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[UPDATE] Safety meeting about tank farm cancelled

UPDATE: Wed. Nov. 5. THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED I just spoke to John Clarke, and he's had to cancel the meeting due to unforseen circumstances.
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The Trans Mountain tank farm in Burnaby would greatly expand if the pipeline project is approved. NOW FILES

UPDATE: Wed. Nov. 5. THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

I just spoke to John Clarke, and he's had to cancel the meeting due to unforseen circumstances.

A Forest Grove resident says he will reveal some shocking news at an upcoming meeting on fire safety for those who live close to the Kinder Morgan tank farm.

Local resident John Clarke is one of the participants in the pipeline hearing, and one of the co-complainants in the Forest Ethics Advocacy legal challenge against the pipeline. Clarke, who lives close the tank farm, is one of the guest speakers at a Nov. 6 meeting at the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course.

"I received some information from Kinder Morgan that absolutely shocked me, which I haven't really revealed yet," Clarke told the NOW. "I'll be making it very public at the meeting. I think it will shock people. It's something that shouldn't be a surprise but will be a shock to the residents."

Burnaby's Deputy Fire Chief Chris Bowcock will also be there to answer questions from the public. Bowcock has been a vocal critic of Kinder Morgan when it comes to fire safety and he has years of experience working with oil tank storage facilities in Alberta.

"He will be there to basically confirm what I am telling people and what I have suspected all along," Clarke said.

Forest Grove resident Terry Callender organized the event, set for Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Eagle Creek Clubhouse, at 7600 Halifax St.