Alberta's got a new plan for a southern pipeline to B.C.'s coast — it still won't be easy

https://i.cbc.ca/ais/bd114fb4-dae7-4a4a-bcc0-5828776ce7db,1784867914828/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C340%2C6500%2C3656%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Alberta's southern pipeline plan now under consideration by Canada's Major Projects Office would mostly replicate the path of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, but a deviation in the route could see part of the pipeline run through the Fraser Valley and terminate at Roberts Bank in Delta, B.C., which is also the location of the country's largest port, seen here in 2023." width="620" />

Alberta's proposal for a new pipeline through southern B.C. has been billed as a duplication of the 2024 Trans Mountain expansion, but a deviation to another terminal in the Fraser Valley is unearthing familiar challenges including seismic and environmental concerns and possible objections by First Nations.