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By James Peters

Trans Mountain Expansion

Trans Mountain delays pipeline construction through Kamloops due to COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 14, 2020 | 10:41 AM

KAMLOOPS — Trans Mountain has confirmed its pipeline expansion construction schedule within Kamloops has been pushed back.

In a memo addressed to the Canada Energy Regulator dated April 1, Trans Mountain says construction in the Kamloops Urban Area will begin in June, 2020. This is a revision from the previous schedule, which had Kamloops construction beginning this month.

Construction in the Black Pines area is scheduled to begin in August, 2020.

Trans Mountain Vice President, Regulatory and Compliance Scott Stoness says, “[w]ith the onset of the current Covid-19 pandemic, the activity summary represents Trans Mountain’s current intentions, however future plans could potentially be impacted.”

Earlier this month, Kamloops city councillor Denis Walsh called on Trans Mountain to shut down construction of the pipe beneath the Thompson River.

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He argued the project would see hundreds of construction workers coming into the area from outside of Kamloops area, and that is unsafe during pandemic-related restrictions.

This week, Walsh issued a news release saying Trans Mountain’s decision to delay construction is “a victory for the health and well-being of Kamloops-area residents.”

Read the full Trans Mountain memo below: