Note their reasoning:
“Any kind of catastrophe in the inside passage would have a serious effect on tourism (in Whistler),” said Coun. Roger McCarthy. “A big piece of the business that gets on that ship to Vancouver gets off those ships and come up here. So there’s an impact from a business standpoint as well as an impact environmentally.”
Northern Gateway: bad for business, unless you're in the oil business.
PS. You can read about the other four municipal government's that have come out against the project here.
