The Northern View, November 13, 2013

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PRINCE RUPERT VOL. 8 NO. 47

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

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Candidates make their case

News

Council byelection on Saturday

What to know about tsunamis Page A9

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Business BG Group commits $5 million Page A11

IN HONOUR Todd Hamilton / The Northern View

Captain Cook Sea Cadets stand vigil during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Prince Rupert on Monday.

Five of the six candidates looking to fill the council seat vacated by MLA Jennifer Rice faced the public on Wednesday night • Barry Cunningham during the lone allcandidates forum • Larry Golden of the campaign at the Lester Centre • James Kirk of the Arts. Each of the • Len Lovering present candidates in the Nov. 16 • Wade Niesh byelection— Larry Golden, •Gurvinder Randhawa James Kirk, Len Lovering, Wade Niesh and Gurvinder Randhawa — began the evening by introducing themselves through opening statements, while moderator Tom Harvey read a statement from candidate Barry Cunningham, who was unable to attend due to medical issues. See BYELECTION on Page A2

Activists to rally against oil tankers in Rupert

Sports Rupert Atoms come up big Page A13

Port Authority targeted for possible oil exports BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Haida Gwaii Liddle given provincial award Page B1

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Prince Rupert activists will be joining others across the country on Nov. 16 to protest growth in the oil development and export industries. Dubbed “Save Our Seafood Chowder – Defend Our Community”, the outdoor rally scheduled to take place across from Atlin Terminal from noon to 1 p.m. is part of the nationwide Defend Our Climate, Defend Our Communities day of action. Luanne Roth, one of the event’s organizers, said the hope is to make a major statement to the federal government. “The idea is to show there are people all

“In Prince Rupert, our main concern is oil tankers and pollution of the water.” - Luanne Roth across Canada who oppose expanding energy projects. The tar sands, if they continued as they are would be harmful, but they want to expand it to double or even triple operations,” she said, noting the concerns are both local and global. “There is a bit of a theme in protecting our

communities in terms of water quality and quality of life, but also protecting our climate. We need to look at where our priorities are and what our vision for that is.” Organizers chose Atlin Terminal as the location to send a message to the Prince Rupert Port Authority, who have acknowledged discussions have taken place with Nexen that would see oil arriving by rail to be exported from Prince Rupert. “In Prince Rupert, our main concern is oil tankers and pollution of the water. The Prince Rupert Port Authority is planning to have oil tankers at the port, and we want to let them know we do not want tankers in Prince Rupert,” said Roth. See PORT on Page A3

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