Representatives of municipalities and the oil industry from throughout Saskatchewan were scheduled to testify before the Senate committee looking into Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.
The Senate Transportation and Communications Committee was scheduled to hold hearings on May 1 at the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina, after a day of hearings in Edmonton the previous day.
Those representing municipalities included Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig, Lloydminster Mayor Gerald S. Aalbers, Kindersley Mayor Rod Perkins and Councillor Gary Becker, Swift Current Mayor Denis Perrault and Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities president Ray Orb.
Oilfield representation includes John Breakey, vice-president land for Fire Sky Energy Inc.; Brian Crossman, field supervisor/marketing for Independent Well Servicing Ltd.; Matthew K. Cugnet, president of Valleyview Petroleums Ltd.; Dale Mainil, vice-president, acquisitions for Jerry Mainil Limited; Jim Wilson, president of Wil-Tech Industries Ltd.; Mark Prystupa, director, government, Indigenous and community relations for Suncor Energy; Sean Willy, president and chief executive officer of Des Nedhe Developments; Cal Broder, president and chief executive officer of BFH Corp.; and Blair Stewart, former chief executive officer and founder of Stewart Southern Railway, who appearing as an individual.
Other organizations were also scheduled to provide testimony. Their representatives include John Hopkins, chief executive officer of the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce; Davide Latremouille, fisheries habitat biologist for the Skeena Fisheries Commission; and Keith Moen, executive director of the North Saskatoon Business Association.
The Government of Saskatchewan was also scheduled to offer testimony.
Watch for extensive coverage of the Regina hearings at pipelinenews.ca.
