Dear Editor:
Re: Oil Tanker Spills An Unacceptable Risk, June 3 Mailbox
Unfortunately, Virginia Tupper’s letter is seriously misleading when referring to the Burnaby oil spill in 2007. As she stated, “I would remind readers of the 2007 rupture” (of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline). In reality the “rupture” was a puncture caused by a maintenance crew working on a sewer line repair using a backhoe. This incident should not be interpreted as an indication of inherent risk or lack of safety with pipeline technology per se.
Lloyd Jones
West Vancouver
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