Stop the shipping industry from wiping out Chinook salmon and Southern Resident killer whales!

The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Expansion Project (T2) is a massive proposed shipping facility. If it’s built, it would be located at the mouth of British Columbia’s Frasier River. It could wipe out Chinook salmon and Southern Resident killer whales.

The Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change could deny the T2 project’s approval. Will you use your voice to protect the Pacific Northwest’s wildlife?

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Minister Wilkinson,

I am writing to urge you not to approve the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Expansion Project.

I am very concerned about how this project will impact salmon and orcas – especially Chinook salmon and the endangered Southern Resident killer whales that rely on Chinook for prey.

As a joint review panel found in its final report on the project, T2 would have significant adverse effects on Chinook by disrupting their migration and impacting underwater light and acoustics. The panel also found the project would have significant adverse and cumulative effects on the Southern Residents through habitat loss, an increase in underwater noise, and reduced availability of Chinook salmon, which are the whales’ main source of prey.

As the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, you are responsible for protecting these marine species from harm. That is why I urge you not to approve this project on your own.

Rather, I ask that you acknowledge T2 will have significant adverse environmental effects and work with your fellow Cabinet members to protect Chinook salmon, endangered Southern Resident killer whales, and the other species and habitat this project threatens.

The world is experiencing a biodiversity crisis. But you have an opportunity now to decide to take steps to protect two vulnerable, iconic species. I urge you to make the right choice for Chinook salmon and Southern Resident killer whales.

Thank you for considering my comments,
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