Open Letter from Island Leaders Urges PM Trudeau to Abandon Trans Mountain Expansion

environment · 2018-09-06 · Salish Sea region

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

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• “Call on Prime Minister to Abandon Trans Mountain Expansion...elected representatives from the islands in the Salish Sea...have written an open letter urging Prime Minister Trudeau to abandon the expansion project...The impact of a bitumen spill on the lives of our island constituents is unfathomable...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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