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OCTOBER 28, 2014 | Volume 27 No. 128
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Rancher, council stand opposed on pipeline route
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As The Last Post rings out in a quiet Riverside Park, a few-hundred people bow their heads in silence. They stand around the park’s cenotaph, part of an impromptu memorial service to remember Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who were murdered last week in Quebec and Ontario. Representatives from the Rocky Mountain Rangers, the RCMP, the Royal Canadian Legion speak, as do politicians. Words like “terrorism,” “tragedy” and “fear” are used, as are “honour” and “pride,” “brothers” and “sons.” Wreaths are placed at the base of cenotaph and members of the public are invited to so the same. One woman steps forward with two teddy bears wearing camouflage uniforms, the word “soldier” scrawled across their chests. Another sets down a dozen flowers with a note that reads: “May we never forget their service and their sacrifice. Such a tragic loss.” Tears are wiped from eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses. One woman puts her arm around an elderly lady next to her, squeezing her shoulder in support. Heads bow, shake, eyes close. Soldiers stand at attention, tall and proud. They salute, their faces stoic. If they fear for their safety in their uniforms, they don’t show it. The laughter of children, too young to understand, can be heard nearby.
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A rancher standing in the middle of the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline through Lac Du Bois is in favour of the project and has been granted intervenor status at hearings next year. Terry Inskip’s stance in support of Kinder Morgan is in contrast to Grasslands Conservation Council of B.C., which has condemned the proposal as a threat to otherwise protected grasslands. Kinder Morgan favours a Westsyde bypass that would avoid the current pipeline route and travel along an existing Telus right-of-way. “It’s going to go through my private land, grazing lease and grazing licence in the case of Lac Du Bois,” Inskip said. Inskip said he has attended all Kinder Morgan’s public meetings and has been in discussions with company officials. “I’m comfortable with what they’re doing as long as they do what’s presented.”
He acknowledged he stands to be compensated for access to his land. The Grasslands Conservation Council said it would oppose the route through Lac Du Bois, which executive director Scott Benton said requires an amendment to the park’s boundaries. “Our comments to the ministry is we thought they didn’t do an adequate job representing the pros and cons and why other options wouldn’t work,” Benton said. Routing through the park, rather than digging up 100 yards in Westsyde as well as sections of road, is estimated to save the company $20 million, Benton said. But, running the line beside Telus’s rightof-way will become a 20-metre scar the Grasslands Council estimates will take 20 to 50 years to return to its natural condition. “I agree with them in principle,” Inskip said. “In this case, there’s disruption to Westsyde and the fact there’s already a scar through the protected area.”
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