Minister Robillard, in announcing her approval, also advised, with the consent of the parties, that a number of commitments made to the government as part of the review process included the following: first, that Kinder Morgan would pursue o
ver $1.4 billion in major infrastructure projects involving expansion of the Trans Mountain and Co
rridor pipelines in British Columbia and Alberta — it is estimated that these projects will add hundreds of new jobs in British
Columbia and Alberta; second,
...[+++]capital expenditures to maintain the infrastructure in order to continue to provide safe and reliable service to customers and supply customers with oil, gas and water products and services in accordance with service agreements; third, to maintain head offices for Terasen Gas in Vancouver, British Columbia, and for Terasen Pipelines in Calgary, Alberta, and for Terasen Utility Services in British Columbia, with significant resident Canadian leadership in all of these businesses; and fourth, to add two Canadian citizens to Kinder Morgan's board of directors.
La ministre Robillard, au moment d'annoncer qu'elle approuvait le projet, a également fait savoir, avec le consentement des parties, qu'un certain nombre d'engagements avaient été pris envers le gouvernement dans le cadre du processus d'examen. Premièrement, Kinder Morgan s'est engagé à réaliser des projets d'infrastructure majeurs de plus de 1,4 milliards de dollars, lesquels comprennent le prolongement des pipelines Trans Mountain et Corridor en Colombie-Britannique et en Alberta.
