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   Yeah, we have a very rightwing government in British Columbia.  And the   
   head of that rightwing government  has been playing footsie with a "not   
   very nice lady" from Alberta.  Nothing kinky (we hope), but definitely   
   filled with dangers for British Columbians of every stripe.  And kiss   
   goodbye to property value if these are laid.   
      
   Here we see the proof of just how arrogant and aggressive the Liberal   
   government and the oil companies are:   
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   CBC News Posted: Mar 19, 2014   
      
      
   Residents of Fraser Heights were asked to give soil samples by company   
   planners   
      
   Kinder Morgan's 2nd pipeline route concerns Surrey residents   
      
      
   Planners for the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline are trying to reassure   
   residents of a Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood they don't have any plans yet   
   to dig up their yards and lay down a crude oil pipeline.   
      
   It was about six weeks ago that land agents showed up in North Surrey,   
   asking residents if they could take soil samples.   
      
   A short while later, residents were given maps that showed a second   
   option for the pipeline route. The residents were told Kinder Morgan is   
   considering an alternate route for the pipeline that would run right   
   through their properties.   
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   Instead of running under industrial land along the South Fraser   
   Perimeter Road near the Fraser River, the pipeline would cut through   
   their properties.   
      
   But the project director says the company isn't trying to pull a fast   
   one on people who live in Fraser Heights. Trans Mountain Project   
   director Greg Toth says that's just a back-up plan.   
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   "We need to have an alternative that we can fall back onto, and that's   
   really the exploration of the Surrey Fraser Heights."   
      
      
   Expanding concerns   
      
   The alternative route proposal doesn't just have an impact on people in   
   Surrey.   
      
   Earlier this week the City of Burnaby sent a letter to the National   
   Energy Board, which is reviewing the project application, saying it   
   lacks critical details concerning the route and the emergency response plan.   
      
   Langley farmer Byron Smith says the route will cut through his farm and   
   he's concerned because his land is on a flood plain.   
      
   "That makes for a spill to be catastrophic.  It would contaminate all of   
   the local farmland, and that's one of the big, big concerns."   
      
   Project spokespeople will be on hand to answer questions at three   
   upcoming public hearings on the proposal in Chilliwack, Langley and Burnaby.   
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   Map on this site:   
   http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kinder-morgan-s-2   
   d-pipeline-route-concerns-surrey-residents-1.2578889   
      
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