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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In response to the letter from CACG requesting a public process for the Crofton mill permit amendment, we received this.
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Letter to Editor
Cowichan News Leader
Dec 4
Does this make sense to you?
Dear editor,
It appears the B.C. government will rename heavy industrial waste and
sludge. It will now be called a "soil enhancer" and their code will
authorize coastal pulp and paper mills to land-spread their wastes
(currently being landfilled on industrially zoned land) on B.C.
agricultural and forest land by early 2006.
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.....What we do understand is that pulp mill waste sludge is a cocktail of
solid chemical residue left over from the industrial processes going
into manufacturing and bleaching pulp and paper. It is known to
contain heavy metals and a variety of persistent organic pollutants
such as dioxins and furans. Fly ash also contains dangerous levels of
toxic chemicals. To consider these materials as ‘soil enhancement’ is
surely a distortion..... |
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September 26, 2005
..We believe that several issues need to be addressed in the re-writing
of the permit and that such a re-writing would constitute a major
amendment to the permit. A major amendment both requires and
benefits from a process for public and stakeholder input. ...
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June 06, 2005
Dr. Kendall,
I would like to take this opportunity to direct your attention to
erroneous statements found in the 2003 Provincial Health Officers
Annual Report. Specifically, the information found in the box on page
66 of the report entitled “Community Concerns over the Crofton Mill”
requires correcting since information provided to you by NorskeCanada
has been found to be in serious error.... |
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Duncan News Leader - Your opinions
March 31, 2004
Can Norske prove it’s not Corporation material?Elizabeth White sees The
Corporation - March 31 - " An independent baseline study of the mill’s
emissions, including dispersion modeling, would tell us what the
current risks are, and what the probable impact of the alternative
fuels might be. In many parts of North America, such a study would be
required before a permit was issued. What is Norske afraid of? "
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March 30, 2004
Paddy Goggins to Tudor Williams (firm hired to manage public engagement on alternative fuels trial plan)
...would like to let you know that many people outside the Crofton community are interested in this issue." |
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March 3, 2004
"...While Mr. Maroc’s concerns about the Valley’s economic well-being and
job security of the 1,000 Crofton mill employees are commendable, the
health concerns of the remaining 70,000 residents of the CVRD (plus
nearly the same population of adjacent areas) somehow escaped his
attention. On the other hand, his point that residents of the adjacent
Saltspring Island do not benefit economically from NorskeCanada is
indeed well taken. It gives us a pretty good idea why Michael Ableman
is so reluctant to expose his children to Norske’s pollutants and
carcinogens — because it is the only material “benefit” Crofton mill
brings to his farm in Vesuvius Bay." |
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Feb 25, 2004
Following a February 19 meeting with BC Environment Minister Bill Barisoff, CACG re-iterates requests. |
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Feb 23, 2004
- No hidden airshed agendas here |
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