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List of possible sites for treatment project system now sits at 22 Katherine Engqvist News Gazette staff
native began pursuing his passion on a BMX when he was 10. He took up mountain biking when he was 15 before falling for free riding about a dozen years ago. Lunn has come up with what he describes as a course that “ups the game” for the sport and showcases Bear Mountain’s natural topography.
The push for wastewater treatment surges on with a federally legislated deadline looming in the not so distant future. With the process moving forward, a late submission has been floated for consideration as a potential treatment site. At the Tuesday meeting of the Westside Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Select Committee, members voted to send the roughly three-hectare, privately owned property at 2 Hospital Way forward for technical analysis. “We didn’t feel like it was a big stretch,” said committee co-chair and Colwood Mayor Carol Hamilton about adding this new property. “It would certainly fit the bill.” Carol Hamilton Among the potential benefits of the new site, put forward by Associated Building Credits Ltd., is that nearby facilities such as Victoria General Hospital could use the treatment site as an energy source, she said. “They would be well positioned to utilize resources from a heat and water perspective.” Last week, for the second time in a month, Saanich council rejected a proposal to include a privately owned property on nearby Watkiss Way on the list of potential sites for the CRD’s Eastside Select Committee to consider. The proposal had been brought back to council by Mayor Richard Atwell after the public showed a high level of interest in weighing in on the site.
PLEASE SEE: Bear Mountain venue, Page A6
PLEASE SEE: Committees, Page A5
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BearTrax course designer Jordie Lunn tears around a corner at the freeriding mountain bike site at Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa. The renamed event, formerly known as JumpShip, goes this weekend on land between the Mountain and Valley courses at Bear Mountain.
Freeriding cyclists tackle the Bear Mountain bike event using golf course land for second year Rick Stiebel News Gazette staff
Those who dare to seek maximum air are preparing to put on quite a show this weekend at the Westin
Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa. More than 20 local and national freeriders will compete for $6,000 in prize money during the newly renamed BearTrax – formerly JumpShip – an invitation-only event running today (July 31) through Sunday. Jordie Lunn, a renowned freerider on the competitive circuit, designed the course for this year’s event. Known for his challenging and aweinspiring courses, the Parksville
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