Steve MacLellan

Mike Hurley said he told Trudeau on Saturday
that the facility on Burnaby Mountain is within five kilometres of
forests and a residential area that would put thousands of lives in
danger.

“I said, ‘If it goes ahead, and I sincerely hope it
doesn’t, we have to have some serious discussions around safety and
protecting our residents,”’ said Hurley, a former firefighter.

He
characterized the meeting as a good start but said an initial discussion
with Trudeau has to be backed up by concrete measures from the federal
government, which is expected to announce a decision on the future of
the project later this month.