Open letter by island leaders urges Prime Minister to abandon Trans Mountain expansion

environment · September 2018 · Salish Sea region

Elected representatives from the Salish Sea islands, including Islands Trust and San Juan County officials, have written an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau urging him to abandon the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project due to risks to the environment, orcas, and local economies dependent on tourism and a healthy ecosystem.

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• “Elected representatives from the islands in the Salish Sea... have written an open letter urging Prime Minister Trudeau to abandon the expansion project... The expansion project would result in 400 more oil tankers passing the island communities... The orca’s decline sends a chilling message... We stand with our fellow Salish Sea representatives in Canada in opposition to this project.” — The Islands Grapevine – September 6th, 2018 (September 6th, 2018)

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