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asc VOL.9 NO.1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2001
WAITING FOR GODOT IN CHILLIWACK
DAVID MCDOUGAL
& DARREN
BLAKEBOROUGH
IN UCFV THEATRE'S
WAITING
FOR GODOT. PHOTO: RICK MAWSON
Spirited SE2 rally delivers angry message to National Energy Board By Kris Lind News & Feature Editor
students, parent, politicians and community interest groups cheered "We want clean airl" When asked to comment whether or Approximately 3000 Lower mainland not the rally successfully delivered citiresidents braved last Thursday night's zens' message, politicians and other rain and cold to protest the construc- community members were decidedly tion of a 660-megawatt power plant in positive. Liberal MLA John van Sumas, Washington. If plant construc- Dongen deemed the event a "fabulous tion proceeds, the effect on Fraser success." Valley air quality will be devastating "It is wonderful to see such a say environmentalists. great turn-out with such terrific spirit," In what one speaker has he said. called "the largest social-action Alliance MP Randy White, co-organizdemonstration in Fraser Valley history, er of the event, agreed with van UiMi/if-fWIA;N\ffl
Dongen and said, "The National Energy Board got a clear message; this project will not go through." John Vissers, event master-of-ceremonies, is excited at the diversity of interest groups involved in trying to stop the SE2 project. "The main issue here," said Vissers, "is that SE-2 proponents are arguing that environmental issues are not within the realm of the National Energy Board." Vissers argues that SE·2's position In this debate is ridiculous because "environmental issues are clearly within the National Energy
Board's scope," Van Dongen and White differ on the question of which level of government would likely be most effective in stopping the SE-2 project. Van Don~en says he believes that the provincial and municipal governments will be most effective because they have the support of citizens and groups who have, "drawn a line in the sand. The provincial government has an air quality responsibility."
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