancouver Tuesday evening in reaction to the announcement the federal government is buying out the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Hundreds of First Nations groups, environmentalists and other concerned residents gathered on the grounds of Science World to protest the federal government’s plan. Read the rest of this entry
The Canadian government is now the owner of the TransMountain Pipeline at a cost of $4.5 billion.
Canadian public could also incur millions to construct expansion project with estimated price tag of $7.4B
The Liberal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and related infrastructure for $4.5 billion, and could spend billions more to build the controversial expansion.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced details of the agreement reached with Kinder Morgan at a news conference with Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr this morning, framing the short-term purchase agreement as financially sound and necessary to ensure a vital piece of energy infrastructure gets built. Read the rest of this entry
APTN National News, May 28, 2018
Indigenous activists are keeping a close eye on an oil spill near Barriere, B.C., days before Kinder Morgan’s so-called deadline on its $7.4-billion Trans Mountain expansion project.
On Sunday, the provincial Ministry of Environment said a flow meter leaked about 100 litres of crude oil into the ground at the Darfield Pump Station. Read the rest of this entry
by The Canadian Pres, May 23, 2017
With just over a week remaining until the May 31 deadline set for abandoning its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, no suitors have publicly emerged to step into builder Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s shoes. Read the rest of this entry
Numerous protesters who blockaded an entrance, defying a court order, were arrested earlier Monday while protesting the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
At least 28 demonstrators arrested in Burnaby, B.C., protest
The Canadian Press, March 20, 2018
RCMP say three officers suffered minor injuries while making arrests Monday evening at demonstrations against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby, B.C.
The Mounties say one officer suffered a head injury after being kicked, another suffered a knee injury and a third injured a hand. Read the rest of this entry
