Filmmaker Bonnie Sherr Klein says she is turning heartbreak into action by joining 41 other B.C.-based Order of Canada recipients who have signed a letter calling on the federal government to cancel the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Steel pipe to be used in the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project sit on rail cars in Kamloops, B.C. A pipeline marker for the Trans Mountain pipeline as it passes by a playground near the Coldwater River and Coldwater Reserve in B.C. Sherr Klein said only a few people who were approached chose not to sign the letter. However, Sherr Klein feels speaking out against Trans Mountain aligns perfectly with the values the Order of Canada recognizes.

Source: CBC News September 13, 2018 19:01 UTC