CER hearing over Trans Mountain fire lanes set for this month
Trans Mountain wants to bypass the Burnaby's bylaws around fire access lane width, a matter that will be heard in a CER hearing on Jan 28
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December 31, 2021
Trans Mountain tank farm fire lanes not meeting the ‘basic minimum’: city
The tank farm fire lanes proposed by Trans Mountain meet BC Building Code requirements but not the city's fire services bylaw.
December 9, 2021
Federal government should reconsider TMX in the wake of massive floods: lawyer
Continuing to push the pipeline through is "insanity," says Eugene Kung, staff lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law.
December 8, 2021
Should Trans Mountain get to bypass a Burnaby fire safety bylaw?
The city's rules are stricter than the building code's around fire access lanes—but Trans Mountain says the provincial regulations should suffice
December 8, 2021
SFU students, faculty march down Burnaby Mtn in protest of TMX expansion
About 150 people, many of them SFU students, marched down Burnaby Mountain yesterday in protest of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
November 26, 2021
Anti-TMX tree-sitter arrested in Burnaby for breaching court injunction
A prominent anti-TMX advocate was arrested Friday morning while taking part in a tree-sit in Burnaby, in breach of a BC Supreme Court injunction.
November 26, 2021
Trans Mountain denies food and water delivery for tree-sit
TMX workers denied protesters, who were attempting to bring food and water to the tree-sit, to the site, breaking from past practices
November 19, 2021
Trans Mountain pipeline remains closed due to atmospheric river
Assistant deputy minister of environment and climate change strategy Laurel Nash says oil infrastructure is "a very significant concern" amid flooding after heavy rains this week.
November 2, 2021
Students call off hunger strike as SFU commits to fossil fuel divestment
SFU has committed to full divestment from fossil fuels by 2025, just as a group of students planned to launch a hunger strike to advocate for such a commitment.
October 27, 2021
CER clears future Burnaby tree removal permit hurdles for TMX
The City of Burnaby did not submit an argument against Trans Mountain in its application to waive any need to apply for tree removal permits
October 21, 2021
Burnaby Mountain firehall allays some fears, but some questions still unanswered
The SFU firehall can help battle wildfires in the forested area, but how Trans Mountain will respond to a tank farm fire remains unclear