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Kinder Morgan gears up for tank farm construction
October 17, 2017The construction that will double the size of the Kinder Morgan tank farm located on the side of Burnaby Mountain is soon to be underway. Trans Mountain, a subsidiary of Texas-based Kinder Morgan, has told The Peak that work to accommodate its pipeline expansion project at the nearby marine terminal has begun, though construction scheduled for last month has not yet started at the tank farm. The expansion of the farm, which stretches to the intersection of Gaglardi Way and Burnaby Mountain Parkway, will see the number of existing oil-holding vessels increase to 26 tanks when construction is completed. A…
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Protesters rally against the Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby
May 29, 2017Westridge Park at the base of Burnaby Mountain saw the conclusion of a pilgrimage of protesters against the expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline on May 28. The Walk for the Salish Sea started in Victoria, with hundreds…
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Tanks farms, pipelines, and the safety of the SFU community
November 29, 2016Hidden in plain sight Upon starting your post-secondary studies at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus, you might not notice at first that it is located above a tank farm. It is tucked away just below the Gaglardi Way and Hastings…
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April 3, 2016Editor's note: The Peak recognizes Burnaby Mountain as unceded Coast Salish territory. However for simplicity we will refer to the land as Burnaby Mountain throughout this article. On top of Burnaby Mountain, SFU could have been a shining example of…
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Petter’s “neutrality” means disengagement
March 1, 2015[caption id="attachment_795" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption] Academia is political. So is industry. But despite his focus on public-private partnerships, SFU President Andrew Petter strives to avoid acknowledging his — and SFU’s — place in Canada’s political landscape. Petter’s…
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Crossing the Line
January 12, 2015“The MBB seminar this afternoon is cancelled. The speaker has been arrested.” It was an email that the biochemistry department at Simon Fraser University will likely never forget. The message explained the absence of Dr. Lynne Quarmby, which prevented her…
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Tony Hawk officially announces his endorsement of the Kinder Morgan half-pipeline
November 24, 2014Amidst a sea of protesters and environmental activists this week, skateboarding icon Tony Hawk has publicly announced that he is in favour of the proposed half-pipeline extension through Burnaby Mountain. If approved, the Kinder Morgan half-pipeline will be the largest…
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Police make arrests at Burnaby Mountain protests
November 20, 2014Police arrested at least 12 pipeline protesters on Burnaby Mountain this morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ordered the remaining protesters to move their camp or face arrest. A dozen officers arrived at the site to read off the injunction,…
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Pipeline protesters gather despite Kinder Morgan injunction
November 18, 2014Want to add an aural element to your reading experience? Listen to CJSF's recordings of protester singing and interviews: [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177530713" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="100" iframe="true" /] Pipeline protesters gathered once again at survey sites in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area yesterday afternoon…
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Injunction granted against Kinder Morgan opponents
November 14, 2014[audio m4a="http://159.203.128.194/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Pipeline-song-2.m4a"][/audio] The BC Supreme Court has granted an injunction requested by Kinder Morgan to prevent protesters from obstructing crews’ access to work sites on Burnaby Mountain. Those who are camped out at the sites have until Monday, November 17,…
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