Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Squamish council and copied to The Squamish Chief.
I am absolutely amazed that the municipality is accepting that workers, to be housed on a ship at the LNG site, are a threat to the community.
The employees and contractors have been banned from entering Squamish and now seemingly are unable to temporarily reside anywhere in the area. The ship placement is a response to a housing concern expressed much earlier. You know that.
The objection to its presence is an obvious scam. Certain people do not want the facility constructed. They have tried every avenue open to prevent it. They have lost every approach. Permits have been issued, studies completed and now they use a last gasp attempt to block a reasonable and expensive solution to a problem identified or created by the District of Squamish. This is indefensible.
On a human level, how would any of the council members feel if they or a relative were banned from entering the community or even temporarily residing near it?
This position is predicated on an attitude that construction workers are a threat to civilization and humanity. How disgusting to support this perversion of reality completely unrelated to the cause behind it. This idea is found in the debates of decades and centuries ago as major infrastructure projects were completed.
It has been dragged out in certain parts of the United States in recent last-ditch attempts to destroy approved initiatives. It is a red herring and a degrading and discriminatory action. Please be sane, civil and responsive to reality in your decisions.
Murray Barton
Furry Creek
