Never.  And taxpayers must demand a stop to financial subsidies to these   
   polluters.  British Columbians got hit through major ICBC claims because of   
   this non-disclosing, lying company.   
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   vancouversun.com - August-6-19   
      
      
   ICBC reports thousands of claims after acid spills on B.C. highway in Trail   
      
      
   TRAIL — Thousands of insurance claims have been made after two acid spills   
   along a southeastern B.C. highway earlier this year that damaged vehicles.   
      
   Insurance Corp. of B.C. spokeswoman Lindsay Wilkins said vehicle claims   
   related to the April 10 and May 23 spills of sulphuric acid in Trail have   
   topped 3,000.   
      
   “These are complex claims that require extra time to process as each vehicle   
   may have been exposed to varying degrees of sulphuric acid, affecting   
   different parts and components of the vehicle,” she said in an email   
   statement.   
      
   A technical expert has been retained to determine the level of contamination   
   of each vehicle and a team of 30 is dedicated to processing the claims.   
      
   Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd. said in a news release posted on its   
   website that the separate spills, one amounting to about 220 litres and the   
   other of about 70 litres, occurred along as much as 16 kilometres of a busy   
   commuter route through Trail.   
      
   The spills happened after Teck sold the acid from its Trail smelter and the   
   buyer, International Raw Materials Ltd., contracted to move the corrosive   
   liquid by truck to two other locations in the city.   
      
   The truck leaked the acid intermittently along the route, with the largest   
   puddles at intersections where it stopped and started, said Trail Mayor Mike   
   Martin by telephone.   
      
   “I’ve seen numbers in the range of 15,000 to 20,000 vehicles per day that   
   would be passing along that route in both directions,” he said, adding the   
   number of southbound vehicles that could have splashed through the acid   
   “would have been    
   considerable.”   
      
   ICBC reports ‘high volume’ of claims after acid spills on B.C. highway in   
   Trail.   
      
   Two vehicles belonging to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue were among   
   those damaged.  “Essentially, a brand new fire engine worth probably in the   
   order of around $800,000 as well as a command vehicle,” said Martin.   
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   Wilkins said the fire truck was a writeoff but ICBC was still determining if   
   some parts from the truck could be saved.   
      
   The corporation has set up a dedicated phone line for drivers who may have   
   travelled through the acid before it was neutralized by first responders.   
      
   An adviser who answered the line said sulphuric acid has the potential to   
   corrode vehicle undercarriages, aluminum parts and especially brake lines and   
   brake systems.   
      
   Teck spokesman Chris Stannell said in an email that the company “regrets the   
   concern this issue has caused in the community.”   
      
   “International Raw Materials Ltd. was the owner of the acid and responsible   
   for its safe transportation,” he added.   
      
   The company’s statement said the spills are unacceptable and Teck is working   
   with those involved to prevent a repeat.  It said both spills were cleaned up,   
   no acid seeped into waterways and there was no damage to roads or a bridge   
   over the Columbia    
   River.   
      
   Martin said the city’s Victoria bridge was not damaged, but he said the city   
   was still checking its own vehicle fleet for corrosion.   
      
   A meeting had been arranged for Friday by International Raw Materials to offer   
   a formal debriefing with Teck, emergency services and other parties, but   
   Martin said the city announced Thursday that it would not attend after several   
   other participants    
   pulled out.   
      
   “There may be a time and a place to hold a meeting like this in the future,   
   but at this point, with various legal concerns now coming forward, it was   
   understood that until these issues are resolved, the parties directly involved   
   are proceeding with    
   caution,” said a statement from the City of Trail.   
      
   Martin said the summary of information released Thursday by Teck and   
   International Raw Materials came months after the second spill and at the   
   request of the City of Trail.    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
      
   “The city was very disappointed with the lack of information made available   
   following the incidents.”   
      
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