Paul Spring, the owner of Phoenix Heli-Flight, has flown several celebrities in his chopper over the years. While he feels a bit of the heat, Spring said he uses the time to provide the celebs with a bit of perspective.
Canada is the world's fourth-largest crude producer, but struggles to get new export pipelines built due to opposition from environmental activists that has forced the Alberta government to curtail production and prompted an exodus of foreign investors.
The proposal to nearly triple Trans Mountain's flow of crude to 890,000 barrels per day is one of three by the industry to expand pipelines to U.S. refineries from Alberta, where existing pipelines are congested.