Update: #TransMountain quietly announced that it encountered 'technical issues' in the section that they recently (and controversially) got permission from the CER to install a smaller pipe. #TMX is now facing even further delays.

The CER approved another pipeline variance for TMX. Listen to Eugene Kung explain the implications on CBC this morning. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

New survey finds 68% of Canadians oppose Ottawa writing off billions of #TransMountain debt. #TMX has borrowed more than $16B from taxpayers, while Cdns grapple with high costs of living—'writing off that debt is going to be political jeopardy.' #cdnpoli wcel.org/media-release/…

Canadians have made their position clear: oil companies should pay for their own infrastructure. reuters.com/business/energ…

Trans Mountain breaks agreement with Stk'emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation (SSN) to construct through Pipsell, a sacred, cultural keystone place near Kamloops. This should never happen without SSN's consent. Read SSN's statement here: docdroid.net/WSkhntU/ssn-pr…

For decades, TWN has seen shorelines in Burrard Inlet erode and wash away: people’s front yards, important cultural places, and wildlife habitat. Read our new research showing how changes in sediment transport and vessel traffic contribute to the issue. twnsacredtrust.ca/shoreline-eros…

DFO is clamping down on illegal fishing in Burrard Inlet & Indian Arm. Tsleil-Waututh has worked hard to restore the health of Burrard Inlet, reviving salmon stocks & fish populations in the heart of our territory. Poaching undoes the progress we've made. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

“That’s a huge part of who we are as Tsleil-Waututh people, People of the Inlet, is having that cultural exchange down at the beach” says Michelle George, TWN Nation member in this in-depth and visually stunning Narwhal article. ⬇️
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An inspiring and beautiful story: Kayah George, a climate leader and Tsleil-Waututh Nation youth, describes the complex relationship of Tsleil-Waututh Nation with orcas in the Salish Sea.
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The costs of the Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Project continue to climb, requiring ever increasing subsidies from the government. The current cost estimate for the project is $30.9 billion but will likely require billions more to reach completion.
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May 26th marks 8 years since we released the TWN Indigenous law based assessment of the TMX. Check out our blog post reflecting on the importance of the assessment.
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No wonder banks want to remain unnamed in this loan. “As of December, Trans Mountain was $23.3 billion in debt. In the 4.5 yrs between the time the pipeline was bought by Canada & the end of 2022, the pipeline company has sunk 'over $18 billion' & says it still needs more money.”

As construction costs continue to mount, TMX will require more loans to reach completion. Subsidising the oil and gas industry doesn’t make sense as BC suffers through another record breaking heat wave and as wildfires rage in BC and Alberta. Cancel TMX. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

A new paper by Morin, Evans, and Efford (2023) describes how the shifting baselines syndrome leads regulators to classify vulnerable fish habitat as “low quality” habitat, facilitating further harm to fish in TWN territory. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Tsleil-Waututh Councillor Charlene Aleck spoke with @CityNewsVan re: TWN & UBCIC's calls for Canadian banks to stop financing Trans Mountain. The expansion 'infringes on our way of life [including] harvest[ing] traditional foods,' Councillor Aleck says. vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/04/26/bc-…

Tsleil-Waututh Nation urges banks to step away from financing Trans Mountain and step towards financing climate solutions that respect Indigenous rights. 'The banks are losing money for their shareholders to prop up a costly, devastating, archaic project.” vancouverisawesome.com/bc-news/tsleil…

TWN & UBCIC wrote to Canada’s 6 largest banks this week: RBC, BMO, TD, Scotiabank, CIBC & National Bank re the renewal of their $10 billion low-rate loan to TMX. Cdn banks continue to prop up the fossil fuel sector despite Paris Accord commitments.
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'It’s an absolute disgrace that RBC and Canadian banks are positioning themselves as fossil fuel lenders of last resort while painting an image of a corporation that cares about people and the planet.' Grand Chief Stewart Phillip on TMX twnsacredtrust.ca/press-release-…