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Letter: Danger too close for comfort

By John Collins, Vancouver

Published: November 17, 2015, 5:59am

I totally agree with Russell Freeland’s Nov. 2 letter “Take a moment to imagine,” regarding the Tesoro-Savage oil terminal. I would hate to see a flaming river of oil heading down into any of the dams along the Columbia River. These trains will be only two blocks from Esther Short Park, where during the summer over 5,000 can be there on a Thursday night. All the other events held there would be in danger also. And our City Hall is just two blocks away.

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