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Montreal-area mayors' Energy East criticisms - short-sighted,' Notley says

2016-01-22 19:55:34| Energy - Topix.net

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Kathleen Wynne take part in a joint news conference following their meeting in Toronto on Jan. 22. PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says municipal leaders who don't recognize that the proposed Energy East pipeline would be beneficial to all Canadians are being "short-sighted." Notley, in Toronto today meeting with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, was responding to Montreal-area mayors who oppose the TransCanada Corp. project and say the environmental risks far outweigh any economic benefits for that region.

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Greater Montreal mayors come out against TransCanada's Energy East pipeline

2016-01-21 18:55:44| Energy - Topix.net

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, the current president, told a news conference today the organization has determined the environmental risks far outweigh any economic benefits for the region. The proposed pipeline would take Alberta crude as far east as an Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, N.B. The project would include existing TransCanada pipeline as far east as Montreal, plus new pipeline to be constructed through Quebec.

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