The expansion and redo of the 60 year old Trans Mountain oil line to Burnaby from Edmonton is employing nearly 10,000 people at this point. A great deal of national prestige and the sense that we as a people can do something and do it right is balanced on the outcome of this venture.

Nearly all the social economic and cultural definitions of Canadians is being tested with this pipeline.Today we start to present a series of 🎭 article for your perosel

1000 KM and internet all the way.

The pipeline will have fiber optics on its own,the fiber will power ,a new leak monitoring system as well as provide internet to a number of isolated rural communities in it’s path.

Pig catcher for an instrument that Xrays internal pipe. File photo KDG

trans mountain pipeline expansion stopped stop work on it s the expansion and also shut down the supply line to the coast of BC on November 14th 2021. This is a voluntary preemptive shutdown due to the flooding in British Columbia.

The company have in some part committed it’s resources to flood mitigation.

At this time there is not a date for the return of production or construction in the norm and it’s timeline to complete the expansion by the end of 2022

On this Day: December 1st 1834

Slavery ends in the Cape Colony.