Westcoast Pipeline

The Westcoast Pipeline, also known as the Westcoast Transmission System[1] or the BC Pipeline,[2] is a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia that brings natural gas from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin south to the province's heavily populated Lower Mainland (which includes Vancouver).

[4] In 2007, Duke's natural gas business was spun off as Spectra Energy,[5] which merged with Enbridge in 2017.

[6] The pipeline experienced an explosion in Shelley, British Columbia, near Prince George, on October 9, 2018.

The explosion forced about 100 members of the Lheidli T'enneh Band to evacuate their homes.

[7] In 2019, the affected First Nation filed a lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction which would prevent Enbridge from operating the pipeline in their territory and reserves, and require the company to dismantle the pipeline and restore the affected lands to their natural state.