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Volume 15 Number 32
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LSIB BREAKS GROUND ON NEW MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING
LSIB is preparing to get underway on a $6 million, 29,000 sq. ft. building. See page 3
B.C. DAY FUN AT THE KEREMEOS GRIST MILL AND GARDENS
Music, games and storytelling at the Grist Mill for B.C. Day celebrations. See page 10
KARS UNDER THE K RETURNS TO THE SIMILKAMEEN
Rain didn’t deter classic car afficianados from annual show. See page 13
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Bridge debris dumped in river Steve Kidd news@keremeosreview.com
Officials from the Ministry of the Environment are investigating an incident that resulted in treated wood being dumped into the Similkameen River at the White Bridge. Argo Road Maintenance crews are resurfacing the bridge, and according to Keremeos resident Bill Duff, who first spotted the problem on July 29. “My wife and I do quite a bit of walking along that dyke. We noticed all these great big blocks of old wood from them working on that bridge. What they were doing was just cutting it off and letting it fall into the river,” said Duff. “It’s pressure treated and that stuff kills fish. They’ve been working on the thing since July 8, so who knows how long they’ve been dropping wood in the water.” Duff filed a complaint with the conservation service, who attended the scene. Shortly after, Argo crews started cleaning up, according to Duff. “Since then, they have done a bit of cleanup on the river, but there is still a ton of it along the shoreline from all the way up,” said Duff, who admitted the crew did quite a bit of work cleaning up the first gravel bar below the bridge. “That was covered. We counted some 30 odd pieces of lumber, and it’s not just lumber, it’s got huge big
An Argo Road Maintenance worker picks up debris from bridge maintenance work being performed on White Bridge in Keremeos.
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spikes sticking out of it and the big timber bolts, with washers and everything holding the wood together,” said Duff. “Some of the pieces are four to five feet in length and they are all 8x8 or 10x10 timbers.” Conservation officer Bob Hamilton said he is still investigating the incident, but said there is cause for concern about the wood that was dropped into the river “I’m not a technician for waste management, but depending on what sort of treated wood it is, its definitely toxic,” said Hamilton. “It’s not something that can be introduced to fish bearing streams. The dilu-
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