Kinder Morgan had filed a motion to have the NEB overrule the bylaws on a constitutional basis, because it claimed Burnaby was delaying a project approved by the federal government. NEB mostly rubber-stamps Kinder Morgan's requests: Burnaby mayor​On Thursday, the mayor said he was disappointed by the NEB order. "It is apparent that for the most part, [the NEB] rubber-stamp what Kinder Morgan wants, so it doesn't surprise me at the end of the day," Mayor Derek Corrigan said. Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan says the city is still in the federal court of appeal trying to get the federal decision overturned. Kinder Morgan Canada had said the pipeline expansion was already months behind and further delays could threaten the viability of the controversial project.

Source: CBC News December 07, 2017 22:15 UTC