[quote=“Hissyfit”]I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire
The article I posted a link to earlier says that “a fine talc like dust which travels long distances in the slightest breeze” is created when handling pellets. In Pinnacles own words they can only improve upon this when ship loading not eliminate. Depending on wind direction this talc like dust could affect many areas so town. It also says that with modifications a coal facility could be able to accommodate this product. West view is the cheapest place for them not the best![/quote]
Ignoring your other inane babble being the cheapest does in fact make it the best. As in all business ventures you need a business case and need to do a feasibility study and in all likelihood the cheaper cost is what makes it all worthwhile. This is a business not a charity, they need to make money and costs do factor in.
Ironically enough the home owners bitching and complaining about this should have themselves looked into the feasibility of buying a house next to industrial land as an ‘investment’. Any value you lose in your home from this being built was never there to begin with because this exact situation could occur.
Also if we’re throwing out quotes heres one.
I don’t agree with your stupid opinions but I will defend your right to voice them so I can mock you for my own personal enjoyment. - Jesus
what is wrong with a prison? lots of high paying jobs go with it as well as the ppl that come in to build it. Hell I don’t care if we build a nuclear plant in this town. But as far as the wood pellet plant is concerned, ppl that live here and bought property near the proposed plant knew that was an industrial site and took their chances it would never be built up, ppl that bought there and were warned it was an zoned industrial took their chances, ppl that lived there all their lives knew it was industrial and was hoping it wouldn’t be built up again, guess what you take your chances and sometimes you lose, so I don’t feel sorry for those ppl if it gets built, but if you bought a house there and were never warned those are the ppl I feel sorry for if it gets built.
[quote=“mcsash”]sell your souls for a frickin dollar…
the port and city are selling us out for a dollar…
bring in a nuclear waste storage facility on the waterfront also…hell put it in the old train stattion cause theres already an existing building…[/quote]
Some people like you are so simple; sometimes naive.
Not all prisons are American-style supermax big houses.
[quote=“mcsash”]sell your souls for a frickin dollar…
the port and city are selling us out for a dollar…
bring in a nuclear waste storage facility on the waterfront also…hell put it in the old train stattion cause theres already an existing building…
how about a prison…lick your lips[/quote]
Listen…
No body is selling their soul. Our town has been in financial turmoil for years and is in a state of disrepair. With the decline of the forest industry there has been an increased tax burden on our home owners and small business. There is no more pulp mill or saw mill to help ease the burden. Canneries are shutting down and our downtown core resembles a ghost town. What is our only hope in re-inventing ourselves, easing the burden on taxpayers and providing hope to those who want to work here and raise their families? It’s the Port. The area in question has been an industrial area since the dawn of time and it’s almost unfathomable that our community is putting up the resistance that it has regarding Pinnacle. They are not mowing down Kwinitsa station or Cow Bay to put this in. It’s going in an undeveloped area that is Port property. Always has been. If we want to have some hope in recovering as a community we have to make ourselves open for business. No playgrounds or beaches are being destroyed and the risks associated with the pellet plant are being overblown. Last time I checked the high school still had a wood shop subjecting our children to wood dust.
There was a prison in Terrace not that long ago. It was very successful and most people never even knew it was there. It would still be successful had the liberals not closed it when they came into power. As has been pointed to already… not all of them are giant supermax style. Some are simple community based jails and we’d be lucky to have one here. At least then there would be another option for people doing small sentences other than driving them all the way to PG.
As for the waterfront development, anyone who buys/bought down there without knowing what was likely to happen is/was awefully naieve.
Pinnacle Pellet’s open houses are a big scam!!! They have no intention of listening to public opinion, things are moving along down there just fine. I went to check today, lots so trees cut down and almost all the crab traps removed.
I would like to know why there isn’t a Law regarding how close you can build a hazardous structure to residential no matter who owns the land. Pinnacle said they’ve never built one like this before so they really have no idea how it will perform. Wasn’t there just an explosion in Burns Lake? Human error is almost always the cause of these things, not 21st century technology. There was a lot of people around down there today, dogs, bikes, strollers etc. It seems to me that if precitant was set about use of this land, it would be by whoever has used it for the last 30 years, not big industry.
wahh wahhh wahh thats all I hear. You made a bad investment get over it. A sawmill might just generate a bit more dust than a storage facility for dense wood pellets you arent a nutjob at all…
I’m totally for Pinnacle if it helps the City, I’m tired of paying high taxes and not getting anything in return. Its not a nuclear power plant and we don’t have oil tankers in our harbor.
[quote=“Hissyfit”]Pinnacle Pellet’s open houses are a big scam!!! They have no intention of listening to public opinion, things are moving along down there just fine. I went to check today, lots so trees cut down and almost all the crab traps removed.
I would like to know why there isn’t a Law regarding how close you can build a hazardous structure to residential no matter who owns the land. Pinnacle said they’ve never built one like this before so they really have no idea how it will perform. Wasn’t there just an explosion in Burns Lake? Human error is almost always the cause of these things, not 21st century technology. There was a lot of people around down there today, dogs, bikes, strollers etc. It seems to me that if precitant was set about use of this land, it would be by whoever has used it for the last 30 years, not big industry.[/quote]
Public opinion - Maybe they are listening to public opinion. You seem to be in the minority.
Building industrial close to residential - It was the homes that were built next to an industrial land, not the other way around.
Industrial land - Use of our waterfront, specifically outside of designated parks, is a privilege. Dogs, bikes and strollers should be grateful that they’ve been able to use the area for so many years. Ever hear the term, " give them an inch and they’ll take a mile?" It’s federal land within our community. Also, do strollers belong in rail yards? Who has used it for the past 30 years? If I set up a tent in your front yard do I get squatters rights?
Explosions - There have been far more explosions due to natural gas leaks, and fires caused by electrical issues than there have been caused by wood dust. Grain dust is highly explosive yet your house was built next to one. When was the last grain elevator explosion that you heard of?
Your grasping at straws here, sure there are risks involved but thats part of life. If we stopped doing things because there was a slight chance that something would/could happen we would have nothing. I SAY WELCOME PINNACLE TO PRINCE RUPERT.