TAR SANDS, PIPELINES, & TANKERS

Local Groups Sponsor a Public Forum on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Proposal

The public forum is scheduled for 7pm, Thursday February 16th, in the Richardson College for the Environment & Science Complex, 599 Portage Avenue (University of Winnipeg). Admission is free.

On Thursday, February 16th, at 7pm the public is invited to attend a public forum on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project. Elected officials and media are encouraged to attend.

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The National Energy Board is conducting hearings on Enbridge’s proposal for a pipeline carrying bitumen from Alberta’s tar sands to the town of Kitimat in the heart of BC’s Great Bear Rainforest. If approved, the federal government would lift the moratorium on tanker traffic that has existed for decades in this region. Over 200 oil tankers would be navigating the difficult waters off BC’s Northwest Coast each year.

This public forum will focus on the project’s risks to the environment, the economy and to local communities.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Wade Davis, Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society, Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Winnipeg and author of The Sacred Headwaters: the fight to save the Stikine, Skeena and Nass.
• Gerald Amos, former elected Chief Councillor for the Haisla First Nation for 12 years. He has been a leading voice for conservation in Canada for thirty years. He is the author of an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Natural Resources Minister, Joe Oliver “No apology forthcoming”.
• Lynne Fernandez, Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives. As a research associate at the Manitoba office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Lynne has the opportunity to research municipal and provincial social and economic policy. She is also interested in labour and environmental issues.
• Anne Lindsey, former executive director, Manitoba Eco-Network. Anne has worked and volunteered on Manitoba and national issues such as nuclear waste, forestry, food and pesticides, since 1984, including numerous experiences with environmental reviews.

This event is organized by the Manitoba Eco-Network, Green Action Centre, Climate Change Connection, the Council of Canadians, and the Green Action Committee of the First Unitarian-Universalist Church, with the support of the University of Manitoba's Global Political Economy Program and the University of Winnipeg.

For more information on this event please contact the Manitoba Eco-Network. Phone: 204-947-6511; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .