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Burnaby barred from speaking out against TMX under $20.1 million deal

By: Mason Mattu, SFU Student The City of Burnaby recently struck a $20.1 million deal with Trans Mountain Corporation to prohibit any negative public communications about the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project (TMX). This comes after the city published a risk assessment report investigating the “potential for disaster from a major incident at a Trans Mountain Pipeline facility.” The report details risks such as oil spills, tank fires, and explosions at the Westridge Marine Terminal and the Burnaby Mountain Terminal.  This $20.1 million deal, dubbed a “community contribution agreement,” comes with a promise from Trans Mountain to invest in emergency…

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