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B.C. First Nation challenges dredging plan to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver
Tsleil-Waututh says dredging would increase spill risk and shoreline erosion as the port seeks to let Aframax-class tankers load more fully.
- The Tsleil-Waututh has launched a court challenge against a dredging project in Burrard Inlet, seeking to block efforts that would allow tankers to "load more fully" at the Westridge Marine Terminal.
- Trans Mountain says tankers are currently limited to about 80 per cent capacity due to inlet depth, and the proposed dredging would remove about 25,000 cubic metres of material to reach six metres below the sea floor.
- Energy Minister Adrian Dix said the project "would allow for less traffic at the port and better utilization," while Prime Minister Mark Carney previously promised to "improve access" to overseas markets.
- Citing a "sacred stewardship obligation," Chief Justin George stated the Tsleil-Waututh faces increased oil spill risks, shoreline erosion, and shipping pattern changes that infringe on their way of life.
- The project comes about two years after the TMX pipeline began operating in May 2024, as officials have faced calls to expand capacity further to diversify energy exports away from the United States.
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B.C. First Nation challenges dredging plan to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver – Energeticcity.ca
An aerial view of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain marine terminal filling an oil tanker in Burnaby, B.C., is shown on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a legal challenge against a plan by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to dredge Burrard Inlet to make room for oil tankers with larger loads to operate. In a release, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation says it…
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B.C. First Nation challenges dredging plan to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a legal challenge against a plan by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to dredge Burrard Inlet to make
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