Jane iN 1988 _News 985- 2131

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NORTH VANCOUVER District. Council?

the construction ofa proposed $10 million waterfront pet-

‘roleum complex until if receives a ‘federal Feport: on the “risk

involved. i

-.Council says it is worried about
potential» hazards creatsd bythe
y) transportation.of gasoline - that
CanPet:: Marketing Ltd.,..a
Calgary-based oil
to ship from:a.storage site on the

Burrard:inlet to the Fraser Valley.
3, Although the project, ‘has’ receiv-, ”
«ed -approval,in principle from 2
“numberof government badies,*in-
cluding Environment Canada, the
eater Van-

ompany, plans“ couver ‘Resional Dist

ks

.a@ report
“prepared -by district staff warn,

wthat an accident during’ transport:

tion of the chemical: could pose a
health threat to residents. ™,

” ft also states that an inercase in

; t i } a.
tanker truck traffic would cause
congestion along Marine Drive and . -

2 rere
won't decide. on”

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“gate location to move

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Third Street,-as the area lacks an
adequate road network Ao Randle

“port-related truck movenient,

“ia” “This is an-extremely unfortu-

gasoline,”
Mayor. Marilyn Baker cold ‘council -
‘Monday. ‘ a :
But the president of CiinPet says
that the number of deaths resulting
from petroleum accidents in’
Canada. is “negligible.” ‘*They
“(council members) haven't looked
at_all ‘the research being done in,
this area,”’ said Barry Foster. ‘
He said that between 25 and 50

per cent of the gasoline’ would be .« posal, *

transported by boat, currently one

of the safest: means’ of transporta-
tion of dangerous goods, ‘ .

CanPei was Tormed three years"
/ago as'a cooperative of, sinail .oil ”

companies in Western” Canada.
Foster said’ his, company originally
chose the Fraser. River'.as. the
preferred site for the complex, but
that environ mental-concerns
wildlife in the: area ruled out che”
plan. The North Shore was chosen,
he said, because the land is already
zoned “to sallow ‘for:
development. mo,

If council,
“a? chemical complex,” in-
‘cluding a. storage’ and distribution

, ‘facility

‘for -
- Community.

such a.

‘approves -the pro- *

for. gasoline, * diesel. and’ pe
Jet-A sfuels,. would) be constructed »
on the waterfront. south of' =
McKeen Avenue . between Pember- °

ton and Philip avenues.

However, the proposed: use of
the land is not ‘consistent with the:
directidn for ‘port “industrial land
uses. in. the district’s Official
‘Plan, . or . with’ the
recommendations .,of the North,
Shore. Economic Development .
Strategy.. “The! draft. community -.
plan ‘recommends .that: waterfront’
industrial lands be developed: for:
safe,” marine-oriented .. use “rather

-than for bulk storage. purposes.