TRANS MOUNTAIN TIMELINE

October 1953 The Trans Mountain pipeline begins shipping oil with an initial capacity of 150,000 barrels per day. The project features four pump stations along its 1,150-kilometre route and a marine dock that connects loading facilities on the east side of Edmonton with ocean tankers in Burnaby, B.C. 1957 Pipeline capacity is expanded via the construction of a 160-kilometre pipeline loop. The Westridge Marine

Terminal is built and commissioned in Burnaby, B.C. Jan. 14,

1985 Trans Mountain’s biggest spill occurs at a tank farm in the Edmonton area, with nearly 10,000 barrels of oil released. Dec. 16, 2013 An application is made to the National Energy Board (NEB) to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline. Construction is proposed to begin in 2017. May 17, 2016 Ottawa appoints a three-member panel to conduct an environmental review of the Trans Mountain expansion project. May

29, 2016 The NEB recommends approval of the pipeline, subject to 157 conditions, concluding that it is in the public interest. Nov. 29, 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sanctions the Trans Mountain expansion, part of a sweeping announcement that also saw approval of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline replacement but the end of its Northern Gateway project. Jan. 11, 2017: B.C. Premier Christy Clark announces her support for the project. (Continued on A5 and A6)