Joint Review Panel to stop in Grande Prairie

Enbridge Northern Gateway Project community hearings will take place in Grande Prairie from March 26-28. The proposed Northern Gateway project involves the construction of two 1,170 kilometre long pipelines running from Bruderheim, Alberta, to Kitimat, British Columbia, and the construction and operation of the Kitimat Marine Terminal. Final arguments from the applicant, interveners and government participants will be heard in April 2013. Based on this projected schedule, it is anticipated the panel will release the Environmental Assessment Report in the fall of 2013 and its final decision on the project around the end of 2013. The Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project is an independent body, mandated by the Minister of the Environment and the National Energy Board. The panel will assess the environmental effects of the proposed project and review the application under both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the National Energy Board Act.