Supreme Court opens the door on aboriginal land title claims
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The Northern Gateway project will likely have more court dates in its future thanks to a Supreme Court ruling today involving a BC First Nation. In a unanimous decision called...
View ArticleFirst Nations chiefs willing to go to jail to stop Enbridge’s proposed pipeline
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Some First Nations chiefs are willing to get arrested to stop Enbridge’s proposed pipeline project. Numerous legal proceedings were filed in appeal court seeking to overturn the...
View ArticleNorthern Gateway pipeline unlikely to start up by 2018: project president
CALGARY (NEWS1130) – The president of the Northern Gateway pipeline says the possibility of a 2018 start-up date is “quickly evaporating.” John Carruthers says the company planning to build the...
View ArticleNew Enbridge ad campaign shows everything but pipelines
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – In an effort to convince you the Northern Gateway pipeline is a good thing, Enbridge is rebranding. The national TV, print and social media advertising campaign features everyday...
View ArticleRussian cargo ship docked in Prince Rupert
PRINCE RUPERT (NEWS1130) – It’s been causing concern for the last few days, triggering visions of an environmental disaster in one of the most pristine parts of our province. A Russian cargo ship that...
View ArticleAnti-pipeline legal fund growing
HAIDA GWAII (NEWS1130) – A campaign to cover some of the legal costs that BC First Nations are incurring to fight the Northern Gateway pipeline in the courts has raised $200,000. The campaign, called...
View ArticleKinder Morgan granted injunction to keep anti-pipeline activists from...
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Anti-pipeline protesters have been ordered to remove their barricade preventing survey work for Trans Mountain’s proposed expansion through a Metro Vancouver conservation area. A...
View ArticleTim Hortons caught in double double dose of controversy
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – When you think of Tim Hortons, it’s probably more about coffee than controversy, but the chain has brewed a double dose of backlash after airing and then pulling in-store ads...
View ArticleTransport Canada says more can be done to prepare for an oil spill
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) The proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline twinning and new Enbridge pipeline will make it even more important to be ready for an oil spill off our coast. A panel put together by...
View ArticleNorthern Gateway talks excluded question of First Nations’ governance rights
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Two Northern Gateway fighting to overturn approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline project say federal officials refused to discuss their claim of decision-making power over...
View ArticleU of Calgary cleared in Enbridge sponsorship probe
CALGARY – An independent investigation has found no evidence that the University of Calgary allowed money from an energy firm to limit its academic freedom. The report from retired Justice Terrence...
View ArticleNEB conditionally approves Line 3 replacement pipeline into US
CALGARY – The National Energy Board has recommended Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement pipeline into the US be approved, subject to 89 conditions. The $7.5 billion Line 3 Replacement project involves...
View ArticleEnbridge looking for extension from National Energy Board
KITIMAT (NEWS 1130) – Enbridge, the company that wants to build a pipeline from Alberta’s oilsands to a terminal in Kitimat, is asking for a three-year extension to start construction. In a statement,...
View ArticleEnbridge to buy Spectra Energy in stock deal worth $37 billion
CALGARY, AB. (NEWS 1130) – Enbridge Inc. plans to buy Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp. for stock worth $37 billion in a friendly deal that would create a North American energy infrastructure giant...
View ArticleEnbridge will not appeal Northern Gateway pipeline ruling
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The company behind a controversial pipeline project is not going to appeal a ruling from the Federal Court of Appeal, but the Northern Gateway project is far from dead. Enbridge...
View ArticleLiberals delay announcing fate of Line 3, Northern Gateway
TORONTO (NEWS1130) – The Liberal government is delaying announcing the fate of two pipeline projects, saying only that the decision will come “soon.” Today was the government’s deadline to decide...
View ArticleEnbridge cutting 1,000 jobs after American takeover
CALGARY, AB. (NEWS 1130) – Enbridge says it is cutting about 1,000 jobs or six per cent of its workforce following the takeover of Houston-based Spectra Energy. Calgary-based Enbridge says it is laying...
View ArticleTim Hortons caught in double double dose of controversy
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – When you think of Tim Hortons, it’s probably more about coffee than controversy, but the chain has brewed a double dose of backlash after airing and then pulling in-store ads...
View ArticleTransport Canada says more can be done to prepare for an oil spill
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) The proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline twinning and new Enbridge pipeline will make it even more important to be ready for an oil spill off our coast. A panel put together by...
View ArticleNorthern Gateway talks excluded question of First Nations’ governance rights
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Two Northern Gateway fighting to overturn approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline project say federal officials refused to discuss their claim of decision-making power over...
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