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Crews have to pave around Telus poles JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com
The mayor of Parksville is some kind of upset with Telus. Chris Burger says the contractor doing the Highway 19A construction near Temple Street has had to work around the communication company’s infrastructure, despite the fact the city asked for co-operation from Telus back in January. “They (telephone pole, wires, etc.) should have been gone a long time ago and we can’t stop a project while we wait for Telus,” said Burger, who also Tweeted a picture of the situation on Tuesday afternoon. “It’s adding more costs to the project.” Burger said the costs associated with moving the Telus infrastructure are part of the construction contract and won’t be borne by Telus, but the telecommunications company has to provide the crews with the expertise to move the items. “It’s no money out of their pockets,” said Burger, who also said he has tried, unsuccessfully, to contact someone with Telus who could help with the situation. “There’s no special line for mayors — I have to call the regular, 800 number.” Burger said this isn’t the first time he’s had a difficult time dealing with Telus on city-related matters. “We have had a hard time dealing with them always,” said Burger. “It’s a question of working with us, not against us. We don’t have these issues with (BC) Hydro, Shaw or Fortis.” See TELUS SAYS, page A8
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ERRINGTON EXPLOSION: A loud noise caught people’s attention, but it was the smoke that brought someone in from the highway to report a structure fire in the trees on Gibbs Road in Errington Wednesday morning. Some small firearms ammunition was heard exploding in the old house, which was completely destroyed. The cause and the possibilities of any injuries were unknown at press time.
Metro trash has RDN concerned
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There’s little or no appetite around the Regional District of Nanaimo board table to have Vancouver trash shipped to the area for incineration, but they are still willing to talk about the issue with their Lower Mainland counterparts. The issue arose at Tuesday night’s board meeting, with three delegations slamming the idea, expressing concern about everything from sulphur dioxide emissions to the need to dispose of fly ash to the possible impact on tourism. However, CAO Paul Thorkelson repeatedly stressed that the request from Metro Vancouver only involved having staff attend a meeting to look at the parameters of their
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proposed process to find a site for the facility. “There is no other issue here,” he said. “It is just to get the facts in terms of what Metro Vancouver is looking for.” That didn’t do anything to turn down the heat on the issue. “We have won many green awards in Canada for our recycling and reuse program,” said Pleasant Valley director Maureen Young. “I think it’s all negative for us to even entertain it. There are just too many questions. If Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Powell River and North Vancouver don’t want it, why would we even consider it? We should just accept their letter for information only and that would be the end of it.” See DIRECTORS, page A6
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