[All] Line 9 Presentation is done. Sneak peak here

Louisette Lanteigne butterflybluelu at rogers.com
Tue May 22 15:57:44 EDT 2012


Hi folks


I stayed up all night and completed my presentation. I got all of 2 hours sleep then I woke up and found a lawyer to sign my affidavit. 

Forms were all submitted on time thank heavens. 

The presentation is in the attachments if your curious.

I've spent over a decade of my life advocating for the Waterloo Moraine, protection of habitats and water supplies and I find nothing gets a point across better than issues of money so that's how I crafted the presentation. It's a tip I got from Oliver Brandis at the Grand River Watershed Forum. 

I'm sure folks will raise concern about tar sands impacts etc. but based on the responses I've observed at the Northern Gateway hearing the NEB generally disregard those sorts of issues stating it's out of the scope of this particular study. That's why I crafted my arguments to be extremely site specific to concerns for our Region. 

I've viewed the aerial photos. This pipe crosses both the Grand and Nith rivers, crossing over wetland areas etc. I'm not certain but it may also cross sections of the Paris Galt and Oakridges Moraine as well. I've tried to include ways we can secure better data to make this a proactive rather than reactive process offering some advice rather than just focusing on problems. 

Realistically, I doubt anything I say or do personally will actually stop a pipeline. I'm not an expert so my views generally mean diddly squat at these forums but if by some remote chance, I can at least influence the need to secure better data or the need to bump up to reasonable insurance coverage to reflect the actual economic risks,  than I'm more than happy to do my part to help achieve those objectives. The stronger "stop the pipe" sort of arguments, I'll leave to the bona fide solicitors from Ecojustice, Equiterre etc. but my arguments lends support to their efforts all the better! 

Bit by bit. The hearing starts on Wednesday. I've got up to one hour to speak. Wish me luck!

Lulu 
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