“Canada’s national energy regulator has given Trans Mountain Pipeline permission to dig a trench through the Salmon River near Fort Langley to replace a section of the company’s oil pipeline.

Trans Mountain, which is owned by the federal government, applied to the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) in May for permission to replace about 370 metres of existing pipeline in a stretch that crosses both the river and Glover Road.

The company said it needs te replace the pipe section because of concern over earthquakes, to “ensure the safe operation and long-term integrity of the pipeline system.”

To put the new section in place, the company said it will use an “open cut crossing method” in the Salmon River. ”  Read the full article by Matthew Claxton in the Langley Advance Times here.