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Chlorine leak at NV plant sends 2 to hospital ANNA DIMOFF reporter@nsnews.com
A minor chlorine leak at the Canexus North Vancouver plant early Wednesday morning sent two employees to hospital and a third to on-site first-aid to be treated for respiratory issues.
Residents in the area first heard the chemical plant’s sirens going off around 6 a.m. when a mechanical failure led to a small leak in the loading area of the plant as workers were filling a tanker truck. Plant manager Rick Denton said that the leak was contained by the time emergency response crews arrived soon after. “There was no off-site impact and no danger to the public or surrounding communities,” said Denton. An investigation into the root cause of the incident is underway, according to Denton. “The plant continues to operate; however, rail car loading of chlorine in the system where the leak occurred has been stopped until such time as the cause and correction can
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PURPLE HEART MLAs Jane Thornthwaite and Ralph Sultan celebrate Click for Babies, a campaign that distributed 13,000 tiny, knitted, purple hats to help parents and caregivers understand the dangers of shaking an infant. The campaign is part of a larger educational program that has helped reduce shaken-baby cases in B.C. by approximately 32 per cent since 2008, according to a release from the province. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
Candidates spar on business issues
BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
They’re all pulling for West Vancouver’s businesses to succeed. How that ought to be done though is now in the hands of voters.
The final all-candidates meeting before Saturday’s West Vancouver council byelection was hosted by the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Wednesday and was focused largely on issues of importance to the business community. Among them: revitalization of Ambleside, residential development, parking and transportation issues. Many of the candidates linked the fate of West Vancouver
Development, revitalization, parking the hot issues
businesses with residential growth (or lack thereof). Andy Krawczyk suggested that creating more variety in the municipality’s housing stock would benefit all of its residents. “We are dropping in population. In particular, we’ve lost 1,300 out of a total of 43,000. It may not sound like much but what’s going on is our demographic has remained the same. We’re just getting older, me included. That’s not good for business,” Krawczyk said. “When we lose those businesses, we lose
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taxpayers and when we lose taxpayers, you know what happens to our tax bill if we want to keep the same services.” David Ayriss also stressed the need for careful planning for growth and noted past developments that were at first controversial, ended up becoming treasured by locals. “Even though change is disruptive and nerve-wracking, it’s necessary and, if handled properly, I think it’s a good thing,” he said. “If we can get a little bit of growth and we can get some rejuvenation back into our municipality, we’ll get a healthier overall municipality and environment to live in.” Joanna Baxter also said development has to be part of West
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