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Treatment options clean and green for City of Colwood Proposed system would save city money over the Capital Regional District plan Arnold Lim
because not often do you get to start from scratch,” she said. “That is the disappointing part of the CRD direction. They weren’t taking advantage Carol Hamilton is excited. Fresh off a site visit to a new sew- of opportunities to look at a creative age treatment facility being built in venture for the future that would Sechelt, and a meeting with Minis- meet our (current) needs and expand into what is yet to come.” ter of Environment Mary Colwood’s city engiPolak, the Colwood neer, Michael Baxter, said mayor said she is not a potential tertiary treatonly more excited, but ment centre may cost less more informed about the than $25 million, if they possibilities of a new terdecide to go with an even tiary sewage treatment smaller facility than Sechfacility in Colwood. elt. It would also be more “We toured the plant environmentally sound still under construction than the CRD option, he and got into areas that said, and help create revyou couldn’t (normally) enue with potable water see. It was a great opporgenerated by the new tunity,” Hamilton said. “It Carol Hamilton plant. Colwood’s portion is noiseless, odourless and environmentally the right thing of the CRD plan was going to be $36 million, minus the provincial and to do.” The $25-million facility being built federal grants that would cover twofor 14,000 sewer users in the coastal thirds of the cost. With the same grants available town of Sechelt has already provided valuable information to Colwood for the localized tertiary option, the staff and council about the possi- price could come in well under the bilities for the approximately 5,500 $20-million mark and be both more residential users, and roughly 2,200 environmentally and financially industrial, commercial and institu- friendly, Baxter said. “I think it is a great idea. The thing tional users currently served here. As city staff collect the information is, you have to look at the cost today, and prepare to speak to the public but you have to look at future revat a transportation and public infra- enues. The plant should have at least structure committee meeting July 7, a 50-year life and hopefully it is a lonHamilton said Colwood is in a good ger life than that.” position to pave its own way to sewage treatment. Please see: “It is a unique situation to be in, July 7 sewage meeting, Page A4
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Food bank running low Terry Short, a volunteer with the Goldstream Food Bank, fills up a cart for a hamper with some dry goods. The food bank, which operates out of the Langford Legion basement, is in need a wide variety of items at this time of year. See story on page A6.
Westshore Dental’s newest addition
Dr. Franco Girard
Franco is with us full time and offers two evenings for those who need after work appointments, along with three hygienists. 152-2945 Jacklin Rd •
250-474-2296