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. governmentsa国际传媒檚 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 sa国际传媒渙ur oilsands workers and our oil industry,sa国际传媒� 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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Collinssa国际传媒� post has provoked conversation about how B.C.sa国际传媒檚 wine industry supports the provincesa国际传媒檚 economy in similar ways to the oil sands.

sa国际传媒淲hen an industry is hit it lobbies itsa国际传媒檚 own government sa国际传媒� hopefully the wineries and other industries will feel some hurt and impact just as we do and lobby their government to make changes,sa国际传媒� Collins said to one comment.

sa国际传媒淚tsa国际传媒檚 sad that Canadian provinces cannot find a way of supporting each other.sa国际传媒�

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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