The governing party at Vancouver City Hall is taking steps to fight a proposed 5-billion-dollar expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline.
Mayor Gregor Robertson says he’s strongly opposed to plans for a five-fold increase in oil tanker traffic through Vancouver. He plans to introduce a motion at Tuesday’s Council Meeting, calling on City staff to draft a bylaw, which would require tankers and pipeline operators to indemnify the City at levels equivalent to a worst-case spill.
Robertson adds the city will use every tool at its disposal to protect the environment and the economy.
Vision Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Niki Sharma will table a similar motion at the Board’s next meeting.
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