VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – How closely do you check your investments? You may be surprised where your money is going.

Vancity is being urged to dump its investments in Enbridge, the energy giant behind the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline that would link the Alberta oilsands to BC’s coast.

Vancouver Island’s Forest Action Network warns if the credit union fails to convince the company to back off the proposal and continues to include Enbridge in its mutual fund offerings, it will face a huge backlash.

“People are very upset to find out that their ‘socially responsible’ credit union is one that’s investing in the Northern Gateway pipeline, even through proxies, [and] even through investment funds,” explains Zoe Blunt with Wildcoast.ca.

“There are hundreds of people who are calling on Vancity to do this and I have no doubt that they will close their accounts. They will move their investments elsewhere,” she adds.

“The reaction of Vancity members today shows us that these investments are probably doing the Vancity brand more harm than good,” says Blunt.

A representative for Vancity is in Toronto today for Enbridge’s annual shareholders’ meeting in a bid to get the company to scrap the pipeline.