The group, made up of mainly Burnaby and Vancouver residents, oppose the $7.4-billion expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline. The project, which would triple pipeline capacity, includes a tunnel through Burnaby Mountain.

When the original pipeline was built in 1953 there was little development along much of its route through the Lower Mainland, but now the planned route runs underneath roads and near homes and buildings.

In an email, Kinder Morgan said construction activities were continuing Thursday at the Westridge Marine Terminal.

“We support the right to peacefully and lawfully express opinions and views about our project, and we understand that not everyone supports the expansion. But, we’re confident we can build and operate this project in a way that respects the values and priorities of Canadians and in respect of the environment.”

The company did not respond to an inquiry about how the workers got to the site, but Mivasair, who was out on the water in a canoe Thursday, said he observed employees taking “small water taxis” from another unknown location.

ticrawford@postmedia.com

With a file from Gord Hoekstra