The Proprietor Review

Trans Mountain confident in Burnaby facility

The tariff deliverer of Alberta oil for the past 6 and a half decades says it is confident in the safety of its Burnaby storage facility. On May 9th in its newsletter the company reiterated its commitment to safely deliver oil to the shores of the pacific coast.

In more than 65 years of operation, we’ve never had a storage tank fire or structural incident with one of our tanks. Although tank fires and seismic tank incidents world-wide are extremely rare, our prevention and emergency management programs are an integral part of keeping our terminals operating safely.
Since the Burnaby Terminal was originally constructed, and as knowledge about seismic events has improved, upgrades have been completed at our facilities and along our pipeline system, including Burnaby Terminal, to address seismic hazards. These upgrades included the reconstruction of the Burnaby secondary containment berms, upgrade to the Burnaby fire protection system and replacement of piping connections on a number of tanks.

At this writing the Federal government just announced a tourism plan to increase of peak international visits. The 60 million dollar package is aimed at helping communities enhance attractions

The Star

Trans Mountain seems to be developing into a one off proposition at best, and the expansion an enhanced, controlled maintenance project and public asset in the national interest. An Icon similar to the CPR. PP

On this Day: May 21st 1864

The Ionian Islands, become part of Greece again.

On this Day: May 3rd 1867

The Hudson Bay Company gives up all claim to Vancouver Island.

The Provincial Government has opened the nominations for the 2019 Community excellence awards.

The Community Excellence Awards recognize and celebrate UBCM members that have implemented projects or programs that demonstrate excellence in meeting the purposes of local government in BC. The awards are designed to profile promising practices and to encourage local governments to learn from the success of other members in order to implement changes in their own communities. 

Talk to a local government guy today.

Source UBCM

On this Day: May 2nd 1519

Leonardo Da Vinci dies at 67.

Gratuities for workers to be under employment standards…

The BC Government has made a commitment to strengthen worker’s rights in respect to the tips you give your server after a meal out. Tips have not been on the check in BC like other place like France, However electronic billing has come to be a big part of the collection and sharing of tips. Sharing tips with the cooking staff and the house is a current practice now in some places. The Government is working on this along with four other issues.
better protect children and youth from dangerous work;
make it easier for workers to get help when they feel their rights have been violated;
provide more job protection to people dealing with difficult personal circumstances; and
ensure people are paid the wages they are owed — and that those that violate the law do not have an unfair economic advantage…

On this Day: April 30th 1993

CERN declares world wide web protocols to be free.

There is a series of webinars starting April 22nd 2019 , they are to promote the current attention given to the renewal of coastal forests.

Starting the week of April 22, these regionally focused webinars will provide for a two-way dialogue amongst local and provincial government representatives. Invitations to the upcoming webinar-based engagement sessions will be sent to local elected officials and senior level staff from coastal communities.

Source UBCM

Coastal forest first cousin to tanker traffic.

There are many stakeholders in resources and environment, good luck to all people of good faith.

On this Day: April 17th 1982

The proclamation of the Constitution of Canada by the head of state.