It was a business advocate’s perspective on oil pipelines in BC that sparked a spontaneous round of applause at a public discussion themed “Will new oil pipelines benefit BC businesses?”
Dressed in a suit and tie, Hastings Crossing BIA executive director Wes Regan spoke at the Wednesday event, hosted by Citizens for Responsible Economic Development (CRED).
“I don’t think Vancouver in particular, or British Columbia in general, benefits from being a simple conduit for Alberta’s corrosive bitumen oil products to traverse our beautiful geography – just so that it go over can choke Chinese cities with pollution,” Regan said.
UBC Fisheries economist Ngaio Hotte pointed to the fishing economy present in Northern BC, and said any economic gain froma project like Northern Gateway could be wiped out by job losses in the event of a major oil spill.
Read the full article from the Vancouver Observer.