Burnaby Mountain

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The SFU gondola is now Petter’s publicity gimmick

EIC July 4, 2016

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU President Andrew Petter recently reignited the idea that a Burnaby Mountain gondola should be constructed between Production Way–University Station and SFU. This weathered saga has been ongoing for nearly a decade now. The Peak has been reporting on the prospects of such a project since 2009. For a while, yes, TransLink was dead serious on building an environmentally conscious transit-lift that would relieve their slogging, carbon-fuelled bus system, and cut the time for commute up the mountain by half. However, need we be reminded for the bazillionth time, TransLink has made it clear that the project has been shelved.…

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Police make arrests at Burnaby Mountain protests

EIC November 20, 2014

Police arrested at least 12 pipeline protesters on Burnaby Mountain this morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ordered the remaining protesters to move their camp or face arrest. A dozen officers arrived at the site to read off the injunction,…

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Pipeline protesters gather despite Kinder Morgan injunction

EIC November 18, 2014

Want to add an aural element to your reading experience? Listen to CJSF's recordings of protester singing and interviews: [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177530713" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="100" iframe="true" /]   Pipeline protesters gathered once again at survey sites in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area yesterday afternoon…

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Kinder Morgan surveys Burnaby Mountain as potential pipeline site

Peak Web September 8, 2014

Canada’s National Energy Board recently issued a review granting permission to Kinder Morgan to study the possibility of running a pipeline under Burnaby Mountain to the Burrard Inlet. The energy company wants to do so as part of a plan…

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