In summary, the four main points of Delta's submission are as follows:- a) The Fraser River, given its biological sensitivity, its importance to the fishing industry and potential navigational problems, is an inappropriate transportation corridor for this type of commodity; Public exposure to the potential risks of handling and Storage of dangerous commodities must be kept to a minimum by routing this traffic away from urbanized areas; There exists a critical need for a comprehensive, long-range Dangerous commodities Transportation Plan for all railway Shipments of dangerous goods in the Lower Mainlana. This Plan Must address the establishment and development of: & remote dangerous commodity interchange facility (le. perhaps a rural area in Matsqui); defined dangerous commodity transportation corridor for through-traffic (ie. perhaps routing along existing lines southbound traffic through Huntington and coastal traffic through the Roberts Bank rail system); a marine barge terminal for coastal shipments of © dangerous commodities (ie. perhaps at the Roberts Bank shipping facility; feasibility confirmed by the Port of Vancouver). Given the impacts dangerous commodity handling facilities (shipping, Storage, and interchange) have on local communities (planning, servicing, etc.), local governments and particularly host municipalities must be given an Opportunity to play a meaningful and active role in the assessment, siting and decision making processes that go into the development of these facilities. The position taken by The Corporation of Delta is based on the following assumptions: - a) A potentially serious problem exists with the present methods of handling dangerous commodities in the Lower Mainland; Coastal shipments of dangerous commodities are required to preserve the existence of recipient industries (communities) and to support the Provincial and Nationai economies; »o Continued...