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;

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