The Fundy Baykeeper and other staff at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick participated in the March to the End of the Line on Saturday, May 30, an event in support of the protection of the Bay of Fundy and the health of residents who will be affected by the proposed Energy East oil pipeline.
The march was covered by Global News, CTV Atlantic, and CBC.
Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott told reporters the proposed pipeline project will negatively impact the wildlife of the Bay of Fundy, including the endangered North Atlantic Right whale.
“With an export project like Energy East coming to Saint John, we’re going to see a major increase in marine traffic,” Abbott said. “So tanker traffic, and with that comes greater risk to whales from being hit by ships, more noise which disrupts whales. Noise is very serious and damaging to whales, including our endangered Right Whale.”
Abbott also commented on the impact the project would have for worsening climate change.
“TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline project is locking us in. It locks us in to 60 years of more expanded fossil fuel development,” Abbott said. “There’s a real recognition that we need to transition towards something else.”
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Prior to the march, a radio interview with Lynaya Astephen, spokesperson for the Red Head and Anthony Cove Preservation Association, and Ron Tremblay of the Wolastoq Grand Council & Peace & Friendship Alliance, ran on CHSR 97.9 FM in Fredericton. Listen to that interview here.