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Incinerator may burn ‘special waste’ New Metro WTE facility isn’t needed, says Abbotsford councillor Jeff NAGEL and Kevin MILLS Black Press
A planned new waste-to-energy (WTE) plant for Metro Vancouver might burn not only regular garbage, but also special wastes that are now shipped out of B.C. That’s the thinking of some Metro directors who argue an advanced new
plant might be able to handle dangerous hospital waste, foreign waste from cruise ships or airlines and maybe even oil-contaminated soils or other materials. A site for the new incinerator has not yet been chosen, but it’s possible it may be in the Lower Mainland. Opponents of such a plan cite serious air pollution
concerns in the Valley. Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan is among Metro directors in favour of burning special waste in the new facility, saying it wouldn’t make sense to keep trucking the material to Alberta – emitting more carbon with each trip – if it can Continued on A3
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A7 Early tally shows local participants raising $6,500
WITNESSES PROTECTED A5 Citizens testifying in Acorn trial will not be identified
AHL WILL BE STACKED
A22 Many top young players assigned to AHL during NHL lockout
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■ Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A22 ■ Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 JOHN MORROW Abbotsford News
Riders ready themselves in the starting gate prior to the elite men’s final on Saturday at the Exhibition Park BMX track, part of the Supercross World Cup event. The races drew athletes from 14 nations, including many Olympians. Dutch riders Laura Smulders and Twan van Gendt swept the women’s and men’s finals, respectively. For more coverage, see page A23.
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