Open letter by Islands Trust and San Juan County officials opposes Trans Mountain expansion

environment · September 2018 · Salish Sea region

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

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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... The impact of a bitumen spill... Our economies... would be ruined.” — The Islands Grapevine – September 6th, 2018 (September 6th, 2018)

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