Surrey - The Editor, We await the decision by Port Metro Vancouver on the application by Fraser Surrey Docks to install a coal transfer station on the Fraser River. Let it be made very clear to the uninformed, this is not Canadian coal - not even Canadian crews or even Canadian trains which would transport the coal from Wyoming right up to FSD.
This would be detrimental to our B.C. environment and way of life. The beachfront communities of White Rock and Crescent Beach would be seriously impacted by the increased rail traffic and obstruction of access to not only the beach but also residential areas.Considering the adverse effects of this proposition, it begs the question - are 25 jobs at FSD worth it?If approved, one can only imagine Warren Buffett and the American coal barons salivating and saying, "There, we knew even though our ports on the West Coast refused to ship our thermal coal, we knew those laid-back Canadians would go for it."David GibbsSurrey