Dear Editor
The biggest concern of Canadians with regard to exporting Alberta oil through the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project is about the Canadian economy and jobs for Alberta, without any consideration about the damage large oil spills from huge oil tankers would do to the Vancouver/Gulf Islands/Victoria area.
Major spills from oil tankers would devastate the beaches and the ocean. In addition to damaging the region’s natural ecology and exquisite beauty, major oil spills would harm the quality of life for the people living in the most populated area of British Columbia as well as the area’s vital tourist industry.
The only sure and safe way to avoid huge oil tanker spills in the Vancouver/Gulf Islands/Victoria area is for the federal government to not allow the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project to proceed.
Norman Gibson, by email
