Enbridge officials say they are pleased they'll have a chance to address concerns raised about their proposed Northern Gateway pipeline when environmental review hearings resume next week.
Janet Holder, a vice-president of Enbridge Inc., said when the next phase of the review begins on Tuesday it will be the first opportunity for the Calgary-based company to be heard at the review process.
"We are pleased to have the chance to share our extensive reviews, our economic studies and our findings from our consultations with the communities along the right-of-way," Holder said in a statement Friday.
"It is important to us that we address the concerns and show how we have considered the reservations that have been expressed in the hearing to date."
Enbridge has proposed the construction of a 1,200 kilometre pipeline that would deliver 525,000 barrels a day of crude from the Alberta oil sands in Bruderheim, Alta., to a tanker port to be built in Kitimat. It's a $5.5-billion project expected to spur $270 billion in economic growth in Canada over 30 years.
When the review process began earlier this year, the proposal was met with waves of critics from environmentalists, ordinary citizens and many of the northern B.C. First Nations whose territory would be crossed.
