Saanich News, March 18, 2015

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Saanich fares better, but kitchen scraps solution up in the air Christine van Reeuwyk Black Press

An Island solution for regional kitchen scraps is on hold while Capital Regional District directors wait to discover if processing organics and sewage waste at a single facility is feasible. Saanich’s organic waste continues to be trucked to Cobble Hill each week for processing, while scraps from Victoria, View Royal, Esquimalt and Sidney are being barged to Harvest Power in Richmond. Last fall, the CRD put out a request for proposals for a regional kitchen scraps site and facility and have since received 15 proposals. But on March 11, CRD staff suggested a “pause on the process” until a market sounding on available technology for sewage processing – with potential integration of kitchen scraps – is completed in May. “When we get that report from staff, we’ll see what’s changed since 2007, because that’s the last time a market sounding of any kind was

done,” said Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell. “We don’t’ know what it’s going to look like.” Hartland landfill banned all organic waste at the beginning of 2015, which spurred the CRD board last fall to look to “establish a processing society in the region or in proximity to the region.” Staff expect the latest market sounding – put forward by Saanich Coun. Vic Derman multiple times over the years before it was successfully passed – to look at how residual solids from liquid waste could be integrated, treated and harvested for energy in combination with kitchen scraps. Central Saanich has experienced firsthand the issue of biosolids processing on farmland. Foul smells caused the CRD to pull the food scraps licence for Foundation Organics in 2013, but the facility has since been permitted to process yard waste only. PlEASE SEE: Next steps unclear, Page A4

Travis Paterson/News staff

Saanich twins Peter Lopez, left, and Paul Lopez are scheduled to fight at the Resurrection amateur boxing and kickboxing event on March 21 at the Pearkes fieldhouse. Doors open at 6 p.m. with fights at 7 p.m.

Twin fighters ready for battle Travis Paterson News staff

Coming off a strong debut in mixed martial arts, Saanich’s Lopez twins are going back to boxing this weekend as Pearkes Arena hosts “Resurrection,” a night of box-

ing and kickboxing. Brothers Peter and Paul are not Saturday’s headliners – that distinction belongs to B.C. heavyweight champ Aaron Downey vs. national WBC champion Ken Huber – but the identical twins are Saanich’s biggest

draw, as the 19-year-old Reynolds secondary grads bring an energetic style to the ring. “MMA was always the goal we started with, but we just want to be opportunistic and take whatever comes,” said Peter, the elder brother by five min-

utes. “Whatever presents itself, we’re not overly picky. We just want to improve.” The siblings live at home in the BurnsideGorge neighbourhood. PlEASE SEE: Lopez twins, Page A17


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