CER to hear from Edmonton and area landowners in determining detailed route of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Media Advisory

For immediate release
January 24, 2020

CER to hear from Edmonton and area landowners in determining detailed route of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

The Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) will hold two detailed route hearings in Spruce Grove, AB, on January 28, 2020, to hear from landowners in the area. The two hearings will run from 9-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. MST at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 2011 Jennifer Heil Way in Spruce Grove, AB.

The purpose of detailed route hearings is to allow the Commission to determine the exact placement of the pipeline on the lands that it crosses, as well as the most appropriate methods and timing of construction. Landowners or interested persons were able to object to the detailed route proposed by the company. The Commission granted detailed route processes where material changes in circumstances were identified since the first hearings for the project took place in 2017-18, or where those with past hearings that were not completed advised the Commission that they still objected.

The CER is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all participants, including landowners, Trans Mountain staff, CER staff and media. Hearings are open to the public and transcripts and audio files will also be posted the CER website the next day.

The 1,147 km pipeline project was approved by the Government of Canada in June 2019, along an approximately 150 metre-wide pipeline corridor. Presently, about 65 per cent of the detailed pipeline route has been approved.

Related Links

  • Procedural Direction for Segment 2 and Segment 3 hearings [Filing C04002 ]
  • All filings for hearing scheduled for January 28, 9-11:30 a.m.: MH-003-2019 [Folder 3874501]
  • All filings for hearing scheduled for January 28, 1:30-4 p.m.: MH-006-2019 [Folder 3875274]

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) works to keep energy moving safely across the country. We review energy development projects and share energy information, all while enforcing some of the strictest safety and environmental standards in the world. To find out how the CER is working for you visit us online or connect on social media.

Contacts

James Stevenson
Communications Officer
Canada Energy Regulator
Email: james.stevenson@cer-rec.gc.ca
Cell: 403-613-6126
Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265
Facsimile: 403-292-5503
Facsimile (toll free): 1-877-288-8803

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