CALGARY—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says building a pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast to export Alberta oil and gas is the industry’s top priority, ahead of other potential routes.
Smith made the comments on Sept. 6 during the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Calgary—an annual Conservative networking event—after being asked whether she thought Manitoba’s port town of Churchill was a realistic option to increase her province’s oil and gas exports.
She said Churchill would be a “viable option,” but that building a pipeline to B.C’s northwest coast is the first step many in the industry want to see realized. …