Energy East Pipeline and Kennebecasis Bay and River TransCanada’s Energy East project, the largest tar sands pipeline proposed yet, crosses more than 280 rivers and streams in , including the Kennebecasis River.

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Hammond River TransCanada’s proposed Energy East Elm Brook pipeline would span 4,600 kilometres from Elm Brook Alberta to Saint John, New Brunswick Waterway Crossing Method op Isolated and would have the capacity to trans- Salt Springs Brook op Open Cut Elm Brook port 1.1 million barrels of oil every day. op Trenchless Hammond River Elm Brook There would be six pump stations in this province. South Stream 1 cm = 1 km Belleisle Creek Midland Brook This pipeline has not yet been approved.Waterway C rTransCanadaossing Method has already been forced to push back the construction timeline for thisop pipelineIsolated after cancelling the proposed Cacouna port Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, because of strong opposition in Quebec.op Construction is slated to begin in 2017. ExpectedMidlan d Brook Open CuNtPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Midland Brook p Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, federal government changes to pipelineo T rreviewsenchleasnds th eare GIS U expectedser Community, S otourc ecause: Esri, Digita lfurtherGlobe, GeoE ydelays.e, Earthstar Midland Brook Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community, Sources: Esri, DeLorme, USGS, NPS Midland Brook

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Titus Brook Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, Intermap, incremHeantm P mCoorpn.,d G ERBiCvOe,r USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community, Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community, Sources: Esri, DeLorme, USGS, NPS What does Energy East mean for Kennebecasis Bay and River? Energy East would ship oil, including diluted bitumen from the tar sands, which presents heightened risks when spilled in or near waterways. Heavy bitumen sinks more quickly in water, making it harder to cleanup. A recent federal report concluded that not enough is known about the toxicity of bitumen, or its effects. A diluted bitumen spill would threaten to contaminate Kennebecasis Bay and River. Ken- nebecasis Bay is a fjord-like estuary of the Saint John River that exhibits tidal influence from the . The Energy East pipeline path directly crosses the Kennebecasis River between Bloomfield and Hampton. This part of the river is under tidal influence, meaning a spill in or near the crossing also threatens to contaminate Kennebecasis Bay. Hampton is home to significant farmland and wetland areas. Well water is drawn in wet- land areas near the pipeline route, raising contamination concerns in the event of a spill. Despite community concern and a direct proposal from a concerned resident, TransCana- da has refused to alter the pipeline path.. The change would have seen the route follow an area with major power lines, avoid key farmland and move to an area where there is less tidal influence.

The Energy East pipeline is facing a growing wall of opposition all along its route because of the serious risks it presents while offering few rewards. • TransCanada’s pipeline safety record in is bad and is getting worse. • Energy East will not mean less oil imports. Up to 1 million of Energy East’s 1.1 million barrels per day is destined for more lucrative international markets. • Studies show that TransCanada has a track record of overestimating job promises. Meanwhile, a spill in a river or the Bay of Fundy could devastate thousands of good, local jobs in the tourism and fishing industry. • Energy East would enable further tar sands expansion, making meaningful cuts to carbon pollution nearly impossible.

For more information about the Council of Canadians Energy East New Brunswick campaign visit NoEnergyEastNB.ca or call (506) 292-7190.