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Notable news items

Notable news items

A couple of interesting news items worthy of your attention: First, yesterday's NPR program "Stateside" featured a segment on the use (and perhaps abuse) of eminent domain. And guess what company was the primary subject of the discussion? Our friends Carol Brimhall...

Brandon-Enbridge agreement, Part 1

Brandon-Enbridge agreement, Part 1

As we reported yesterday, the Brandon Township Board of Trustees voted to approve an agreement with Enbridge at the end of a very long meeting Wednesday night. The agreement, the precise language of which has yet to be finalized, puts an end to any litigation against...

Brandon, Enbridge reach agreement

Brandon, Enbridge reach agreement

Major news out of Brandon Township: at the end of a very long and exhausting meeting last night, the new Brandon Township Board of Trustees voted to approve a (not quite finalized) agreement with Enbridge. Full details are forthcoming and we will, of course, write...

Brandon Township meeting tonight

Brandon Township meeting tonight

The new Brandon Township Board of Trustees is meeting tonight. On the agenda is a "presentation" from Enbridge-- on what we don't know, though we suspect it's going to be a (frustrating) Line 6B "replacement" 101 for the new board members--and a closed session to...

Final thoughts on the road show

Final thoughts on the road show

Given enough time, we could probably hold forth at at much more length about the remarks of Stephen Wuori and Thomas Hodge during their editorial board stops last week. Wuori's attempt to waive away concerns about the transportation of dilbit, for instance, is ripe...

Exceeding regulations: context

Exceeding regulations: context

As we mentioned this past week, we finally received a response from Enbridge regarding their claim that certain features of the new pipe exceed federal regulations. We are very grateful to Enbridge's Terri Larson for getting us a reasonably thorough answer. Terri...

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