TMX
Burnaby barred from speaking out against TMX under $20.1 million deal
October 30, 2024By: Mason Mattu, SFU Student The City of Burnaby recently struck a $20.1 million deal with Trans Mountain Corporation to prohibit any negative public communications about the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project (TMX). This comes after the city published a risk assessment report investigating the “potential for disaster from a major incident at a Trans Mountain Pipeline facility.” The report details risks such as oil spills, tank fires, and explosions at the Westridge Marine Terminal and the Burnaby Mountain Terminal. This $20.1 million deal, dubbed a “community contribution agreement,” comes with a promise from Trans Mountain to invest in emergency…
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SFU350 calls on SFU to divest from RBC
November 14, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer A coalition between SFU350, Climate Justice UBC Vancouver, and independent UBC Okanagan students has rallied to cease RBC’s presence on campus. They are collaborating with Change Course, a movement aiming to end mass financing of…
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Permanent firehall on SFU Burnaby Campus to open in 2024
September 21, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer As climate change fuels the wildfires that are spreading rapidly across the Lower Mainland, residents have been increasingly calling for proper preparedness and to address these risks in our communities. Burnaby Fire Department chief, Chris…
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School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students lead the way for a sustainable future
September 6, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer In the fall of 2019, the SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) established its first cohort of students. In June 2023, the program celebrated its first group of graduates who walked across the stage.…
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World listening day explores nature and human activity
August 3, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On July 18, World Listening Day was observed in memory of Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer, who helped found the Acoustic Ecology movement. This movement examines the relationship between humans and their environment. For example,…
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Climate Convergence concerned about TMX’s impact on BC ecosystems
June 14, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer “Being here in Vancouver, you are constantly confronted with tremendous beauty, the tremendous natural environment that we are really fortunate to live in,” said Alison Bodine, an organizer with Metro Vancouver’s Climate Convergence. “But then…
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Hug the mountain protests against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
August 22, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On May 7, members of climate organisations such as Save Old Growth, Protect the Planet, and SFU350 formed a human chain around Burnaby Mountain to hug the mountain. The protest aimed to create awareness…
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What to know what’s wrong with policing? Compare the treatment of Indigenous land protectors to the trucker convoy response.
August 3, 2022By Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of police brutality and anti-Indigenous violence Police shouldn’t take public stances on political issues, yet they do on a regular basis. Beyond displaying on-duty support for controversial symbols like the thin blue line,…
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Parliamentary Budget Office declares TMX as non-profitable
July 19, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) of the Canadian government declared the Trans Mountain Pipeline project (TMX) as non-profitable in its report on June 22. According to their analysis, the project will result in a net…
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SFU professor Tim Takaro sentenced to 30 days in jail for opposing TMX
July 18, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On the morning of June 13, SFU health sciences professor Tim Takaro was presented before the Supreme Court pertaining to his violation of the injunction zone around the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) project worksites.…
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