The Waupisoo Pipeline right-of-way passes through woodland caribou habitats. One of our planning priorities was to minimize our footprint within these areas.

Enbridge is committed to an open dialogue between stakeholders and the project team, while continually improving our methods to minimize environmental impact.

On February 20, 2007 – almost two years after we started planning the Waupisoo Pipeline – the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB), the provincial regulator of energy resources development, approved the project without holding public hearings because all objections by individuals and groups affected by the pipeline had been withdrawn. We won praise from some Aboriginal communities for the way our consultation program took place. In reporting on our pipeline expansion plans, the Edmonton Journal said: “Over the 57-year-history of its network, (Enbridge) has become a master of building projects with little community or environmental fuss.”

While we are pleased with this feedback, we take nothing for granted.

Construction has begun, and during this new phase through to operation, we are committed to ongoing two-way communication between stakeholders and our project team. We will continue to work with regulatory agencies, landowners and First Nation and Métis groups to ensure project commitments and conditions are implemented in order to minimize overall project impacts.

The Waupisoo Pipeline will be built to the highest standards of pipeline safety and integrity using the latest pipeline engineering and construction technologies and practices. Public, employee and environmental safety are always our top priorities and a core part of our commitment to responsible behaviour across every kilometre traversed by our pipelines. For more information, go to www.enbridge.com/waupisoo