We need to shut down the oil and gas industry. Get rid of it NOW!
Men also shouldn't be allowed to lift weights and should be forced to take hormone therapy.
Influx of 4,500 workers raises fears of violence against women in B.C.'s northwest
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/cana...-in-bcs-northwest/ar-BB10PrtV?ocid=spartanntp
Kitimat, B.C., feels like a town of men.
In fast food joints and corporate buses shuttling workers around the North Coast town, employees of the LNG Canada project stand out with their uniformity. Most sport the obligatory heavy duty boots and coats worn by workers throughout B.C.'s north as they cope with a waning winter.
The $40-billion dollar liquefied natural gas project will employ about 7,000 workers at the peak of construction, flying 4,500 people into town for rotating two-week shifts. Around 80 per cent of workers are men, swelling the size of Kitimat, whose population is normally just over 8,000.
The influx of people into town has mixed consequences, providing a boon to local businesses and raising environmental questions. But there's another, more worrying, trend. Over the past two years, Kitimat and nearby Terrace's shelters for women fleeing violence have frequently been overwhelmed while concerns about harassment from incoming workers grows.
"We have been at or over capacity most nights of the year for the past two or three years," said Michelle Martin, who works at the Tamitik Status of Women.
