Dear Editor
Recall Justin Trudeau’s pre-election comments to “listen” and “use science.” Now, having listened to B.C., let your scientists show us a scientifically located, least-risk dilbit tanker route to the open Pacific that does not pass through our environmentally sensitive, multibillion-dollar tourist industry busy waters … that is, not through island-bound Douglas Channel, the nearby Great Bear Rainforest area, Burrard Inlet or the Salish Sea.
Let your scientists fly the B.C. coast and witness the challenge. I’d bet that they would select a least-risk terminal location near Port Simpson for a pipeline tanker terminal that provides relatively open access to the Pacific.
Yes, assume just one pipeline system and don’t be concerned about the increased probability of a tanker dilbit spill in our busy waters.
Carl Shalansky, by email
