MEDIA ADVISORY
TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 2015
CONTACT: Boris Popovic, Vancouver 101: 202-294-8951 | Don Orange, Hoesly Eco Auto & Tire: 360-281-2480
New analysis examines the impact of the proposed Tesoro-Savage terminal on Vancouver’s small businesses, how diverse business models would fare in case they have to do business next to North America’s largest crude oil facility
WHAT: Tele press conference: Seven business owners will hold a conference call to discuss the new community-driven cost-benefit analysis entitled “BAD FOR BUSINESS: Impact of the proposed Tesoro-Savage oil terminal on small business.”
WHEN: Tuesday, August 18, 10:00AM
DIAL-IN: 1-805-399-1000, Passcode: 564435#
WHO: Vancouver 101
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We are accountants, brewers, car mechanics, merchants, restaurateurs, retailers, lawyers, farmers, chiropractors, IT engineers, wine cellars, health service providers, designers, and consultants of all stripes and industries. Our future is tied to the fate of Vancouver. We demand that small business voices and those of our neighbors and customers be heard in the decision-making process on proposed crude oil terminal.
About Oil Terminal Proposal in Vancouver
Tesoro and Savage companies propose to build the largest oil-by-rail terminal in the United States, capable of handling over 15 million gallons of oil each day. The terminal would require five or more loaded unit trains of oil each day, each carrying over 3 million gallons of the same type of crude oil that has exploded and burned in multiple recent derailments in Canada and the United States. Tragically, a train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed almost two years ago in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, killing 47 people and destroying part of the Lac-Megantic’s downtown. Citing public safety, economic, and environmental concerns in the wake of Lac-Megantic and over a dozen other oil train derailments and fires, the City of Vancouver has formally opposed the proposed Tesoro-Savage oil terminal in Vancouver.
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