Trans Mountain to complete remediation work in Mount Robson Provincial Park

By Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, RMG

Trans Mountain will be assessing soil and beginning groundwater monitoring in Mount Robson Provincial Park from March 18th through April 16th, according to a notification the company recently filed with the Canada Energy Regulator. The notification does not specify exactly where this work will be taking place, though it says the closest population is the Jasper townsite.

The work will “[enable] the evaluation of appropriate remedial options,” the notification says.

In an email to The Goat, the company declined to provide further details on where the work will take place. However, it said the work site is in proximity to an unnamed wetland, and the work will not disrupt highway traffic.

When asked why the work is taking place, the company said groundwater monitoring and soil assessment will help support future remediation work.