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Assessing the risks related to the project
presence and operations, and noted that the plan would meet fire protection needs in
training, prevention and response time. For its part, the Municipality of Saint-Charlesde-Bellechasse
specified that, should the project get the green light, it would have to
take the City of Lévis plan into account to ensure greater consistency during
interventions. It was also of the opinion that there should be talks with the
municipalities involved on the availability and relevance of current intervention
equipment, to be able to face emergency situations associated with the LNG terminal
facilities (DM315, p. 9; DM99, p. 3).
The proponent planned on creating his own fire brigade. Moreover, he made a
commitment to the effect that the project never be a financial burden for the
municipality and its citizens. He would therefore cover additional costs for fire security,
public security and emergency measures planning. To this effect, the City of Lévis did
specify that should these facilities begin operations before 2011, then it expected the
proponent to cover these expenses (Ms. Danielle Roy-Marinelli, DT16, p. 29). For its
part, the MRC de Bellechasse was of the opinion that financial compensation should be
given to the Municipality of Beaumont, if additional equipment is purchased to ensure the
security of its territory (DM560, p. 8).
♦ Finding – The Panel found that, if required, the proponent committed to paying
additional costs incurred by the City of Lévis for fire security, public security and
emergency measures planning.
♦ Opinion 14 – The Panel is of the opinion that, should additional needs for fire security,
public security and emergency measures planning prove necessary for the Municipality
of Beaumont, the proponent must cover these costs.
The intervention capacity of health services
Some participants 1 at the hearing were worried about the capacity of health services
to deal with a possible accident at the LNG terminal’s facilities or related
infrastructures. To this effect, the public health management of Chaudière-
Appalaches and of the Capitale-Nationale specified that every department or
organization had the responsibility of one or several missions which meet the major
needs of the population in emergency situations. The primary goal of the health
mission of the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux is to preserve the life,
health and well-being of individuals before, during and after a public welfare
emergency.
1. Among others: Ms. Renée Dupuis, DM191, p. 3 and 4; Mr. Louis Duclos, DM458, p. 8.
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