Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Proposals

Author(s): James H. Marsh and Nathan Baker

Description: Since 1970, three major proposals aimed to construct a natural gas pipeline along the Mackenzie Valley. Challenges like high costs, engineering difficulties, environmental concerns, Indigenous land claims, and shifting markets have prevented their realization.

Theme: Environmental justice
Region: Northwest Territories
Province/Territory: Canada North (territories)
Type of Resource: Encyclopedia

Keywords: Mackenzie, pipeline, proposals, natural, gas, engineering, challenges

Link: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mackenzie-valley-pipeline

Date Published: 7 February 2006
Date Added to Database: 29 March 2025