Ottawa orders environmental assessment for northeast pipeline project

(Ontario, Quebec) A federal environment assessment is being ordered for the Gazoduq Project, a proposed 484 mile long natural gas pipeline between Ramore in northeastern Ontario and Saguenay, Que.

The pipeline project is an extension of the Trans-Canada Pipeline to move Alberta gas to a saltwater port for export.

Construction, if and when permits are awarded, could be early 2022.