OTTAWA – (June 17, 2014) Nature Canada experts will be available to comment on the Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker decision expected today after markets close.

Nature Canada—along with our affiliate provincial partner BC Nature—were one of only two environmental coalitions that participated throughout the Northern Gateway hearings. Nature Canada and BC Nature were represented by the legal team headed by Chris Tollefson at the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre.

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Paul Jorgenson, Senior Communications Manager, Nature Canada 613-562-3447 ext. 248, 819-208-8230, [email protected]

Monica Tanaka, Communications Coordinator, Nature Canada, 613-562-3447 ext 241, [email protected][/one_half]

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