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Danielle Smith narrows Alberta oil pipeline options, potentially complicating route to B.C. coast
Alberta excludes Kitimat from pipeline exit options, focusing on southern B.C. deep-water ports with Indigenous job creation and marine safety as key criteria.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is considering a new bitumen pipeline route to southern B.C. but has ruled out Kitimat due to navigation complexity, stating, 'There’s just too many channels that have to be navigated, it’s too complex.'
- Smith emphasized the need for a deep water port that minimizes navigation complexity and allows easy access to Asian markets, indicating that marine response and job development for indigenous communities are priorities.
- The Memorandum of Understanding between Alberta and Ottawa could adjust the current oil tanker ban if designated as a national interest project, though some First Nation leaders oppose this change.
- The Chamber of Shipping indicated Prince Rupert is the preferred option, despite existing oil tanker bans in the area.
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Danielle Smith narrows Alberta oil pipeline options, potentially complicating route to B.C. coast
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith eliminated one route for her province’s proposed oil pipeline to the B.C. coast Thursday, which could make the contentious project even more difficult to build.
·Toronto, Canada
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