The Northern View, July 17, 2013

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PRINCE RUPERT

VOL. 8 NO. 30

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

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RTI back on hotseat over coal dust Port Edward council taking clean-up demands to province, feds

BY MARTINA PERRY

News

PORT EDWARD / The Northern View

Nishga Girl not coming home Page A3

Port Edward is sick and tired of cleaning coal dust off their properties and are now raising concerns to federal and provincial agencies. Port Edward council passed a motion last week to contact the environment ministry at both the federal and provincial levels over the ongoing issue of coal dust reaching - Knut Bjorndal Port Edward from the Ridley Terminals Inc. (RTI) coal-loading facility. “Our motto is: clean, neat and green. Until RTI arrived here we were free from coal dust,” Coun. Knut Bjorndal said at the July 9 council meeting. Port Edward officials have received numerous complaints about coal dust covering boats, homes, and patio furniture. One Port Edward homeowner reported leaving a bedroom window open for several hours earlier in July, and returned later to discover the room covered in a thick layer of coal dust. See COAL DUST on Page A2

“Until RTI arrived here we were free from coal dust.”

Community Festival scrapped during Snowbirds Page A10

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This recent picture taken from the coal lands at RTI show heavy clouds of dust coming from the piles. Nearby residents of Port Edward are complaining that RTI needs to do more to prevent the dust from becoming airborne and coating their homes and property.

Prince Rupert cougar prowling confirmed Summit Avenue security cameras catch cougar on video

Skateboarders need a lesson Page A11 BY MARTINA PERRY

PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Haida Gwaii DFO defends crab fishery closure Page B1

A cougar was caught on security footage taken near Summit Avenue following more than a dozen reports of cougar sightings in Prince Rupert. Gareth Scrivner, a North Coast zone conservation officer, confirmed the Terrace Conservation Office has received 13 reports of cougar sightings since April, with the most recent taking place at the end of June. “We had three in the month of April, four in May and six in June,” he said. Scrivner said many of the reported sightings happened around 8th Avenue West, near the ferry terminal on Park Avenue and

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“We’d certainly tell people to keep their pets, specifically small dogs and cats ... inside.” - Gareth Scrivner on the highway between Prince Rupert and Terrace. “[The sightings] have been in the middle of the night in wooded areas. Some were around town but it’s normal they would pass through at some point,” he said.

While there have been many calls from individuals who caught a glimpse of the wild animals, Scrivner said none of the reports surrounded cougars acting with aggressive behaviour toward humans or their pets. “Wolves and bears are quite generalized in terms of what they’re willing to eat, whereas cougars are generally very specific and are tied into deer numbers,” Scrivner said. “We’d certainly tell people to keep their pets, specifically small dogs and cats, inside if they’re concerned.” Scrivner said if people spot a cougar they should use caution and give the animal lots of space.

See COUGAR on Page A2

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