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Politicos call for study on sewage treatment Delays could hurt senior government support, warns CRD Tim Collins News staff
Two Greater Victoria politicians are calling for a study on the need for regional sewage treatment, a delay some fear could jeopardize government funding. Saanich councillor Vic Derman and Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen, who sit on the Capital Regional District liquid waste committee, want to halt work on the $782million sewage project to conduct an environmental impact and cost benefit study. Derman maintains that every credible study points to minimal harm associated with the current system of piping screened sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The federal government should change its designation of that system from high to low risk, he said, a move that would delay the requirement for changing the current system by 20 years to 2040. “Every scientist, and even the CRD’s own reports show that no damage results from the current system,” Derman said. “We don’t have any emergency here. It’s a three quarter of a billion dollar solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.” Nils Jensen agrees. “What’s been missing, other than sanity and rationality, is a full environmental impact study,” he said. “Theatre and perception is triumphing over science. It’s a bad basis for public policy making. Private industry wouldn’t undertake a project of this kind without study.” PLEASE SEE: Treatment ‘not optional,’ Page A13
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Twelve-year-old Linnea Burke, far right, joins about 3,000 protesters chanting at the Defend Our Coast demonstration on the B.C. legislature lawn on Monday. A similar, smaller protest is scheduled for today at Ida Chong’s office in Saanich.
Protesters target MLA office Government shares pipeline concerns, says Ida Chong
loose coalition of First Nations, unions, environmental organizations and others – voiced their opposition to the project. Celine Trojand, a coalition spokesperson, said that proOak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida testers will link arms in front Chong’s constituency office will be of Chong’s office to show an the site of a protest this morning “unbroken wall of opposition” to (Oct. 24) intended to drive home Enbridge. opposition to the Enbridge and “She’s the minister for AborigiKinder Morgan pipeline proposnal affairs and this is important Tim Collins als. to (First Nations people),” TroReporting The protest comes on the heels jand said. of Monday’s demonstration at the The demonstration at Chong’s B.C. legislature where thousands of peo- Shelbourne Street office in Saanich is one of ple organized by Defend Our Coast – a a series of demonstrations targeting MLA
offices across the province today. Organizers want the protest to draw attention to Chong’s role and responsibilities regarding aboriginal affairs. “It’s a swing riding (Oak Bay-Gordon Head) that was won by a very narrow margin,” said Trojand. “(Chong) has to know that … the way she handles this issue will make a difference in the next election.” Chong says that she and the B.C. Liberal government share the group’s concern. “They’re saying what we’re saying. It’s a matter of risk-benefit and right now there’s nothing but risk.” Continued PLEASEon SEE: Page A MLA can’t support pipeline, Page A15
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