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Jeremy, 4, and Lauren, 7, visit with Father Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum on Saturday. The museum’s Heritage Christmas celebrations are once again in full swing, with the fun underway until Jan. 2. Seasonal highlights include theatre productions, daily entertainment, kids’ activities, rides on the carousel and a variety of seasonal programs. Check out www. burnabyvillage museum.ca for all the details. For more on Christmas happenings in the city, see our special section starting on page 12.
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Protests don’t matter to National Energy Board Jennifer Moreau staff reporter
The recent protests against Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion on Burnaby Mountain have fallen on deaf ears at the National Energy Board. NEB spokesperson Sarah Kiley told the Burnaby NOW that the board will not consider the recent public opposition to Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion when deciding if the project should be approved.
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“While we may of course be aware of what’s going on outside of our hearing process, our role is pretty focused. We look at the evidence we have in front of us, the science, the information, and make a decision that’s based on that,” Kiley said. “Where I think people sometimes get perhaps a little confused is that our decisions and recommendations are based on the science and the evidence. It’s not based on the number of people who are for or against the project. That’s really the role of the board. We are apolitical. We are
independent of government.” The NEB is the appointed federal body that is reviewing Kinder Morgan’s application to expand Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, although federal cabinet members now have the final say if the project goes forward. Consideration of the protests may fall outside of the NEB’s mandate, but the board does consider some aspects related to social licence: safety, environmental damage and risks communities face. “I think some of those same concerns
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you see in social licence will show up in our list of issues. But whether there is, for example, local acceptance, that’s not necessarily within our mandate,” Kiley said. Climate change, which has been a common concern among protesters, is also not part of the NEB’s mandate. The board’s job is to assess pipeline projects – not extraction in the Alberta tar sands or the end use for the oil. Elected politicians determine the NEB’s mandate, not the board itself.
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