Coal Exports

WHEREAS Port Metro Vancouver is in the process of making a decision to significantly increase coal exports by expanding the Fraser Surrey Docks and Neptune Terminals facilities; AND WHEREAS the Environmental Impact Assessment report produced by SNC-Lavalin is deemed unsatisfactory by the Chief Medical Health Officers of the Fraser Health Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM strongly oppose any expansion of coal shipment facilities at the Fraser Surrey Docks and Neptune Terminals until: a a more comprehensive and transparent assessment of coal dust impact on human health is completed by independent experts; and b Port Metro Vancouver holds formal public hearings on the proposed expansion of coal exports from the Surrey Fraser Docks and Neptune Terminals facilities.