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Pipeline protesters got a warm welcome from NDP MLA Claire Trevena who said: “We think the B.C. government has effectively sold out.”
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More than 60 opponents of the proposed Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipelines and increased coastal oil tanker traffic rallied Wednesday outside the Campbell River office of NDP MLA Claire Trevena. Scores of passing motorists honked their support as the protesters waved banners, chanted and cheered at the “Defend Our Coast” event, one of many at political offices across B.C.
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The fight to keep Alberta tar sands crude bitumen oil out of B.C. attracted supporters from distant points. Sointula resident Nancy Walsh and her dog Kita were on the front lines. “I have been supporting this cause for a long time,” Walsh said. “My involvement started with the hearings in Port Hardy. We have to halt the expansion of the tar sands and building more pipelines here is too much risk and too much cost for B.C.” Trevena said: “I’m very pleased to see so many people turn up.
It’s an indication that people are clearly very worried that this pipeline project could go ahead. I hope the government listens to this protest and similar protests across the province. We think the B.C. government has effectively sold out.” Council of Canadians Campbell River chapter spokesman Richard Hagensen said: “We are protesting both the Enbridge and the Kinder Morgan pipelines. We are concerned about the possibility of spillage. Also, government should be investing
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in sustainable energy like solar power, tidal power and wind power and not subsidizing the oil companies.” Campbell River resident Lori Tait said she would not describe herself as an environmentalist. “I’m just a concerned citizen and I’m out here today because I don’t want to see oil all over our province,” she said. “I don’t want to see it in the ocean. It’s just too risky.” Event organizer Lizz Donald said: “I could not have asked for Continued on A3
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The first ripples of a jobs “tsunami” will hit Campbell River’s shores next June as work begins on site preparation for construction of the new hospital. That good news comes from Tom Sparrow, Vancouver Island Health Authority’s (VIHA) Chief Project Officer. Fresh from a similar hospital construction project in Fort St. John, Sparrow says he is already working with local educators and community organizations like the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce to set the stage for the job-generating project. At a VIHA open house Wednesday at the Campbell River Maritime Heritage Centre, Sparrow said: “The opportunities for all of the local trades people, suppliers, service companies, restaurants and hoteliers is going to be absoContinued on A3
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