Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Local Economic Opportunities

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Norm Rinne
Senior Director, Business Development
Kinder Morgan Canada

Kinder Morgan Canada is proposing an expansion of its existing 1,150-kilometre Trans Mountain Pipeline, which runs from Strathcona County (near Edmonton) to Burnaby, BC.  If approved, the proposed $5.4 billion project wold increase the capacity of the pipeline that transports a variety of energy products for local and international markets.

The proposed twinning of the existing pipeline, in operation since 1953, offers a wide range of benefits including new jobs, procurement opportunities and other positive spinoffs for BC and Alberta communities - during the two-year construction phase and long-term operations.

The Trans Mountain team is committed to creating local economic opportunities along the construction right-of-way.  Norm Rinne will describe the various stages and types of jobs, procurement possibilities, and local workforce spending involved in building a pipeline.  The presentation will include a progress report on the proposed project and how businesses in the Surrey area can prepare to participate in the project.