The federal government is moving to designate the proposed oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast as a project of “national interest,” enabling expedited approvals and exempting it from some federal environmental review requirements.
According to a notice published in the Canada Gazette on Aug. 1, interested parties will have until Sept. 18 to submit comments on the national interest designation for the pipeline.
The notice states that the 1,250-kilometre West Coast Oil Pipeline would transport one million barrels per day of crude from Bruderheim, Alta., to Delta, B.C., where it would then be shipped to international markets.
The notice states that the project is being advanced by Trans Mountain Corporation, Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission, and Pembina Pipeline Corporation, who will “form and lead a new jointly owned entity.” …