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鈥檚 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 鈥渙ur oilsands workers and our oil industry,鈥� 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鈥� post has provoked conversation about how B.C.鈥檚 wine industry supports the province鈥檚 economy in similar ways to the oil sands.

鈥淲hen an industry is hit it lobbies it鈥檚 own government 鈥� hopefully the wineries and other industries will feel some hurt and impact just as we do and lobby their government to make changes,鈥� Collins said to one comment.

鈥淚t鈥檚 sad that Canadian provinces cannot find a way of supporting each other.鈥�

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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