Capacity: Barrels and Mountain

capacity: The expansion would almost triple the carrying capacity of the Trans Mountain system to 890,000 barrels per day.A southern resident killer whale breaches in Haro Strait just off San Juan Island's west side, according to The Toronto Star. The Federal Court of Appeal concluded an increase in tanker traffic from an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline would make it harder for the dwindling population of killer whales to recover. In a written argument submitted last week to the National Energy Board, the Crown corporation says there is no new evidence to prevent the expansion from going ahead when Canada needs to move more Alberta oil to overseas markets. Steve Ringman / TNS These significant environmental effects are justified in the circumstances, given the critical need for the project and its important benefits to Canada, Trans Mountain's written argument says. Canada needs the project now. The need is real and it is immediate. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.