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Are we on the right track with oil?
BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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il is rolling on rail cars t h ro u g h C h i l l i w a c k , something that could continue to increase even if Kinder Morgan’s pipeline twinning project is approved. After the disastrous train explosion and fire in Lac-Mégantic, Que. that obliterated part of the town and killed a still undetermined
Gangster yet to be charged
In the wake of last weekend’s devastating explosion in Lac-Mégantic, some are questioning the safety of transporting oil by rail straight through Chilliwack
number of people, the question of transporting oil by rail versus pipeline has emerged. Pipeline companies have long said their way is much safer than truck or train, a false choice
according to some. “There is no God-given right to ship oil by any means necessary,” Greenpeace Canada campaigner Keith Stewart told the Times. “If the oil companies can’t do it safely
then they shouldn’t be allowed to do it.” How much oil moves by rail through Chilliwack is unclear. But Chevron began transporting small amounts of oil from Alberta and
Saskatchewan by CN Rail to Langley, then trucking it to the Burnaby refinery. Last May, Chevron increased the amount of oil transported by rail, and the 7,500 barrels of oil now moved by train and truck account for about 14 per cent of the refinery’s maximum operating capacity. “Our position is that pipelines represent, we think, the safest, most See OIL, Page 7
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Guns and drugs found in raids
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Chilliwack gangster is facing possible gun and drug charges after two properties were raided last Tuesday. Members of BC’s anti-gang agency, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC), executed warrants in the 9700 block of Sidney Street and the 8500 block of Aitken Road. “Officers seized a stolen sawed off shotgun, two over-capacity loaded magazines, two empty pistol magazines, and a crossbow, large amount of ammunition, gun-cleaning kit, crystal methamphetamine, scales and money counters,” the CFSEUBC said in a press release. The man has yet to be charged, and police have not yet released his name. He was released following his arrest. CFSEU-BC spokesperson Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said the man had a variety of gang ties. See GANGSTER, Page 4
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Five-year-old Zachary Olofson waits anxiously to hear YMCA program event co-ordinator Joy Robertson’s prognosis Wednesday during a Teddy Bear Picnic, the Chilliwack Library’s second Music & More event of the summer.
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