Open Letter from Island Leaders Urging Prime Minister to Abandon Trans Mountain Expansion

environment · Salish Sea region

Elected representatives from the Salish Sea islands in Canada and the US have written an open letter urging Prime Minister Trudeau to abandon the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. They cite risks to the environment, orcas, wild salmon, and local economies dependent on tourism. The letter is signed by 22 trustees from Islands Trust and three San Juan County councilors.

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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 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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