Alberta's Rachel Notley to visit B.C. today to make case for Trans Mountain pipeline project

VANCOUVER -- Alberta's premier is visiting British Columbia today and Tuesday in an effort to sell the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline to her neighbouring province.

Rachel Notley is expected to meet with several media outlets in B.C. to answer questions about the pipeline, which was approved by the federal government last week.

Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion project would triple the amount of oil already flowing from Edmonton to a marine terminal in Burnaby.

Notley says she is looking forward to having thoughtful and constructive conversations about the mutual benefits the project will bring to both provinces.

Her office says in a news release that Notley will meet B.C. Premier Christy Clark in Ottawa later this week during a first ministers meeting.

Critics are concerned about the expected jump in tanker traffic along the heavily populated stretch of B.C. coastline.

