Dear Editor
Re: Mayor says refinery is welcome to stay, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 21.
Where has Corrigan been for the last 10 years? As I understand it, we are down to two (if Shell is still operating) refineries in the area. There use to be many more in the Ioco area, but they have gone.
Mayor Corrigan should be doing everything he can to help keep them here. We don’t need more jobs lost but need to do what we can to keep these jobs open.
The environmentalists should be very, very concerned. Where do they think the oil comes from? If it came from the United States, it would have to be trucked in, and if it comes from overseas, by tanker. We don’t all drive electric cars, not to mention the cost of heating.
If the mayor and council put a little effort into cooperation rather than oppose everything, perhaps we might still be able to have good neighbours as well as reasonably priced fuel.
D. Hamilton, Burnaby
