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The Pacific Pilotage Authority does not hold an opinion on the
introduction of any type of vessel in B.C. coastal waters. Please read
their response in the Vancouver Sun. -- Charles
Opposition to Canadian oil terminal
Jun 05, 2008
By Cowan Thant Zin
Will Horter, executive director of environmental group Dogwood Initiative, said that the Enbridge Gateway pipeline/tanker project, would be offering 70 long-term jobs but would risk a $1.7 billion fishing industry employing more than 16,000 people.
"The risks are to our existing economy and way of life, to communities and first nations up and down our coast...the benefits are to Albertan oil companies and their shareholders, although some try to say otherwise," wrote Horter in the Vancouver Sun.
According to a recent Simon Fraser University study, industry averages suggest that completing the Enbridge Gateway project would risk a major spill approximately every 16 years.
The CEO of the Pacific Pilotage Authority has reportedly backed Dogwood's position, while B.C. Coast Marine Pilots, which pilots ships in British Columbia waters, has warned that supertankers 'have their own inherent risks'.
There are currently no VLCCs on the coast, said head of the B.C. Coast Marine Pilots, Neil Crystler, who also admitted he could not guarantee the VLCCs could be piloted as safely as present coastal traffic.
"The overwhelming majority of those who live and work on the coast want a legislated tanker ban," Horter wrote. "Polls show that 75% of British Columbians agree.".
"The risks are to our existing economy and way of life, to communities and first nations up and down our coast...the benefits are to Albertan oil companies and their shareholders, although some try to say otherwise," wrote Horter in the Vancouver Sun.
According to a recent Simon Fraser University study, industry averages suggest that completing the Enbridge Gateway project would risk a major spill approximately every 16 years.
The CEO of the Pacific Pilotage Authority has reportedly backed Dogwood's position, while B.C. Coast Marine Pilots, which pilots ships in British Columbia waters, has warned that supertankers 'have their own inherent risks'.
There are currently no VLCCs on the coast, said head of the B.C. Coast Marine Pilots, Neil Crystler, who also admitted he could not guarantee the VLCCs could be piloted as safely as present coastal traffic.
"The overwhelming majority of those who live and work on the coast want a legislated tanker ban," Horter wrote. "Polls show that 75% of British Columbians agree.".
