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GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL EIS SCOPING HEARING VOL. II
COURT REPORTER: BETH DRUMMOND PROCEEDING DATE: October 27, 2012
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1 the desk. Please make sure when you speak, you speak very
2 close to the microphone.
3 And please state your name for the record.
4 THE SPEAKER: I'm Pat Vavrick. I've lived in
5 this area for over 23 years, first on Lummi Island and now
6 in Birch Bay Village.
7 And during that time, I have thoroughly enjoyed
8 boating, fishing, clamming, crabbing, whale watching,
9 beachcombing, and everything else that this beautiful area,
10 so close to such a beautiful sea, offers.
11 Recently on a flight from Calgary to Seattle, I
12 flew directly over the coal terminal at Tsawwassen. And
13 sticking out from the terminal, there was a huge black area
14 in the water, and this concerns me a great deal.
15 What is the coal dust going to do to the marine
16 life that we have so abundantly? And what is it going to do
17 to all the recreational opportunities we have in this area?
18 I urge you to study these, these effects, very
19 closely because I think it will affect our lives and our
20 economy. And then it will cut down on tourists, and I think
21 that it's a real problem that needs to be looked into.
22 Thank you.
23 MS. STRAUSZ-CLARK: 18, 19, and 20. 18 you're at
24 the microphone. 19 and 20 are at the desk.
25 Please state your name for the record.