The owner of a restaurant in Fort McMurray says she has removed B.C. VQA wine from her wine list in the wake of the B.C. government乌鸦传媒檚 latest move involving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
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On Tuesday, the province announced a proposal to ban increased shipments of diluted bitumen off the coast until it can determine that shippers are prepared and able to properly clean up a spill.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has loudly slammed the move, and announced she is sharing with B.C.
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Collins乌鸦传媒� post has provoked conversation about how B.C.乌鸦传媒檚 wine industry supports the province乌鸦传媒檚 economy in similar ways to the oil sands.
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