Crofton Airshed Citizens Group

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

After 15 Year Delay, 5th Study Finds Chemical Causes Cancer, Developmental Problems & Birth Defects

(Campbell River, BC) - The National Academies (NA) released a controversial report today in the United States confirming what numerous scientific panels have concluded over the past 15 years - dioxin is a potent cancer-causing chemical even at very small levels. Dioxin can cause developmental and immune effects at levels close to those currently found in the American and Canadian population.

January 19, 2006 Over the last two years, the ministry has been in the process of re-writing the air permit for the Crofton mill, providing concerned citizens with fuel for optimism. It was hoped that finally the government was going to live up to their responsibility to effectively regulate the air emissions from the mill.
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Province Shuts Public out of Mill Permit Process

January 4, 2006

   (Crofton, BC) – A representative for the BC Ministry of Environment shocked members of the Crofton Airshed Citizens Group (CACG) when he confirmed that the province had no intention of opening up the consultation process for a new air emissions permit for the Crofton mill to the public. Bernard Bintner, the Senior Industrial Pollution Officer for the Ministry of Environment, said that this will not be classified as a ‘major amendment’ and therefore there will be no public meetings or notice since the permit re-write is considered an improvement.

November 24, 2005

Local groups, including the Crofton Airshed Citizens Group (CACG) and Reach for Unbleached (RFU), today condemned the most recent effort by the provincial government and local pulp mills to offload toxic waste to the environment and risk human health. An ‘intentions paper’ outlining a code of practice for spreading toxic waste on agricultural and forest land in BC has been put forward for a brief public consultation period prior to preparing and implementing legislation. The Government’s intent is expressed on their website with a November 30 deadline for response