NWT Gas Pipeline Will Go Ahead

The 1,200-kilometre pipeline would run from the Mackenzie Delta in the Arctic to the Alberta border.

The addition of the new supply would help restrain gas price increases across the country.

Ottawa threw more support behind the pipeline in the federal budget handed down on Tuesday.

The federal Conservatives announced a $500-million, 10-year fund intended to help offset costs for its construction and operation for communities along the proposed route.