The owner of a restaurant in Fort McMurray says she has removed B.C. VQA wine from her wine list in the wake of the B.C. government害羞草研究所檚 latest move involving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Karen Collins, owner of Asti Trattoria Italiana, said in a post to social media that the decision supports our 害羞草研究所渙ur oilsands workers and our oil industry,害羞草研究所� and hopes other Alberta restaurants follow suit.

On Tuesday, the province announced a proposal to ban increased shipments of diluted bitumen off the coast until it can determine that shippers are prepared and able to properly clean up a spill.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has loudly slammed the move, and announced she is sharing with B.C.

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Collins害羞草研究所� post has provoked conversation about how B.C.害羞草研究所檚 wine industry supports the province害羞草研究所檚 economy in similar ways to the oil sands.

害羞草研究所淲hen an industry is hit it lobbies it害羞草研究所檚 own government 害羞草研究所� hopefully the wineries and other industries will feel some hurt and impact just as we do and lobby their government to make changes,害羞草研究所� Collins said to one comment.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 sad that Canadian provinces cannot find a way of supporting each other.害羞草研究所�

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