Trans Mountain is facing $292,000 in regulatory fines for alleged environmental issues in January 2024 along a stretch of its British Columbia pipeline expansion route hit by a major rainstorm.

The Canada Energy Regulator posted four penalties dated Oct. 3 to their website and referred The Canadian Press to an inspection order and compliance report when asked for details.

The inspection order details alleged issues with watercourse crossings, questionable response times, broken wildlife fencing and a small landslide along the pipeline expansion route in the B.C. Fraser Valley after heavy rainfall in January 2024.

Watercourse crossings are a common way to divert a stream around pipeline construction to avoid sediment or contaminants from getting into the water.

Trans Mountain has 30 day

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