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JANUARY 16 2015 www.burnabynewsleader.com
Burnaby-raised Joe Keithley of the punk band D.O.A. is hosting a benefit concert for pipeline protesters being sued by Kinder Morgan. See Page A5
Pipeline risks outweigh rewards: BBOT Report analyzes project pros and cons Mario Bartel
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The late afternoon sun shines through lingering fog to create a cathedral-like atmosphere in Burnaby’s Central Park on Tuesday.
City, RCMP stick with ‘troubled marriage’ Cost of forming own police force deemed too expensive, mayor says Wanda Chow
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It’s been two-and-a-half years since Burnaby city hall signed a new 20-year contract with the RCMP under duress. But while Mayor Derek Corrigan has nothing but good things to say about the Burnaby RCMP detachment and the people that work there, it’s obvious he’s still
not enamoured with their federal When Burnaby signed the government overseers. contract in 2012, Corrigan cited “If I can describe it in outstanding concerns vernacular terms, it’s kind including larger-than expected of like a troubled marriage,” wage increases and the said Corrigan in a recent possibility municipalities interview. “Everybody keeps would have to pay for the trying to make it work and new $1.2-billion RCMP E it doesn’t mean you have to Division headquarters built CORRIGAN have a divorce, because a in Surrey. divorce costs everybody a lot Richmond led a study of money, it has a lot of problems for several Lower Mainland cities associated with it, and you don’t with RCMP detachments into the know if you’re going to be better off feasibility of forming their own at the end of it.” police forces.
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The conclusion? “It’s expensive, tens of millions [of dollars],” Corrigan said. The challenge, and main costs, would be in the transition. Essentially, a second police department, with all its own equipment and fully-trained officers, would have to be set up and run simultaneously for a time with the original one, to ensure a seamless transition. “None of that comes cheap.”
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Please see PROBLEMS IN OTTAWA, A3
The Burnaby Board of Trade is concerned about the safety and economic benefits of Kinder Morgan’s proposal to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline through this city. In a report issued Wednesday the BBOT, which represents 1,200 Burnaby businesses, said it supports “responsible resource development” and the need to open new markets for Canada’s oil exports. But it is worried about the risk of spills and ruptures in the case of an earthquake, and questions the ability of Kinder Morgan and emergency personnel to be able to respond to such an occurrence. The report also doubts that risk is worth the approximately $6.2 million in additional annual tax revenue the city would realize. “The economic benefits of this project do not flow to Burnaby in a manner equal to the risk undertaken by the city as a terminus of the project,” states the review of the pipeline project. Please see REVIEW, A3