Swiss Homeowners' Association [ HEV ]

My goal this morning is to bring perspective to the issues of landowners when confronted by pipeline companies, that is, the issues when private property owners like yourselves come up against government supported and subsidized corporations that are allowed to come packing with government regulations to take our lands, our rights and leave us with annual risks, liabilities, a duty of care that we do not want, costs and the pipeline junk, which includes the resulting safety and liability issues of historical contamination and pipeline collapse when the companies pack up and leave.

The owners of large forests must be convinced of the importance of actively managing their woodlots for production or conservation purposes, rather than simply being landowners who use up their properties; they must use them for the good of society by developing and properly managing them.

It was about the fact that, the way the process is constructed now, there are homeowners who were not informed that this pipeline would go through their property, who under the National Energy Board Act can have their property expropriated, and now under the provisions of this act would not be able to send a letter of objection.

strengthening capacities at a local, regional and/or international scale, by promoting exchange of information, knowledge and best practice amongst all stakeholders including public authorities, landowners, private sector, researchers and civil society.