Call to Abandon Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion by Island Leaders

environment · 2018-09 · Salish Sea region

Elected representatives from the Islands Trust and San Juan County have issued an open letter urging Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to abandon the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. They cite risks to the Salish Sea region, including increased tanker traffic and threats to orcas, wild salmon, and local economies dependent on tourism and a healthy environment.

Sources

• “Call on Prime Minister to Abandon Trans Mountain Expansion...signed by 22 trustees from the Islands Trust and the three San Juan County councilors...urge the Prime Minister to pause...and develop more visionary and less risky ways...” — The Islands Grapevine – September 6th, 2018 (September 6th, 2018)

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