BC businesses worry Northern Gateway clash could scare off investors – Financial Post
Doing business in British Columbia is particularly challenging because of the province’s reputation as a hotbed of environmental and aboriginal activism. John Winter worries it could get worse, threatening $90-billion in planned projects, if the Northern Gateway oil pipeline isn’t built.
“If this thing fails it will be a serious and significant issue,” Mr. Winter, president and CEO of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, which represents 125 chambers around the province with 36,000 businesses in every sector of the economy, said in an interview.
“It’s going to be a test for our ability in the future to attract business.”
