OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an Alberta woman cannot sue the province's energy regulator as part of her claim that hydraulic fracturing so badly contaminated her well that the water can be set on fire. In a 5-4 ruling Friday, the high court rejected Jessica Ernst's argument that a provincial provision shielding the regulator from legal action was unconstitutional. Ernst began legal action against the regulator, Calgary-based energy company Encana (TSX:ECA) and [Read more]
Manitoba chiefs hope to get Federal Court of Appeal review of Enbridge project
WINNIPEG - The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says it is taking further steps in its fight against the Enbridge 3 line replacement project. The group is trying to get leave to file a judicial review with the Federal Court of Appeal with the aim of challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's approval last year of replacements to the aging Enbridge line from Alberta to Wisconsin. The chiefs say in a news release that the project will increase Canadian pipeline capacity and make it [Read more]
AltaGas confirms talks after report of potential merger with WGL Holdings
CALGARY - AltaGas Ltd. has confirmed it's in talks on a potential transaction after the Wall Street Journal reported that it was negotiating to combine with WGL Holdings Inc. in a deal worth US$5 billion to $6 billion. Calgary-based AltaGas (TSX:ALA) did not name the third party, adding in its statement that no agreement has been reached and there is no assurance that these discussions will continue or that any transaction will be agreed upon. Washington, D.C.-based WGL Holdings [Read more]
Two small western towns where coal is king look to the future in uncertain times
HANNA, Alta. - The hand-painted sign on a bumpy road on the east side of Hanna speaks volumes. "Hanna supports coal, cows, gas and oil," it says bluntly. The sign includes a circle with a line through it over the words "carbon tax." The town of 2,700, 230 kilometres northeast of Calgary, like many rural Alberta communities, has largely lived off agriculture. But a large vein of thermal coal east of town led to the construction of the coal-fired Sheerness generating plant [Read more]
Alberta premier says B.C. approval of Trans Mountain pipeline good for Canada
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says British Columbia's decision to approve the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline will benefit both provinces. Notley says the pipeline will help Alberta's battered economy, create jobs in both provinces and help attract international investment to Canada. She says there are plenty of people who support the pipeline and some opponents will be won over when they learn about how it will help the economy and how the federal [Read more]
B.C.’s five conditions set out for Trans Mountain pipeline approval
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday that all of her government's conditions had been met for approval of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline. Here is a list of the conditions the premier unveiled in 2012. 1. Successful completion of the environmental review process. B.C. initially planned to rely on the National Energy Board's review of the expansion. The B.C. Supreme Court ruled last year that the province couldn't simply depend on federal [Read more]
B.C. grants Trans Mountain pipeline environmental approval
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark announced British Columbia's support for the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline Wednesday, saying the project meets her government's five conditions for approval and includes a revenue-sharing agreement worth up to $1 billion. Clark said she's now convinced Kinder Morgan Canada's $6.8-billion project will protect B.C. from potential environmental damage with world-leading spill prevention and response measures. The project also promises $20 [Read more]
NEB seeks public input on expanded pipeline emergency plan disclosure rules
CALGARY - The National Energy Board says it will require companies making pipeline applications to provide more detail on their emergency response plans. The federal regulator says the rule changes are being made in response to frequent demands from participants at its recent public hearings. It launched a 60-day online public comment period Wednesday to gather input to be used in the final draft of its ruling. The new rules are expected to require more information at the [Read more]
National Energy Board confirms review panel for Energy East pipeline proposal
CALGARY - Environmental groups are calling for the Energy East pipeline review process to start from scratch now that the National Energy Board has formally appointed new members to the review panel. Transition Initiative Kenora filed a notice of motion Tuesday arguing that all decisions made by the prior panel members have been put into question after they stepped down because of questions about a potential conflict of interest last year. "What we're arguing is that because [Read more]
B.C. First Nation expected to launch court challenge of LNG approval
VANCOUVER - Members of a British Columbia First Nation have launched what has become the fourth Federal Court challenge against a liquefied natural gas project proposed for the province's north coast. Gitxsan Nation hereditary chiefs Charlie Wright and Yvonne Lattie filed a request for a judicial review of the Pacific Northwest LNG project on Tuesday in Vancouver on behalf of 650 members in various clans. The leaders said in a news release that the project that was approved by [Read more]
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