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Pipeline Will Bring 4,000 Jobs
August 31 2009 | Media Releases | Prince George Citizen
Written by Steven Greenaway, Vice-president, Public and Government Affairs
Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines
Re: Pipeline project needs broader review (story, Aug. 20).
The Enbridge Northern Gateway Project does represent economic, employment and training opportunities for the North – opportunities that many local residents are looking for. It will bring over 4,000 construction jobs, more than 200 long-term jobs, new business ventures, community investments, new tax revenues, new environmental protection measures, and more to the North.
The project will undergo an extensive public review led by the National Energy Board (NEB) and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA). This independent, quasi-judicial process will include public hearings at locations along the route with witnesses providing sworn testimony. Some groups who have called for a broader review will be interested to know that the NEB/CEAA review will include the potential environmental effects of the marine transport of petroleum and condensate, as well as any other cumulative environmental effects that are likely to result from the project.
Your readers should also be aware that there is no “tanker moratorium” on the west coast of Canada. There is, however, a “voluntary tanker exclusion zone,” which applies only to loaded tankers moving between Alaska and the continental United States (reference http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/e0003909 ). This voluntary exclusion zone was established in 1988 to keep foreign tankers, which weren’t even calling on a Canadian port, an adequate ‘drift’ distance from our shores. It was never intended to prevent the safe transport of oil and petrochemicals to or from a Canadian port.
In addition, Enbridge has over 60 years of safely operating the world’s longest liquids pipeline system. Our pipelines are remotely monitored 24/7 and safety measures are in place to respond quickly to any problems that may occur.
For more information on the project, please visit our website at http://www.northerngateway.ca or call 1-888-434-05233.
Steven Greenaway, Vice-president, Public and Government Affairs
Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines
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