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UPDATE 1-Canada court overturns federal approval of Enbridge oil pipeline

Published 2016-06-30, 01:28 p/m
© Reuters. UPDATE 1-Canada court overturns federal approval of Enbridge oil pipeline
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VANCOUVER, June 30 (Reuters) - Canada's Federal Court of
Appeal has overturned the approval of Enbridge Inc's ENB.TO
Northern Gateway pipeline, which would carry oil from the
Alberta oil sands to a port in northern British Columbia for
export.
The court ruled in a decision released on Thursday that the
government had failed in its duty to consult with aboriginal
groups on the 1,177-km (730-mile) pipeline project and sent the
matter back to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet for a
"prompt redetermination."
Canada's former Conservative government approved Northern
Gateway in 2014, imposing more than 200 conditions on its
construction. But the plan has faced fierce opposition from
environmentalists, aboriginal groups and communities along the
pipeline route, with many investors skeptical it would every be
built.
After its approval, numerous British Columbia aboriginal
groups, along with environmental groups, filed lawsuits seeking
to overturn the decision.
"Today's ruling shows what the people have been saying all
along - this pipeline will never be built. This is a victory for
our climate, our coast and for First Nation's communities in
determining their own future," said Sven Biggs, a representative
of one of the environmental groups in the lawsuit.
An Enbridge spokesman said the Calgary-based company was
reviewing the decision.

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