It’s a darn shame we cannot have someone who would dedicate themself to the hearings of the pipeline in Saint John.
It would be nice to have someone in that room with a laptop and blog every single word that was said.
The people who gives a presentation could scan their speech and send it along to this blog.
It would be an impossible task for me to stay there in that room and listen but some will be there most of the time.
I guess the only information we will get is from the Irving papers. This one below is from Halifax!!!!
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | Wednesday November 8, 2006
Fight for Nova Scotia, mayor says
Billy Joe MacLean opposes liquid gas line plan for New Brunswick
By JUDY MYRDEN Business Reporter
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Port Hawkesbury Mayor Billy Joe MacLean made a surprise appearance Tuesday at National Energy Board hearings to complain about the "unfairness" of a proposed pipeline in New Brunswick that could jeopardize energy projects in Nova Scotia.
"I really don’t like what is going on; in fact, I’m quite upset with what’s going on. I don’t believe that the National Energy Board is really going to hear the real story on what’s happening with the pipeline," Mr. MacLean told reporters outside the hearing room.
For the past three years Mr. MacLean has backed a US$650-million liquefied natural gas terminal being developed by Anadarko Petroleum to be located near Port Hawkesbury that would bring hundreds of construction jobs and economic spinoffs to the area.
The energy board is reviewing an application from Brunswick Pipeline, a subsidiary of Emera Inc. of Nova Scotia to build a high-speed, high-pressure pipeline to carry natural gas from Saint John, N.B., to the U.S. northeast.
The pipeline would carry gas from the proposed Irving liquefied natural gas terminal to be located outside Saint John. The terminal, currently under construction, is to be in service by late 2008.
Anadarko has argued that the proposed Irving terminal is getting a $1.5-billion transportation advantage by paying cheaper tolls than it would by using an existing pipeline to ship the gas.
Anadarko says that if the Irving project used the existing Sable pipeline, which carries gas from Nova Scotia’s offshore to the U.S., this would increase the volume of gas going through the line and thus lower the toll charges to other customers.
Nova Scotia should not be placed at an unfair disadvantage to New Brunswick, Mr. MacLean said, adding that a few years ago New Brunswick sought and won access to Nova Scotia gas at similar tolls.
Mr. MacLean directed most of his criticism at the Nova Scotia Energy Department, saying it has not been aggressive enough in fighting this issue before Canada’s energy regulator.
"We have failed as a community because we should have put in an intervention," he said. "We depended on the Department of Energy and we are very bothered about them, because we feel Emera has great influence on our Department of Energy," he said.
The Nova Scotia Energy Department is intervening at the hearing, and government lawyer Stephen McGrath has said he will be questioning the pipeline company but has had an opportunity to do so.
Anadarko’s lawyer Benjamin Roth tried unsuccessfully to ask about the estimated cost of transporting gas from the Bear Head site, near Port Hawkesbury, to the U.S. border.
"Any work they might have done for another pipeline entity is not the proper subject of this proceeding," pipeline company lawyer Laurie Smith of Calgary responded.
The hearings, which started Monday, continue Wednesday and are expected to last almost three weeks.
( jmyrden@herald.ca)
6 comments:
There are transcripts of what is said on the NEB website.
At least you are making reference to your sources instead of stealing other people's work.
It is not stealing if it is on the site; can't trust what is really going on behind closed doors.
This is not above board or the least bit fair and no matter what happens I will always remember what they did to our city and someday they will be judge by the higher power.
Hi Charles,
It’s been a while. I have been busy getting ready for the hearings. I wanted to update you on the upcoming hearing schedule, Tomorrow we start at 9 am to 6 pm. Saturday we start at 2 to 6 oral statements will be happening. I thought I would give you the list for Saturday’s speakers. Atlantica Center for Energy (Tim Curry), Board of trade ( Bob Manning). The rest are opposed to the proposed route Joe Godin, Allan Harding, James Hunter, Donald Watson ,Liberal Party Abel LeBlanc, Carol Ring.
I also want to say that Roley and Stewart were to intervene but haven’t showed up yet. That’s no surprise there elected now they don’t care there similar to the Mayor in my opinion. Here is a link to the live broadcast.
http://www.neb.gc.ca/hearings/hearingwebcast_e.htm
or by doing a search NEB then click on hearings and scroll down to EMera Brunswick pipeline hearinhs, you will be there.
When you go on this link go to Emera Brunswick pipeline hearing at the bottom of the page and to the right the box that says windows media and click English or French and you will hear the whole thing live.
Next week will be good to with the witnesses from the friends of rockwood park there to back there reports that they have done.
The schedule is also on that page so you can hear any time you wanted.
Hope this helps.
More information then our local paper and very little on the TV nes and just bits on the radio. That is whet this big corpration wants. If we all could just go away they could do what they want because no one will stop them.. Notice politicians say nothing except when they want our vote.
Check this site and you can get all the coverage of the NEB:
http://www.neb.gc.ca/hearings/
hearingwebcast_e.htm
I don't know how to access it all but it is there. Some of us don't know alot about downloading etc.
Still trying to learn by trial and error.
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