The Alberta government plans to develop and submit a formal application to the federal Major Projects Office for a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast of British Columbia.

The province announced Wednesday it will commit $14 million to the proposal and act as the proponent, leading a "technical advisory group" that includes three major pipeline companies — Enbridge, South Bow and Trans Mountain — although those companies would not necessarily be involved if the project were to proceed.

No specific route for the pipeline has yet been proposed; identifying potential routes will be part of the work the province plans to undertake.

It says both the federal government and the British Columbia government have been made aware of its plans.

Some Indigenous groups have already been invol

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