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Fifth Trans Mountain pipeline-related sinkhole since April concerns B.C. farmer

He estimates the latest sinkhole was up to 30 feet deep
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A new sinkhole – the fifth in the area this spring – appeared on Rob Rindt’s turf farm on June 10. The pile of gravel on the left is fill to seal it in. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

The fifth sinkhole to appear on or near Langley Township Councillor Rob Rindt’s property has him worried about the safety of his family and staff.

The sinkhole appeared Saturday, June 10 near the site where contractors for Trans Mountain are drilling underground as part of the extension of the oil pipeline that runs from Alberta to a refinery in Burnaby.

“It just seems to be getting deeper, and the whole road is sinking into the ground,” said Rindt, who owns a turf farm on several properties on either side of 240th Street, as well as the Roots and Wings Distillery.

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Matthew Claxton

About the Author: Matthew Claxton

Raised in Langley, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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