Dec. 19, 2013:
Federal joint review panel issues report recommending approval of Northern Gateway project, subject to 209 conditions.
The project will still face at least National Energy Board approval, but more likely
a federal joint review panel including both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the National Energy Board, similar to the proceedings currently underway for the Northern Gateway Pipeline.
Not exact matches
Having recently called out the
federal government for failing to provide a justification for its decision to approve Shell's Jackpine mine oil sands expansion project (an approach that serves no interest other than the government's, as even industry would stand to benefit from knowing why one project is justified while another, e.g. Taseko's original Prosperity mine, is not), it was reassuring to see that at least this
Joint Review Panel (JRP) shares my understanding of this obligation under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, SC 2012, c 19.
In Calgary, the
Joint Review Panel today (December 19) recommended that the
federal government approve the $ 6.5 - billion project, which would transport oil from the Alberta tar sands across British Columbia to Asia, subject to 209 conditions.
In April 2012, the
Joint Review Panel released 199 potential conditions that could form part of an authorization for the Northern Gateway Pipeline project if it received
federal approval.
These hearings are part of the
federal government's
joint panel review process of the Northern Gateway Pipeline.
In 2012 - 2014, we represented Heiltsuk First Nation before the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
Joint Review Panel, and in 2015 - 2016, we represented Heiltsuk First Nation and Kitasoo / Xai» xais during a judicial review before the Federal Court of Appeal, and successfully challenged the decisions of the National Energy Board and government to allow the building of the pip
Review Panel, and in 2015 - 2016, we represented Heiltsuk First Nation and Kitasoo / Xai» xais during a judicial
review before the Federal Court of Appeal, and successfully challenged the decisions of the National Energy Board and government to allow the building of the pip
review before the
Federal Court of Appeal, and successfully challenged the decisions of the National Energy Board and government to allow the building of the pipeline.