This was just one of the 15 different spills that has happened in the last 15 years. In 2007, there was an oil spill in Burnaby. It will also hinder progress in provinces that have invested billions to support pricing carbon pollution and shifting to clean energy.”Īdditionally, pipelines can break, leak, and rupture. In an open letter from the David Suzuki Foundation, they state that “expanding the pipeline and tripling the bitumen carried will increase carbon pollution from the oilsands, already Canada’s fastest-growing source of emissions. Their report concludes that “closer spacing between tanks on the post-expansion site would make it easier for fire to spread if human error or a natural disaster such as an earthquake set off a blaze.”Ī Step Backwards in Fighting Climate ChangeĬanada will not be able to meet its 2030 Paris Agreement emissions target if we keep investing in industries with high emissions, which is exactly what the TMX pipeline is. Meanwhile, the Burnaby Fire Department has also been concerned with the risks associated with the proposed pipeline and tank farm expansion. The Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP): Evaluation of Risks to SFU written in 2016 states that “spilled or leaked product will flow downhill, and/or be absorbed into the ground, and will not have a direct effect on SFU which is at a higher elevation than the pipeline or tank farm.” However, the statement goes on to say that SFU could be affected by fires, explosions, or airborne emissions resulting from a leak or spill. This means that any existing buffer space that was built originally to prevent the spreading of a potential fire from one tank to another will be compromised.Īdditionally, what Johnson’s statement does not say is that this tank farm is located only 700m away from the SFU campus. This “expansion” of tank farms is really just squeezing in larger tanks between the already existing ones. It’s important to note that this intersection is the only vehicle emergency access and egress route for SFU Burnaby campus. Once the tank farm expansion is complete, this will place the tanks only two hundred meters away from the Gaglardi Way/Burnaby Mountain Parkway intersection. Currently, the tank farm on Burnaby Mountain has 13 tanks, and this expansion will add 14 new ones. Essentially, it is the end point of the pipeline and it is where these materials are stored until they are sent off. These terminals are the Parkland refinery and the Westridge Marine Terminal. In one of SFU president Joy Johnson’s statements, she said, “here are significant safety concerns about risk of fire, release of toxic emissions, and potential blockage of the only evacuation route from SFU’s Burnaby campus in event of a fire and/or tank explosion at the tank farm.”Ī tank farm is where crude oils and refined products are distributed to local terminals.
These revenues contribute to services that benefit all Canadians.”ĭanger to SFU Students and Burnaby Mountain Residentsįirst, any student who attends class on Burnaby Mountain should be concerned. Government will collect more tax revenue from oil. Oil producers will earn more revenue for their product. Workers will benefit during the $12.6 billion construction project. The Project Overview states, “Everyone will benefit. The purpose of this expansion is to keep Canadian oil in Canada rather than transporting it to our neighbours in the United States. Product TypeĪccording to the Trans Mountain Project Overview, The Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX) is “essentially a twinning of this existing 1,150-kilometre pipeline between Strathcona county (near Edmonton), Alberta, and Burnaby, BC.” This new pipeline will be able to transport anywhere between 300,000 to 890,000 barrels of crude oil a day. These products can be broken down into four different product types. These different products can be either blended together or pumped individually, depending on what is requested by the shipper.
It is the one of the only pipelines in Canada that can carry both refined products and crude oil in batches. The Trans Mountain Pipeline is a pipeline built in 1953 that transports crude oil, semi-refin ed, and refined products from Alberta to BC. What is the Trans Mountain Expansion Project?
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