LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- July 22, 2008
The following is a copy of a letter delivered to Town Council Town of Princeton, To Staff and Council;
You will notify everyone that the dyke across the Brown Bridge is private property and you will post that there is NO PUBLIC ACCESS to the dyke as this is all private property and put notice in the newspapers to this effect ASAP.
A fence is being put up to stop access between the properties at River's Edge Apartments (185 Luard Avenue) to stop access and vandalism and trespassing.
Today (July 14, 2008) one member of your Staff came to the building regarding complaints that a fence was being put up and witnessed the person who made the complaint, who was told in your office that it was private land and was okay to fence.
If you do not put a stop to the ongoing trespassing by putting up a barrier that people cannot go around with it being posted at the bridge and at the entrance on the streets that have access to the dyke then I will be using my authority and instructions from the building owner to fence the dyke.
You also need to put a sidewalk along Tulameen Avenue for the kids and moms with strollers and seniors, etc.
I am the property manager for the company that owns the apartment building at 185 Luard Avenue.
- Keath George, Princeton
To The Editor;
Petrobank has launched its 'warm and fuzzy' public relations campaign to show Princeton how much they care about our valley. I went to their open house earlier this year and heard about how the water that needed to be removed to get at the gas would be drawn from deep below the surface and would not affect domestic water wells.
This all sounded reasonable, but then I'm not a hydrologist. I just know that if I have a glass full of ice and draw liquid from the bottom of the glass, water does not remain in to top of the glass.
It may not happen that fast with underground water but there are cracks and fissures underground and water will seek its own level.
Petrobank's reassurance that they are anxious to address our concerns rings a little hollow. Despite statements made in last week's local newspapers that they wanted to meet with the RDOS to explain what they are proposing to do, they cancelled the meeting before the papers were even printed.
I have talked to local people who had dealings with Petrobank when they did the first drilling here and some had no problems, others have said that the company was not truthful in their dealing with them.
The way the law is we have no choice but to deal with Petrobank because they hold the lease. We can't look to the Oil and Gas Commission or the Campbell government for much help.
Our local governments are our only hope, let's get together and protect our valley.
- Dan Pippin, Princeton
