Editor:
Like thousands and thousands of people living in B.C. who have voiced objection to permitting an LNG plant in Woodfibre, I implore our government to rescind permission.
The proposed water cooling system has been declared illegal in California because of the harm it does to sea life. How much more harm it would do in our Howe Sound within its narrow confines. The Vancouver Observer and the Globe and Mail have both reported on warnings of danger to the herring spawn should this course be followed.
It’s not clear how ferry traffic, not to mention recreational boat traffic, could deal with the huge LNG tankers and their entourages. Does tourism count for nothing? An LNG facility just means more fracking. How could the economics make sense? How the heck can you justify using large amounts of fresh water and contaminating it to produce energy from a non-renewable resource, the value of which is declining?
I understand that jobs paying a decent living wage for Canadians are a priority. I grew up in Woodfibre and Dad used to say that the smell of the pulp and paper mill was the smell of bread and butter. However, this world is on the cusp of change and I believe that those “living wage jobs” must come from environmentally responsible sources.
Sharon Russell,
Sechelt
