Detailed Route Hearings – Segment 5

While the Trans Mountain Expansion project has been approved, the company must now determine the exact route the pipeline will follow.

When Trans Mountain filed its Plan, Profile and Book of Reference (PPBoR) with the NEB in early 2017, the company divided its proposed route into seven segments. Four of these segments are divided into sub-segments.

Segment 5 of the route begins north of Kamloops, BC near McLure, BC and runs southwest through Merritt and Hope, BC and ends near Rosedale, BC.

Segment 5 map

What is a Detailed Route Hearing?

We will hold separate hearings for every segment of the detailed route. During the hearings, affected landowners, Indigenous communities and registered commenters and intervenors can share their views directly with the NEB Hearing Panel. The Hearing Panel will look at all of the written evidence and information, consider the input gathered during the oral hearing and come to a decision. Decisions are generally released approximately three months after the hearing ends.

The issues that will be considered in each of the detailed route hearings are:

• The best possible detailed route of the pipeline;
• The most appropriate method of constructing the pipeline; and
• The most appropriate timing of constructing the pipeline.

There is an opportunity for persons to apply to participate in the detailed route hearings as a commenter or intervenor. A commenter shares information with the NEB through a letter of comment. An intervenor is a full participant in the hearing.

The NEB does not have the authority to look at matters related to compensation. To settle compensation matters, please contact Natural Resources Canada’s Pipeline Arbitration Secretariat at nrcan.pas-sap.rncan@canada.ca

You can read more about the detailed route approval process in these Frequently Asked Questions.

Oral Hearings for Segment 5

The oral portions of most of the detailed route hearings for Segment 5 are complete. The hearings were held in various locations to accommodate local landowners:

• May 1-3, 2018 – Kamloops, BC
• May 8-10, 2018 – Merritt, BC

Segment 5 – Kamloops, BC

Date	Landowner, Affected Person or Indigenous communities	Hearing Order Number	Status	Transcripts
May 1, 2018	Sugarloaf Ranches Ltd. [Folder 3422180]	MH-008-2018 [Filing A91671]	Decision: [Filing A93284]	Vol. 1 [Filing A91671]
May 1, 2018	KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. [Folder 3421854]	MH-009-2018 [Filing A91671]	Hearing concluded Decision reserved	Vol. 1 [Filing A91671]
May 2, 2018	Ildeberto Jose and Shelley Ann Kathrine Demelo [Folder 3422074]	MH-012-2018 [Filing A91539]	Hearing cancelled Statement of Opposition withdrawn	Vol. 2 [Filing A91693]
May 3, 2018	Stk’ emlupsemc te Secwepemc of the Secwepemc Nation (SSN) [Folder 3421973]	MH-014-2018 [Filing A91727]	Hearing concluded Decision reserved	Vol. 3 [Filing A91727]

Segment 5 – Merritt, BC

Date	Landowner, Affected Person or Indigenous communities	Hearing Order Number	Status	Transcripts
May 8, 2018	1054408 BC Ltd. [Folder 3522629]	MH-003-2018 [Filing A91858]	Hearing concluded Decision reserved	Vol. 4 [Filing A91858]
May 9, 2018	Nestlé Canada Inc. [Folder 3421965]	MH-002-2018 [Filing A91876]	Hearing concluded Decision: [Filing A92445]	Vol. 5 [Filing A91876]
May 10, 2018	Coldwater Indian Band [Folder 3522407]	MH-013-2018 [Filing A91903]	Hearing concluded Decision reserved	Vol. 6 [Filing A91903]
Anticipated for October 2018	Debbie and Greg Dixon [Folder 3421848]	MH-051-2018	Hearing in progress	TBD

Regulatory Documents

The evidence and information filed during the detailed route hearings is available on our website.
Links to each individual detailed route hearing for Segment 5 are available on REGDOCS [Folder 3422725].

• January 23, 2018 – Letter of Decision for Segment 5 [Filing A89486]
  The Letter of Decision outlines who will and who will not receive a detailed route hearing.
• January 23, 2018 – Hearing Order for Segment 5 [Filing A89487]
  The Hearing Order outlines all of the steps and deadlines in the Hearing and explains where you can find more information. Section 3 of the Hearing Order provides more details on how to apply to participate in a detailed route hearing.
• February 2, 2018 – Advance on Costs for Participation in detailed route hearings – Process and Form to Request Advance on Costs [Filing A89778]
• March 2, 2018 – Ruling No. 1 [Filing A90370]
  This ruling explains who will be able to participate in the detailed route hearings for Segment 5.
• March 15, 2018 – Procedural Update No. 1 [Filing A90586]
  This document sets out the location and timing of each landowner or affected person’s oral hearing.
• March 21, 2018 – Procedural Update No. 2 [Filing A90718]
  In this document, the NEB invites the Coldwater Indian Band and the Stk’ emlupsemc te Secwepemc to provide oral traditional evidence.
• March 23, 2018 – Procedural Update No. 3 [Filing A90766]
  This document provides more information about identifying witnesses, registering attendees and cross-examination.
• April 19, 2018 – Procedural Update No. 4 [Filing A91386]
  This document provides the detailed oral hearing schedule, as well as the list of registered attendees for each oral hearing, including witnesses.
• April 25, 2018 – Letter to all parties [Filing A91474]
  This letter outlines the NEB’s decision on which affected lands the Hearing Panel will visit.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

We encourage affected landowners, indigenous communities, registered commenters and intervenors and Trans Mountain to use our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services. An ADR process is uniquely tailored to your individual needs and may include a meeting between affected parties.

To take advantage of ADR, affected parties, must agree to take part. This process is facilitated by trained NEB staff or by another neutral third party. The facilitator will assist participants in developing a process that may help resolve issues related to the statement of opposition.

If you are interested in taking advantage of our ADR services, a session can be scheduled at a location and time agreeable to affected parties. For more information about ADR options, please email Marie McKenney at ADR-RED@cer-rec.gc.ca or call 1-800-899-1265.