Dear Editor:
In the end of Jennifer Moreau’s article, “Mayor will reject Kinder Morgan’s land request” (Burnaby NOW, July 18, 2014) Mayor Corrigan provides a interesting quote, saying this in regards to Burnaby Mountain: “The initial assessment we’ve got is the mountain is not particularly stable. It may not be seismically safe...”
So, is this a case of the Mayor of Burnaby stating that Burnaby Mountain is not seismically safe in general or may become seismically unsafe if drilling is done?
Or is this simply just grandstanding by Mayor Corrigan on his crusade against Kinder Morgan?
The mayor has certainly raised some questions with his comments though.
If the initial assessment, to which the mayor refers, has shown stability issues with Burnaby Mountain, why have followup assessments not taken place?
Surely such assessments would have taken place prior to the City of Burnaby allowing the continued development of an entire subdivision on Burnaby Mountain.
It would be greatly appreciated if the Mayor fully explained or elaborated on his comments and I sincerely hope this is not another case of city council playing politics with the public safely over the mayor’s fight with Kinder Morgan.
Keith Bemister, Burnaby
