Call your councillors TODAY--Get the Region of Waterloo to say 'no' to Line 9!

The Waterloo Region Coalition Against Line 9 has now presented at Regional Council and the Grand River Conservation Authority, bringing this issue onto their agendas. We're working to have these bodies issue statements of concern in advance of the National Energy Board hearings in mid-October. Councillors have started to take notice, but we need your help to make this their priority!

On September 27th 2023, the Waterloo Region Coalition Against Line 9 Presented at the monthly general meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, urging the council to release a statement of concern on dangers of the Line 9 pipeline. Settler responsibilities to the Haundenosaunee was also stressed in the 10 Minute Presentation.

While some council members were obviously interested in the topic, the GRCA took no action to address the specific threats to the Grand River watershed posed by the pipeline.

Listen here: http://grandrivermc.ca/grrr/noLine9-2013-09-27-GRCApresentation.mp3

In September 2013, the Waterloo Region Coalition Against Line 9 sent a
delegation to present to Waterloo Regional Council in an effort to move the
Region to take a stand against Enbridge's Line 9 reversal, bringing forward
the grave concerns surrounding the transport of diluted bitumen and fracked
oil across the region, and impressing upon the region their location on Six
Nations treaty territory and the obligations that come with this
relationship.

Following the Coalition's presentation, the Region of Waterloo issued a
statement of concern regarding Line 9 which was sent to the National Energy
Board, outlining their conditions for the project, which included the
creation of a billion dollar contingency fund that would be held by
Enbridge. Their concerns and requests, like those of numerous intervenors
in the NEB hearings and other affected parties, went unheeded as the NEB
rubber-stamped Enbridge's plan.

At the time of this presentation, Enbridge had only acknowledged 12 of the
35 spills it actually recorded on Line 9. This significantly higher figure
only came to light through investigative journalism, and still only
represents the number of spills of quantities exceeding the threshold for
an official report. If bitumen ever flows through Line 9, the number of
spills is sure to climb, and the impacts of each incident will be
disastrously larger.

A question period and discussion followed the presentation and is also presented here.

The CCCU joins emergency response exercise to draw attention to local impacts of the Line 9 pipeline and tar sands.
from alternatives journal:
http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/community/blogs/current-events/climate...

The "Climate Change Containment Unit" (CCCU) is in action today at the site of an Enbridge emergency response exercise in North Dumfries where the controversial Line 9 crosses the Grand River. A\J got exclusive first access to the news.
Arriving in a flotilla of three canoes, the CCCU joined the simulated spill exercise with mock hazmat suits and oil spill clean-up equipment – and banners protesting the Line 9 reversal and the potential impacts to the Grand River.
“When Enbridge spills, rivers are killed,” says a CCCU spokesperson, “and today Enbridge is simulating the death of the Grand River.”

WHAT: Rally and delegation to Regional Council opposing Enbridge's Line 9 reversal

WHEN: Wednesday, September 18, 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Regional Council, 150 Frederick St., Kitchener

As the National Energy Board prepares to take public input on Enbridge Energy Inc.’s proposal to pump tar sands bitumen through Line 9 — a 38-year-old pipeline that crosses through Waterloo Region — a local coalition of over 20 groups is urging the Region to take a stand against the controversial project. On Wednesday, local residents concerned about the pipeline project will hold a rally outside before presenting in the council meeting. Concerns cited by the coalition include Enbridge's abysmal safety record, with over 800 spills in the past decade and widespread failure to comply with safety requirements, and the particularly severe environmental risk posed by diluted bitumen as opposed to regular crude oil.

Additionally, Enbridge's proposal has been advanced without proper consultation of affected Indigenous communities, which puts the project in violation of numerous treaties. These concerns and others are articulated in the coalition's Declaration of Opposition to Line 9, which will be presented to council. Join us at the rally and council meeting to hear why the wide range of local groups are saying 'no' to Enbridge's Line 9 reversal.

Members of the coalition will also be presenting at the Grand River Conservation Authority’s monthly meeting on Sept. 27 and at National Energy Board hearings, which will take place from Oct. 8-11 (Montreal) and Oct. 16-19 (Toronto).

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Mike Schreiner | Written on September 4, 2013
http://www.unpublishedottawa.com/letter/348/risky-enbridge-pipeline-will...