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City expands Wi-Fi access Goal to expand to all major facilities Wanda Chow
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Ray Lord, spokesperson for the Burnaby Chevron refinery says since May, they’ve been receiving regular crude oil shipments by rail to supplement what they receive via Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline.
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Should residents be concerned? Wanda Chow
cars are all brought in on a carefully and crashing, its crude-filled cars controlled switching operation,” exploding and destroying several While the recent tragedy in said Ray Lord, spokesperson buildings. As of Wednesday, Lac-Mégantic, Quebec has put for Chevron Canada’s the official death toll was the spotlight on the safety of Burnaby refinery, “whereas 15 with another 60 people transporting crude oil by rail, what happened [in Quebec] reported missing. an official at Burnaby’s Chevron is a tragic accident involving Until fairly recently, the refinery stresses there’s little a runaway train that’s not North Burnaby refinery has connection with how its own new something in any way related received most of its crude volkoW rail facility operates. to what we do.” oil supply through Kinder “That’s really not something The Quebec accident Morgan’s Trans Mountain we feel is reflective of a normal involved unmanned train pipeline. But in recent years it has 4x1.25_small_appliances_ad_final.pdf 1 an 12-03-05 1:20 PM rolling operation at our facility in which the downhill, eventually derailing been receiving less than it needs
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because of apportionment—the supply for customers is reduced because there is more demand for the pipeline’s capacity than it can meet. As a result, Chevron opened its new crude-by-rail facility in May to help bring in the balance of what it needs. Lord said since May, it has received about eight to 10 rail cars a day of crude oil, about 6,500 barrels. Please see dangerous, a3
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Burnaby council has agreed to allow Shaw Communications to install Wi-Fi at civic facilities after the company agreed to provide the service free to the general public. The company originally proposed installing the wireless networks throughout Burnaby and paying city hall a user fee to do so. But it turns out, Shaw only planned to make the Wi-Fi accessible to its own customers, part of its national initiative to provide the service outside customers’ home and business connections, according to a city staff report. So Burnaby put out a call to all telecommunications companies to submit their own Wi-Fi proposals, but there were no takers as they didn’t see it as being their core business, Coun. Dan Johnston told council Monday. Months later, Shaw offered a new option—in exchange for a reduced fee paid to the city, it would provide access to all, with Shaw customers receiving enhanced service. Please see shaW, a4