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The Richmond RCMP’s Fraser Guardian lived up to its name Saturday night when it rescued six people — four adults and two children — from their 25-foot Bayliner that had run aground on a rock wall at the Sandheads near Steveston. The vessel was returning from the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks event in English Bay when it drifted out of the channel and into the wall. The occupants flagged down the RCMP vessel which summoned the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station (RCMSAR 7) The Jimmy Ng to recover the stranded group and bring them to safety.
Slocan spill raises concerns about YVR pipeline VAPOR renews calls against tankers on the South Arm supplying jet fuel
BY PHILIP RAPHAEL
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decisions that threaten the environment, A spill of aviation fuel into a Slocan especially in light of this horrible accident,” Valley creek last Friday has re-ignited local Day said, referring to the decision of the opposition to plans of shipping fuel up the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation Fraser River’s South Arm and storing it (VAFFC), a consortium of airlines, in a massive tank farm in south east to seek an improved fuel supply for Richmond. YVR that would bring in fuel by barge Carol Day, chair of VAPOR (Vancouver Airport Fuel Project and tanker down the South Arm to an Opposition for Richmond) told the For video 80-million litre, tank farm and then Richmond News she was horrified after send it via a 15-kilometre long, underlearning of a tanker truck carrying 35,000 ground pipe across Richmond to the airport. litres of aviation fuel — needed for forest fire “The VAFFC have guaranteed in their fighting helicopters in the region — spilling paperwork that there is going to be a spill if its load into Lemon Creek. they ship jet fuel up the Fraser River. And The accident is also suspected to be the how, especially after this (Lemon Creek cause of a large fish kill in the area frequentspill), can they move forward with such a ed by sports anglers. horrible proposal,” Day said. “So, we’re hop“It’s outrageous that people can make ing this will wake everybody up. I feel so bad
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for the people living near Lemon Creek. But given that it’s happened, let’s learn from it and get something positive out of it.” Day added assurances from VAFFC that in case there is a spill, adequate cleanup processes will be in place to limit environmental harm, do not carry any weight with her. “We’re talking Panamax tankers loaded with jet fuel proposed for the south arm of the most important salmon river in the world,” Day said. “And we’re talking 80 million litres, 400 metres from the Waterstone Pier (condo development). “People 30 to 40 miles away (from Lemon Creek) were overcome by the toxic fuel smell. Just the smell of the jet fuel,” Day added. “Could you imagine living in your condo, facing the Fraser River, and just
downstream a short distance away there is a massive spill, fire or explosion? “We need to make smarter decisions, not the ones that make the most money.” The jet fuel pipeline proposal is still undergoing a provincial environmental review process. But from the outset, city officials have opposed the plan, a stance being reinforced following the Lemon Creek spill. “It (Lemon Creek incident) brings back awareness that we could have similar problems,” said Coun. Bill McNulty who is acting mayor while Mayor Malcolm Brodie is out of town. “We have issues with a jet fuel line going through Richmond.” see YVR page 4