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Forum raises concern tank farm poses “catastrophic” risk

Written 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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