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Cities’ rep on Metro board mum on coal-terminal debate
Priddy fights lonely battle Jeff Nagel
river, has been opposed by the regional district, several cities and Penny Priddy was never shy of medical health officers, who have speaking forcefully and publicly warned a much stronger assesswhen she was an elected politi- ment of human health risks is cian in the B.C. Legislature, the needed. House of Commons or on Surrey It’s a cause that’s united climate city council. change activists with But these days, the neighbours who fear 70-year-old former NDP coal dust and other local politician has little to impacts. say when questioned by Unlike Washington reporters, even though State, where elected she has a critical role on county councils can behalf of Metro Vancouveto new coal ports, ver. Port Metro Vancouver Priddy is a director on is governed by a board the Port Metro Vancouof appointees that can Penny Priddy ver board, reappointed in approve such projects director May to a second threeover all municipal objecyear term by Metro polititions. cians to represent the interests of The directors are almost all the region’s member cities. named by the federal government “I speak very strongly, but on behalf of terminal operators I express those opinions at the and other port business interests. board table,” Priddy said in a That makes Priddy the lone recent interview. “I don’t have any board representative of broader difficulty expressing my opinion.” public concerns when weighing To say the closed-door delibera- issues like port expansion. tions of the port authority board “It’s a really big challenge,” she are contentious is an understate- said. “But the issues raised by the ment. municipalities are really imporThe board is expected to decide tant, so it’s worth the hard work this summer on Fraser Surrey and it’s worth the challenge. And Docks’ proposed coal export ter- it’s worth making sure if yours is minal on the Fraser River. The the sole voice at the table it gets project, which would bring more heard.” coal trains through White Rock The port has three times ordered and send coal barges down the revisions to the coal terminal Black Press
project or sent it back to Fraser Surrey Docks for more study, although it’s not clear what influence Priddy may have had – she won’t say what happens around the board table. Coal isn’t the only issue that pits the region’s cities against the port. Metro politicians have also been strongly critical of the port’s new land use plan and they remain concerned that the port will push to secure more industrial land for growth at the expense of farmland. Other prickly issues on the horizon include Deltaport’s expansion, the prospect of more tankers carrying oil from an expanded Kinder Morgan pipeline and the potential conversion of the Massey Tunnel to a bridge allowing ocean-going ships up the Fraser River. Don’t expect Priddy to say much publicly about those topics either. “My role isn’t to be a public advocate for every citizen in every municipality,” she said. Priddy noted there’s no consensus among politicians on Metro’s board on some port issues. “There are different opinions on the Metro Vancouver board on lots of key issues,” she said. “I make sure those get to the (port) board. Is it challenging? You bet it is.”
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