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Eby fires back at Ford over suggestion B.C. would accept 2nd oil pipeline

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By Wolfgang Depner The Canadian Press Posted June 3, 2025 8:26 pm 1 min read 2:31 Are pipelines a realistic part of Carney’s ‘nation-building’ projects? Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to quickly approve “nation-building” resource projects in an effort to boost Canada’s economy. David Akin explains whether it’s realistic to see new pipelines built anytime soon, and the challenges in getting other big resource projects approved. B.C. Premier David Eby says he won’t be throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline through the province, dismissing Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s suggestion that Eby would change his mind. Eby says in response to Ford’s remarks on Monday that the publicly-owned TMX pipeline is already running through B.C., and the province doesn’t support lifting the ban on oil tankers off British Columbia’s northern coast. 1:58 Premiers talk possible new pipeline out west He says it’s not his job to tell Ford it’s “extremely unlikely” there will be a tunnel under Toronto’s Highway 401, or tell Alberta Premier Danielle Smith her “vision” for a pipeline connecting Alberta and northern B.C. is “many, many years off” with no proponent in sight. Story continues below advertisement Eby says his job instead is to protect the interests of British Columbia by bringing forward “shovel-ready” projects. 2:17 Danielle Smith’s pipeline push at premier’s meeting gets support from Carney Trending Now Ford had said heading into a meeting between premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney that he was confident Eby and Carney would “work things out” regarding a second pipeline. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Eby was speaking Tuesday from Osaka, Japan, on a 10-day trade mission in Asia, and deputy premier Niki Sharma represented B.C. at the meeting of premiers in Saskatoon. &copy 2025 The Canadian Press Sponsored content

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Preliminary work on plan to dredge Burrard Inlet underway, port says

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 20, 2025 8:03 pm 1 min read 2:00 B.C. government supports dredging Burrard Inlet to increase TMX tanker capacity RELATED: In the year since its expansion, the Trans Mountain Pipeline has been moving double the amount of oil. The B.C. government was initially opposed to the project, but as Aaron McArthur reports, it’s now supporting a proposal allowing tankers to carry more oil through B.C. waters – May 8, 2025 The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway. It says the project, which was recently floated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will proceed through permitting processes including consultation with First Nations. A statement issued on Tuesday says the preliminary work that has commenced includes the consultation and field studies. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. The project – which has been criticized by some environmentalists, experts and First Nations – would allow a common class of tankers to pass fully loaded under Vancouver’s Second Narrows Bridge after filling up at the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby. The statement says there’s a “pressing need” to optimize the port in the face of an uncertain and fast-changing global landscape. Trending Now It says the project will improve shipping efficiency in the inlet. Story continues below advertisement Trans Mountain says on its website that Aframax-class tankers generally load to about 80 per cent of capacity to provide clearance in Port Metro Vancouver. British Columbia’s government has said it supports the project, so long as it meets environmental and consultation requirements. &copy 2025 The Canadian Press Sponsored content