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TERRACE - Just under 180 people turned out on a sunny spring day on April 13 to collect garbage and then deposit it into a large waste container at the McDonalds on Lakelse Ave. The annual Garbathon event is sponsored by the Greater Terrace Beautification Society, the City of Terrace and SkeenaWild along with the participation of a number of businesses. That’s Aaron Benterud adding another bag to the container.
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KITIMAT - Douglas Channel Watch is hailing a victory after residents in Kitimat voted “No” in the community’s plebiscite which fulfills Kitimat Council’s promise to gauge community support for the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines project. Unofficial results show ‘Yes’ with 1,278 votes and ‘No’ with 1,793. The No vote wins with 58.4 per cent of ballots, Yes vote trails with 41.6 per cent. 3,071 votes were cast. Councillors had at an earlier time committed to gauging support on the project as soon as the Joint Review Panel concluded their process and issued their re-
port on the project. The Joint Review Panel subsequently concluded in favour of Northern Gateway’s construction in findings released late last year, save for 209 conditions that must be met. It has been a fierce fight for public opinion. Signs have sprung up on roadsides and people’s lawns, either encouraging people to vote “no to Enbridge” or “yes to Kitimat.” Both sides of the question launched websites, and began large advertising campaigns in local media. For Douglas Channel Watch, a win meant sending a message to the federal government that such a project is not welcome in the Northwest. For Enbridge, proving public
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support would have been a coup as the company seeks the general public’s favour in constructing their diluted bitumen pipeline from Alberta. “As a long time-resident of northwestern B.C., I passionately believe that Northern Gateway is the right choice for Kitimat,” said Northern Gateway’s Manager of Coastal Aboriginal and Community Relations Donny van Dyk. “The plebiscite offered us an opportunity to share that vision with thousands of local residents; a vision for a safer, better pipeline that meets the needs of our community. And I want to offer my thanks to our local team and every resident who participated in this process.” A statement released from Douglas Channel Watch’s Mur-
ray Minchin after the results were released said the result “demonstrates that the citizens of British Columbia cannot be bought, that we will not trade the long term health of our salmon rivers or our pristine north coast for a handful of jobs.” In response to the result, Kitimat Council has directed that a letter be written to the federal government, and copied to the Premier’s office, that includes the results of the vote and an urging to not make a decision on the Northern Gateway project before considering the community’s response. Councillors at the next Kitimat council meeting will also debate officially opposing the Northern Gateway project based on the plebiscite outcome.
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