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Opinions of participants
damage the LNG tanks and lines and cause major leaks” (Mr. André Vallières, DM647,
p. 5 and 6).
Managing risks and emergency measures
For a large number of participants, it was crucial that all required measures be
implemented to ensure the security of facilities and citizens, and that the project meet
the most demanding security standards 1 . For many participants in favour of the
project, risks and inconveniences can be managed 2 . According to another, “the secret
is knowing how to control them, how to prevent danger and minimize impacts. It’s the
story of our lives” (Mr. Jean Lamontagne, DM52, p. 2). Some were confident that all
required measures will be applied by the proponent (Mr. Steve Côté, DM280, p. 5;
Groupe Giroux, DM184, p. 5; Mr. Sylvain Marcoux, DM92, p. 1). The City of Lévis
underscored the importance of the emergency measures plan:
[…] its goal is to ensure the optimal coordination among various partners
regarding security. This document specifies the respective responsibilities of the
stakeholders, and comprises a “minute-by-minute” action plan. This emergency
measures plan is regularly updated according to actual experience, and it also
serves as a reference point to identify personnel, training and equipment needs.
(Ville de Lévis, DM315, p. 10)
The Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse underscored the fact that should an
accident ever occur, it must be able to act effectively and safely, with worrisome
security elements being mainly related to the harmonization of the municipality risk
coverage actions plans (DM99, p. 3 and 4). The Bellechasse MRC and the Centre
local de développement de la MRC wanted the Municipality of Beaumont to receive
financial compensation “should additional equipment be required to ensure the
security of its territory” (DM560, p. 8).
Moreover, some participants wondered about the effectiveness of the emergency
measures planned. The Comité Gare au gazoduc was deeply concerned that the City of
Lévis still hasn’t completed its fire security action plan, while it has reached citizen
security agreements with the proponent (DM589, p. 4). For one citizen:
1. Municipality of the village of Sainte-Pétronille, DM7, p. 4; Mr. Christian Jobin, DM8, p. 1; Pôle Québec
Chaudière-Appalaches, Chambre de commerce de Québec et Chambre de commerce de Lévis, DM465, p. 32;
MRC de Bellechasse et Centre local de développement de la MRC, DM560, p. 7.
2. Mr. Gilles Drouin, DM374, p. 3; Mr. Rolland Paquet, DM470, p. 2; Mr. Réal Gagnon, DM477; Mr. Yannick
Courtemanche, DM479, p. 2; Mr. Guillaume Tremblay, DM483, p. 2; Mr. Jocelyn Jalbert, DM487, p. 3; Mr. David
Brosseau, DM488, p. 2; Mr. Pierre Bolduc, DM493, p. 2; Mr. Marc Labonté, DM502, p. 2; Mr. Gilles Paquet,
DM507, p. 2; Mr. Gaivens Ross, DM510, p. 2.
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