On Saturday, April 12, a number of Vancouver Ecosocialist Group members (Vancouver, BC, Canada) participated in the walk, rally and flotilla opposed to Kinder Morgan’s plans to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline carrying tar sands bitumen to the Burrard Inlet. The day was organized by the Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion (BROKE) and North Shore NOPE. Below is a collection of news stories related to the event.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Lead up:
Vancouver Sun – Art this Week –http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/this+week+Studio+Opening+Gabriel+Saloman/9714648/story.html
Burnaby Now – http://www.burnabynow.com/news/artist-leading-people-s-procession-against-pipeline-1.898145
Coverage:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez3ZlipMfIo
CBC twitter – https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=CBCDeborahGoble
CTV News – http://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=324490
Global News – http://globalnews.ca/news/1267111/hundreds-to-take-to-the-streets-for-anti-pipleline-rally-held-in-burnaby/
Vancouver Observer – http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/peoples-procession-rally-against-kinder-morgan-pipeline-marches-burnaby-images#print
CKNW 980am – http://www.cknw.com/2014/04/12/kinder-morgan-pipeline-protest-in-burnaby/
Xinhuanet – http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2014-04/13/c_133258653.htm
Think Progress – http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/14/3426238/canadians-protest-northern-gateway/
Burnaby Newsleader – http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/news/255044281.html
Vancouver Media Coop – http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/video/burnaby-bc-says-no-pipeline-expansion-mayor-derek/22564
Documentation:
Jennifer Castro – flickr – https://secure.flickr.com/photos/jencastro/sets/72157643872798723/
keep em straight – http://vimeo.com/keepemstraight/burnaby-says-no-pipeline-expansion
Twitter:
#kindermorgan; #burnaby; #peoplesprocession
also:
– http://instagram.com/p/mtVsCYSahk/#
