Northern Gateway plans to work on ‘engagement’ with communities – CBC.ca

President John Carruthers says pipeline is ‘important in the life of Canada’

Northern Gateway knows it has more work to do in its “engagement process” with B.C. First Nations and communities along the 1,173-kilometre pipeline route, says company president John Carruthers.

But Carruthers is confident the pipeline can be built safely and that it will ultimately return $300 billion in GDP growth to the Canadian economy over the life of the project.

The federal government agreed Tuesday to let parent company Enbridge build its Northern Gateway pipeline, subject to 209 conditions recommended by the National Energy Board and further talks with aboriginal communities.