Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - We have a report from Burnaby on the mainland, where Trans Mountain (Tmx) plans to cut 1,308 trees in preparation for its proposed pipeline expansion.

On December 7, 2020, the energy gave the city of four days to approve the necessary permits.

Then Trans Mountain applied directly to the Canada Energy Regulator, which found that TMX is not beholden to the city bylaw stating they would need a permit.

According to Peter McCartney, of the Wilderness Committee, (1:32) “A big chunk of the trees are along two creeks in Burnaby, just south of Highway #1. There’s a fellow who’s been up in a tree for two months now and was served an injunction Saturday. I talked to him last night. He seems pretty confident that they’re going to move in toi remove him today. I was out at the site yesterday, and there are workers everywhere. There are security everywhere. There is police. They already cut down a couple of trees to set up a work site. The workers did tell me they want to start cutting trees as soon a s possible. I’m heading out there shortly to see what’s going on.”