Public Comments Open House on Surrey Coal Transfer Facility Thurs, May 23rd at 5:30 pm & Saturday, May 25th at 1:00 pm Guildford Hotel, 15269 104 Ave, Surrey, BC ( see map here)
By Matt Petyrni, Power Past Coal Coordinator
Communities in Canada are rapidly organizing to stop the dangerous Coal Transfer Facility proposed at the Fraser Surrey Docks in British Columbia. With your help, they can win. We will be to joining them in force at both of the open houses scheduled next week – our one and only public comment opportunity on the proposal: you can be the difference.
About the Proposal
The Fraser Surrey Docks propose to ship up to 8 million tons each year of Powder River Basin coal from Vancouver, BC to Asia. This would mean even more coal trains rolling through Bellingham to be transferred to uncovered barges in the Fraser River (home to one of the world’s great salmon runs) and then travel up Georgia Strait to be transhipped to massive, Cape-class bulkers at Texada Island.
Join us next Thursday and Saturday to say NO to coal export in our region. We can do better.
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