Crofton mill to invest in odour-eating technology
By EDWARD HILL
The Chronicle (Ladysmith)
Jul 19 2005
The sulphurous stink of the Crofton pulp mill could be slashed up to
one third by the fall with the installation of odour-eating equipment,
say NorskeCanada officials.
The mill is planning to pipe sulphur-laden gases - which produce a
putrid rotten-egg smell - from its wood chip digesting system to a
boiler for incineration. Also, one of five backup kilns on site without
odour scrubbing will be fitted with piping.
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Monday, July 11, 2005
by Bill Tieleman
"A good intention clothes itself with power."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Environmentalists celebrated with glee June 17, when BC Hydro abandoned the
Duke Point natural gas power plant and the $120 million it had invested over
11 years.
But also in a party hearty mood was forest industry giant Norske Canada and
former BC Liberal Finance Minister Gary Collins.
That's because Norske stands to make tens of millions in profits by producing
electricity at its pulp and paper mills and selling it to an energy-starved
Vancouver Island.
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Mill's requested tax cut would be devastating, says mayor
By Paul Rudan
Mirror Staff (Campbell River)
Jul 08 2005
City council has steadily reduced taxes for Campbell River's largest employer but it's not enough for NorskeCanada.
The pulp and paper company operates Elk Falls Mill and paid
approximately $8.1 million in property taxes last year to the City of
Campbell River. According to Mayor Lynn Nash, NorskeCanada wants that
total reduced by half.
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High property taxes discouraging Crofton investment: NorskeCanada
By Angie Poss
News Leader (Duncan)
Jul 06 2005
High property taxes are discouraging major industrial operations from
reinvesting in B.C. communities like Crofton, say executives at
NorskeCanada - an announcement that comes just a few months after North
Cowichan began shifting taxes away from the Crofton mill.
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Forum wants province into Crofton airshed
Losing Confidence: Advisory body calls for true baseline study
By Peter Rusland
The Pictorial (Duncan)
Jun 19, 2005
Another study aimed at listing all Crofton pulp mill air pollutants and
their health risks will be commissioned in the near future, the mill's
community advisory forum decided Tuesday.
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Gulf Islands Driftwood, June 1, 2005
Norske ranked among nation’s top polluters
By SEAN MCINTYRE
Staff Writer
Tensions relating to health concerns and emission levels are at a
heightened state following the release last week of information ranking
NorskeCanada’s Crofton Division as the eighth worst polluter in the
nation.
The report, compiled with data from the National Pollutant Release
Inventory and presented by the Commission for Environmental
Cooperation, ranked 2,257 sites across the country based on total
on-site releases....
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Watchdog Corrects Error in Norske Pollution Ranking
By Lexi Bainas
Cowichan Valley Citizen
May 29, 2005
The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy has corrected
an error on its website which gave the impression that the NorskeCanada
mill at Crofton is the fourth-worst polluter in Canada.
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