The Port of Kitimat (marked "A") in British Columbia could become a key spot for connecting Alberta's tar sands fields with refinery capacity. (Click to enlarge.)
Environmentalists fear that a bill could be used to weaken growth management protections, removing citizens' rights to oppose some decisions, while heading off stormwater improvements.
The Weber Siphon, shown under construction with federal money, crosses I-90 in Eastern Washington about 10 miles east of Moses Lake (view looking north).