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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012
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The Council of Canadians is hosting a support rally today, July 19, for the Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan that is travelling along this route to express opposition to the Enbridge pipeline. The rally will be held at 11 a.m. at Herb Gardner Park just below City Hall. “We bring a message of solidarity from thousands of people in the Kootenays to the people who live on the proposed route of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline,” a proclamation from the caravan states. “We support you and your right to refuse the pipeline access to your lands, communities, and waters.”
Inside the Tribune NEWS A3 Anaham chief changes mind on petroglyph. SPORTS A9 Cops for Cancer riders prepare. COMMUNITY Horses helping children. Weather outlook: Mainly sunny today, high of 28 C. Cloudy Friday, high of 26 C.
Monica Lamb-Yorski photo
Reece Cons, Logan Rhodes, Ty Thurow and Ryleigh Callender are busy at the beach at Scout Island Wednesday. They were there with Debbie Daycare from 150 Mile Elementary School, enjoying the sunshine.
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CEAA asks for more info from Taseko Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer A review from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency notes the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed New Prosperity mine did not include some critical aspects of the environmental assessment requirements set out in the EIS guidelines. Taseko Mines Ltd. received a review of its draft EIS for the coppergold mine project on July 6. “The reviewers identified sections in the Draft EIS where information specified in the EIS guidelines is missing, presented insufficient detail to enable a determination of the potential environmental effects of the project,
and/or presented using methodologies that would also preclude such determination,” writes Lisa Walls, director for CEAA. With the letter, Wells enclosed a 44-page screening table containing 222 comments. Taseko’s vice president of corporate affairs Brian Battison describes the review as “helpful.” “This is all part of the process. It was just a draft that we had sent them. We now have the benefit of CEAA’s input and response to the draft so we will now be able to consider those comments and input and complete the document and submit it as a final EIS to the panel,” he says, adding the response was expected and is normal in these cases. “There was nothing raised in CEAA’s comments that
we have not anticipated or that will be difficult to respond to. It’s all pretty straight forward.” He says Taseko should have its final draft ready in a few weeks. Tsilhqot’in National Government chair and Tl’etinqox (Anaham) chief Joe Alphonse alleges if
Taseko thinks the mine is already a done deal, and government is going to accept anything Taseko submits and ram it through, the review is a wake-up call for the company. See MLA Page A2
Pilot OK after crash Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer A pilot escaped with minor injuries when his Cessna 185 overturned in Boitanio Lake near Springhouse July 16. The Transportation Safety Board says the pilot was planning a flight to Penticton with a passenger; however, he decided to take a
test flight first and asked his passenger to remain on the shoreline. “While in flight he reported an air speed indication failure and landed hard. During the hard landing, one of the floats failed, causing the aircraft to overturn. The pilot exited the aircraft and incurred minor injuries,” says TSB spokesperson Chris Krepski. The incident took place at 3:35 p.m.