Tensions are rising between the City of Burnaby and Kinder Morgan after company employees arrived in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Tuesday with chainsaws to remove trees and brush in order to assess a proposed route for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
The City of Burnaby issued a stop work order for the conservation area, saying Kinder Morgan does not have the right to do damage to property protected by city bylaws.
“I think it’s unfortunate that it has come to this,” city Mayor Derek Corrigan said in a press release, “but we can’t let Kinder Morgan cut down trees and (Read more…)