Canada麻豆传媒映画檚 chief energy regulator said yesterday that a municipality along the route of a crude-oil pipeline can麻豆传媒映画檛 stop an affiliate of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. from accessing areas for a proposed expansion.
The NEB said the municipality of Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver, must allow Kinder Morgan Canada to access a proposed route for expanding its Trans Mountain pipeline, which connects Alberta麻豆传媒映画檚 oilsands to the Pacific Coast.
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In related news, elections BC says Kinder Morgan does not need to register as a third-party advertiser in the province麻豆传媒映画檚 civic election campaign.
A Vancouver-area member of Parliament asked Elections BC look into the issue, saying Kinder Morgan is running advertisements about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion during the municipal election period.
Burnaby-Douglas New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart said the pipeline proposal is a key campaign issue for several municipalities and he described Kinder Morgan麻豆传媒映画檚 adverts as an attempt to sway voters.
However Jodi Cook, Elections BC manager of provincial electoral finance, said in a letter that Kinder Morgan麻豆传媒映画檚 advertising doesn麻豆传媒映画檛 meet the definition of election advertising.
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