Open letter by Islands Trust and San Juan County officials urges Prime Minister to abandon Trans Mountain Expansion

environment · Salish Sea region

Elected representatives from the Islands Trust and San Juan County have written an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau urging abandonment of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project due to risks to the Salish Sea region, including increased oil tanker traffic, environmental damage, and threats to local economies and orca populations.

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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 on the lives of our island constituents is unfathomable... The Salish Sea is one of the most biologically rich inland seas in the world.” — The Islands Grapevine – September 6th, 2018 (September 6th, 2018)

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