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Forum raises concern tank farm poses “catastrophic” risk
July 9, 2018Written by: Cecile Favron, Peak Associate Dozens of concerned citizens gathered to discuss links between the potential for a devastating fire on Burnaby Mountain and the Kinder Morgan tank farm expansion at Simon Fraser University on June 28. “The pipeline is proposed to be expanded and that increases the risk of fire on the mountain,” Tim Takaro, event organizer and associate dean in the faculty of health sciences, told The Peak. Earlier, Takaro mentioned that the consequences of the expansion would also involve “increased catastrophic risk to the university and community.” The Fire on Burnaby…
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COLUMN | THE POLITICAL EYE: Why pipeline expansion isn’t the worst idea
June 13, 2016[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ipelines: they’re hotly debated, especially at SFU where major protests against the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion have occurred in recent years. So, I will provide some arguments in favour of pipeline expansion in Canada, aside from the usual ‘growth of…
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Vancouver deserves another hockey team
September 8, 2014It’s that time of the year when hockey will soon be upon us, and it just wouldn’t be right if we didn’t start off with some good ol’ fashioned rumours. The latest rumour is that by 2017, the NHL will…
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