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It’s been three months since Victoria’s police chief Frank Elsner voluntarily stepped aside for an external investigation into his conduct on social media. Now the city’s top cop has filed a petition with the B.C. Supreme Court, seeking an order to stop the investigation and prohibit its chief superintendent from taking further action. In court documents filed earlier this week, Elsner claims police complaint commissioner Stan Lowe has no authority to order an external investigation in relation to conduct that had already been investigated internally. He also claims Lowe relied on irrelevant and/or extraneous considerations in issuing the order, including media reports with respect to his conduct. The drama began last August when the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board launched an internal investigation after a concern was brought to their attention regarding private messages that were exchanged on Twitter between Elsner and the wife (a female officer from Saanich) of an officer under his command. An independent lawyer investigated the matter and concluded there was no inappropriate relationship, but there was inappropriate use of direct messaging and social media. What those messages said has not been PlEASE SEE: Report addresses other allegations, Page A3

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from a political one, as council representatives from seven municipalities debate plans. In the past six years alone, the Capital Regional District has spent tens of millions of taxpayers’ dollars on research, consultant fees, land purchases and construction. Completion of the project is estimated to cost more than a $1 billion. Annual operating costs will add to the amount for which homeowners and commercial property owners will be on the hook. It’ll be up to municipalities and the CRD to determine how the tax burden is divided. But who’s making these decisions, and who is holding them accountable? To help readers gain a better understanding of where we’ve been, where we are now, who’s

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It was an emotional day in the Victoria courthouse, as a B.C. Supreme Court judge took the provincial government’s request for an injunction to get rid of tent city campers a step closer to trial. During the final day of the three-day hearing on Tuesday, Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson reserved his judgement on the province’s application for an injunction to remove campers from tent city and instead asked for a case management plan, pending civil trial. “You’ve given me a lot to think about. I can’t promise to give you anything immediate,” Hinkson said. The plan will be presented next Thursday at 4 p.m. More than a dozen tent city campers and supporters pleading to Hinkson to deny the injunction that would evict the campers from the lawns of the courthouse on Burdett Avenue. Many of the speakers said tent city has become their home and the people living there — some of society’s most marginalized — have become their family. Donna Aumbus, a tent city resident, said having one community where people with similar issues can come together makes it easier for them to access mental health services. “It’s not the place people make it out to be,” said resident Michael Bjornson. “It’s a healing

place. It’s better transitional housing than most people can imagine . . . and it can lead to a better society for all of us.” On Feb. 29, the province filed an application for an injunction to remove the campers, citing health and safety concerns and public nuisance.

“This land is being held for future development so we’re saying letting people stay there isn’t displacing anyone.” - Cathie Boies Parker

“There is significant evidence of health risks,” said the province’s lawyer, adding the lawn has been used for bootcamp classes and picnics in the past. “The camp is not in keeping with the best use of the space.” However, defence lawyer Cathie Boies Parker disagreed, saying there is no arguable case in public nuisance and no irreparable harm the province can demonstrate. “Neighbours might consider it unsightly, but there is no harm,” she said during the hearing. Boies Parker instead argued tent city has been beneficial to the city’s homeless population. She said it has brought the homeless together in one area, making it easier to access mental health services. It’s also less of a burden on city workers who would normally have to clean

up after the campers have left city parks at 7 a.m. in the morning, and has contributed to significant public savings. She also argued the lawn is designated as a public park, citing a case in Abbotsford last year, in which Hinkson ruled homeless people are allowed to erect shelters in parks between 7 p.m. and 9 a.m. because of a lack of accessible shelter space in the city. “This land is being held for future development so we’re saying letting people stay there isn’t displacing anyone,” Boies Parker said after the hearing. With the possibility of dozens of tent city campers being back into city parks, Victoria city council is looking into the impacts of outdoor sheltering on its resources and property. Councillors Ben Isitt and Jeremy Loveday recently put forward a motion directing staff to provide a summary report on city resources devoted to outdoor sheltering in the past 12 months, including the location, frequency and nature of service calls, along with the number of employees, hours and estimated total costs associated with the service calls. The recommendation also requests the Victoria Police Department and the province provide a summary of services devoted to sheltering during the same period. Housing Minister Rich Coleman estimates it will cost roughly $350,000 to fix the courthouse lawn. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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revealed. The police board voted to keep Elsner on as chief and imposed undisclosed discipline, but a report on the investigation was sent to the Office of the Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) — a civilian watchdog that oversees police conduct — to determine whether it was necessary to order a public trust investigation into the matter. Lowe ordered two public trust investigations — one of them involving

allegations of workplace harassment. The investigations were to be completed within six months, with Chief Superintendent Sean Bourrie of the RCMP assigned as chief investigator, along with a team of senior officers from the Vancouver police. In the supreme court petition, Elsner makes a number of claims, noting he only consented with the appointment of an independent investigator to conduct the internal investigation and was

Frank Elsner advised the matter would be kept confidential. The preliminary report from that investigation also addresses allegations

that Elsner spoke to two witnesses connected to the investigation. The investigator found Elsner contacted those individuals namely to have his Twitter account shut down, and wanted to apologize for putting them in a difficult position. “His conduct did not affect the integrity of the investigation,” the petition states. As for the external investigation, the petition notes it basically relates to the same issues as the internal investigation, but

Bourrie has taken steps to search various electronic devices and phone records. His rank, however, is not equivalent to or higher than Elsner’s, therefore he does not have authority for the RCMP as a whole. Since they made the internal discipline decision, Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps (also co-chairs of the police board) have been named as the respondents in the petition. They have 21 days to reply. editor@vicnews.com

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An in-depth look at sewage treatment Beginning in today’s edition, Black Press and the Victoria News will take an in-depth look at the sewage issue which has plagued and puzzled residents throughout the Capital Region for decades. The Capital Regional District’s core area liquid waste management committee has recommended moving ahead with a wastewater treatment program that will feature treatment plants at Victoria’s Clover Point and either McLoughlin or Macaulay points in Esquimalt. There’s reason for optimism that Greater Victoria will finally find an alternative to pumping untreated sewage a kilometre out from shore into Juan de Fuca Strait. However, we’ve been here before, only to see the plan unravel amid political infighting. The issue has taken some dramatic turns in recent weeks. The initial seven options, each of which included a main plant at Rock Bay, fell by the wayside as the committee focused on sites near existing outfalls at Clover and Macaulay points, saving the $250-million cost of piping the effluent there. But the project still carries an estimated cost of more than $1 billion, which would translate to estimated household costs ranging from a low of $352 a year in Saanich to a high of $741 in Colwood. To address those costs, along with the technical advances in sewage treatment and the region’s history with the issue, Black Press assembled a team of reporters, photographers and graphic designers, who devoted countless hours researching the subject and putting together a five-part series that runs Wednesdays and Fridays through April 1. We can only hope that this time we are finally on the road to a solution and won’t be sitting in the same place two years down the road, wondering how we got here.

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Readers respond: Peddle power can solve many of our problems We seem to have a lot of problems in Victoria these days (not big ones, just obnoxious ones). Peddle power may help solve many of them. My wife and I would do short weekly trips with our friends but our favourite thing was to put together personal cycle tours of Europe and North America. We would usually select an area (often focused on several wine growing areas) and then gather like-minded friends to share it. We would usually go for four to six weeks each year and did so for several decades until we can justifiably claim to have probably seen more of most countries than the locals. Our best small footprint trip was when we cycled from our house to the airport, bagged up our paniers and bikes, put them on the plane, flew to Amsterdam, reassembled everything and cycled out of the airport. We returned the same way. It was a good feeling of accomplishment on so many levels. Of course this has all operated below the radar until recently. The automobile was probably the biggest innovation of the 20th century. Now we need to move on. The automobile displaced the horse,

train, and bicycle and shifted city design, especially in North America. Lately it has shifted our waistline and helped modify our weather. Maybe it is time we reexamined the role of the bicycle in our society and see what it has to offer today. Jim Knock Victoria

Soon there will be no one left to protest in the city First, they allowed tent city to stand and I was happy because the homeless had a community. Then they imposed low barrier housing adjacent to an elementary school. I said nothing because I thought it was good for people to have a home. Then they wanted to build a water treatment plant next to our beautiful ocean view drive, and I was relieved because tourists wouldn’t spend their money in Victoria without one. Then they wanted to set up a public injection site in the city and I was silent because I wanted addicts to be safe. One day they bought the vacant Christ Church Cathedral School to expand low barrier housing and there was no one left in the city to protest

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Uber seeking “free ride” Uber is seeking a “free ride” and a license to print money. Consumers, as well as governments, should ask why they should promote and protect such unfettered “free market” high-tech saviors who enrich themselves by dismantling rules and regulations as they please, and ignore their social obligations as corporate citizens of the world. Beware of those offering a “cheap ride.” In the end, someone will have to pay, if not the entire society. Digital technology disruptors may promise a reward to those who overlook the fact that this means undermining economic security, devaluing labour or ignoring fundamental human rights. What risks are you willing to take for those who have so little regard for your welfare and well-being let alone respect for your privacy and integrity as a human being? Victoria Adams Victoria

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See the Grand Canyon.

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160 Syrian refugees have now settled in Greater Victoria

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tance Program, according to ICA executive director Jean McRae. “When they first arrive, people are very tired. You can imagine that people have been in precarious circumstances and have travelled and are not really sure what's happening until they get here,” McRae said. “Initially people need an opportunity to relax and get some good food.” Most of the refugees are families of three to five people. There are a few families of seven and eight people, as well as a few singles and couples. Now comes the task of finding housing with affordable rent. “The challenge is that the amount of money they have — it isn't a lot for housing, it's on the low-rent side and that's challenging for anyone is this community,” said McRae, noting because

of the size of families, they will need housing with two to three bedrooms. If the ICA cannot find housing for all families, some may be relocated to Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Comox or Campbell River, where there are other resettlement programs. McRae said families need to be housed before the children can get settled into schools in their catchment area. She's not sure how many more refugees will resettle in Victoria by the end of the year. Since December, Victoria has welcomed 28 privately-sponsored refugees (five families and one single person) and raised more than $1 million to help them resettle. Anyone who can provide housing can visit icavictoria.org. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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How CRD directors voted on McLoughlin/Clover Point option:

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Richard Marianne Alto Susan Brice Atwell Victoria Saanich Mayor, Saanich

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Ben Isitt Victoria

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Ron Sam** Lanny Seaton Barb Denise Desjardins Chief, Songhees Langford Blackwell Mayor, Esquimalt Langford Nation

Judy Brownoff Carol Hamilton Nils Jensen Saanich Mayor, Mayor, Oak Bay Colwood

Andy Thomas Chief, Esquimalt Nation

** Excused himself from vote over perceived conflict

Pressure on to find a sewage solution Taxpayers, directors question the current $1-billion price tag Don Descoteau Black Press

As discussions continue around how to achieve sewage treatment for the core areas of the Capital Regional District, it’s interesting that many local residents still wonder why it’s needed at all. Set aside for a moment that the federal government has mandated that Greater Victoria and other coastal communities in Canada undertake treatment to at least the secondary level. The CRD currently gathers flows of sewage and drain water at Clover and Macaulay points, where the solids are screened out and the liquid is forced through outfalls that empty roughly a kilometre out into the ocean at a depth of about 65 metres (213 feet). Supporters of this system, including leading marine biologists, have been characterized by opponents as promoting the notion that “dilution is the solution.”

Given the roughly $1 billion estimated cost just to set up a treatment system, some residents find themselves further questioning the need. The majority, however, argue that it’s just the right thing to do, but outside voices, such as from Washington state, have added to the noise. While we’re not at treatment yet, we’re far ahead of where we were in the late 1960s, when sewage pipes emptied at our shorelines and caused regular beach closures. Screening out the solids and forcing the liquids a kilometre out into the deep ocean represented steps in the right direction in the 1970s. On March 9 the CRD approved a twoplant system with facilities at Clover Point in Victoria, and McLoughlin or Macaulay points in Esquimalt. Taxpayers could be excused for wondering how either site found its way into the discussion, when neither was included on a list of seven options presented. A clue came during a meeting of the CRD’s core area liquid waste management committee last month. Directors grilled engineering consultants over total costs, with some asking why a vacant Rock Bay industrial site was central to all seven options. Technical oversight panel chair, Teresa Coady, stated that better options including Clover and McLoughlin/

1894 - Clover Point trunk system and

outfall built to service downtown Victoria

1913 - Second trunk system added to service Oak Bay, northeast Victoria and parts of Saanich

1919 - Northwest trunk sewer system built

to service parts of Esquimalt, Victoria and Saanich

1960s - Untreated sewage continues to be discharged directly at shorelines 1971 - Macaulay Point pump station and

outfall constructed. Outfall extends 1.7 kilometres into Juan de Fuca Strait, effluent released at a depth of 60 metres

1981 - Clover Point outfall built, extends

1.2 kilometres offshore to 65m depth; solids filtered out using 6mm fine screen

Macaulay Point

1981

Clover Point

1984 - B.C. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Environment invites all municipalities and regional districts to consider preparation of waste management plans 1990 - CRD board undertakes study into sewage treatment options

1991 - Report offers seven different siting options for wastewater plants

1992 - Non-binding referendum sees 57%

support for current preliminary treatment model (screening), 22% for secondary treatment and 21% for primary treatment

1993 - Washington State tourism boycotts Victoria for conferences, hotel bookings. B.C. Premier Mike Harcourt promises Wash. Gov. Mike Lowry that Victoria will have primary treatment in place by 2002 and secondary between 2008 and 2013.

Lisa Helps Mayor, Victoria; CRD sewage committee chair So does this scenario resemble 2014, when McLoughlin was chosen for a single regional plant, but shot down when Esquimalt council rejected the rezoning? Perhaps, but that plan also located the biosolids plant on Viewfield Road in Esquimalt, and the single plant was larger than under the current proposal. The coming weeks will provide more insight as the two councils hear from the public on the proposed plan. The fact remains, the government requires us to treat our sewage, and the region needs to find a workable solution.

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- Seven potential sites identified and approved by CRD board, including Macaulay Point.

1995 - Three possible main plant sites

remain, including Macaulay Point, Burnside West and Yew Point in Colwood.

2004 - Poop mascot Mr. Floatie, a.k.a. James Skwarok, begins protesting the pumping of untreated sewage into ocean. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry reviews CRD wastewater management. SETAC concludes that relying on dilution and natural dispersion is not a good long-term solution. A Ministry of Environment sediment study finds enough evidence to classify areas around both outfalls as contaminated sites. 2007 - The Path Forward report describes

2004

1995

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Walking along Halifax’s harbour in the 1960s was an unpleasant experience. For decades, the city had pumped raw sewage – fecal matter, tampons, condoms and other flushed items – into its harbour and it was starting to take a toll. The harbour water was murky, prohibiting swimming at popular beaches and the harvesting of shellfish due to health concerns. A pungent smell lingered, as brown sludge burbled to the surface. “It was kind of disgraceful,” said James Campbell, public relations co-ordinator with Halifax Water. Pressure mounted on city officials to clean up the harbour and institute sewage treatment. In 1970, a secondary treatment plant was built in the community of Bedford, followed a few years later by a primary treatment plant in the Eastern Passage. But the city outgrew the facilities and the vast majority of sewage continued to enter the harbour untreated. It wasn’t until 2001 that the city embarked upon the Harbour Solutions Project, a phased-in approach that involved constructing three wastewater treatment facilities. The largest was built near downtown Halifax, a second near a neighbourhood in Dartmouth and the third in the village of Herring Cove, combining to serve a population of 415,000. Also included was a sewage collection system and a biosolids processing facility constructed near Halifax airport. The cost of the three advanced primary treatment plants was pegged at $333 million. Then came the question of how to pay for the costliest infrastructure project in Atlantic Canada. The federal government contributed $60 million, the province kicked in $30 million and city taxpayers paid the remaining $243 million. The municipality took a loan and raised money through an environmental protection levy on residents’ water bills. “There was overwhelming public support for getting the project

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The Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility sits downtown in the shadow of residential towers.

The biggest facility is in the middle of downtown Halifax and there’s no smell whatsoever, no noise, no smokestacks. — James Campbell, Halifax Water spokesman done,” Campbell said. “People had heard decades of indecision about how to get moving on the project and it’s always funding that’s the biggest problem.” It seemed everything was finally on track, but the project hit another roadblock when the city terminated its contract with the company hired to design and build the treatment system, putting more pressure on city staff to move the project ahead. A new company was contracted a year later. Shovels hit the ground in 2005 and the Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility opened in 2008. Over the next year, the Dartmouth and

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2010

to hosting a treatment plant at McLoughlin, in advance of further public engagement with local residents.

Sewage Treatment Action Group (STAG), lobbies to have Macaulay option shifted to McLoughlin Point due to environmental, social and financial impacts.

($253.4 M) funding announced, project mandated to be completed by 2018. Federal government soon after announces regulations requiring coastal communities to have secondary treatment in place by the end of 2020.

2010 - Comprehensive tertiary treatment

removed from plan due to lack of market for recovered water in the region. Further refinements improve triple bottom line output for project. - In June, plan for West Shore treatment plant deferred for 15 years, helping bring the cost down to $782.7 million.

2011 - Discussions begin around community amenities for Esquimalt relating

Herring Cove facilities came on line. The project came in $3 million under budget at $330 million. A few days after the Halifax plant opened, the murky waters started to clear, providing a pleasant walk along the harbour again. The public was astonished to see the ocean floor, noted Campbell, and a diving salvage company was hired to retrieve some of the garbage previously hidden. Two public beaches that had been closed for decades also reopened for swimming. In the project’s lengthy history, getting the funds was one challenge; where to build was another. Various solutions were

Estimated Cost

a decentralized, six-plant system estimated at $1.2 billion, using Hartland dump as biosolids processing facility.

2008 - Esquimalt, after a presentation from

IN Wednesday’s report: In the second instalment in our five-part series, our team delves into how sites at Clover Point, McLoughlin and Macaulay points fit into the CRD’s plans for sewage treatment.

2012 - Provincial ($248M) and federal

2011

2012

Point site from Imperial Oil for $4.6M. - Esquimalt hosts two-day public hearing on rezoning of McLoughlin to allow for a treatment plant. Alternate bylaw ultimately created stipulating Township’s terms; official community plan amended, bylaw passes.

management program, renamed Seaterra in October, begins overseeing public engagement and implementation.

2014 - After another two-day public hearing, Esquimalt council rejects CRD’s more project-specific application for rezoning McLoughlin. Sewage committee seeks direction from B.C. on how to move forward. Ministry of Environment states it will not intervene and CRD announces it will not proceed with project at McLoughlin.

- CRD purchases Viewfield Road property in Esquimalt for $17M as potential biosolids processing site. After receiving plant design suggestions, CRD purchases McLoughlin

- CRD board chair Alistair Bryson proposes a cost-sharing amendment that would see Esquimalt residents not taxed to pay for the Town’s 6.7% share of the project, worth

2013 - The core area liquid waste

2013

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1894

1960

Macaulay could have been created had consultants not been told those areas were “off the table.” That got committee members thinking about the potential for a hybrid plan that took advantage of the fact the two sites are in close proximity to existing sewage outfalls. It would also avoid the need for $250 million to rip up Cook Street from Dallas Road to Bay Street for pipes. Local politicians appeared to be looking out for their taxpayers. Some pointed to the project charter, developed last October, which states as one of its goals that any solution should “minimize (construction and operating) costs to residents and businesses … and provide value for money.” Feedback from an online survey and written correspondence determined residents are most concerned with how the project will affect their taxes. Showing it’s not all about the money, the level of quality of effluent discharged into the ocean was also of high importance. This may be the closest Greater Victoria has come to acheiving the goal. Success is not a given, with rezoning still needed in Victoria and Esquimalt councils for Clover and McLoughlin points, respectively. Macaulay, which would require a land swap with the Department of National Defence, appears a dark-horse contender.

OUTFALL

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OUTFALL

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tossed around, including one giant plant on an island in the harbour. Ultimately engineers decided the best option was three facilities. That decision wasn’t nearly as difficult as convicing residents that having a sewage treatment plant in their backyard wasn’t a bad thing, Campbell said. The city received much pushback during public consultations and meetings with community groups, but eventually citizens got on board. “We worked with the community on the facade of the facilities so they had some input on that. It was really trying to break that concern (about having) a big, smelly industrial facility in your backyard or blocking your view of the harbour. “The biggest facility is in the middle of downtown Halifax and there’s no smell whatsoever, no noise, no smoke stacks. There is another directly across the harbour that’s also close to a residential area in the same situation.”

VOTE

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2016

$1.05 B? Estimated 1.2BCost

2014

$18.9 million, instead of providing a list of amenities as previously offered. Esquimalt ultimately rejects request to reconsider its decision on rezoning.

- First meeting of Westside wastewater and resource recovery select committee held in October. Members are from Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal and Songhees Nation.

Eastside and Westside undertake surveys relating to possible sites.

2016 - Seven options put forward for public consideration; all include plant at Rock Bay. - Online commenting closes Feb. 20. Results see less than enthusiastic responses to including Rock Bay.

- Eastside committee begins meeting.

- CRD staff recommend main plant at Rock Bay and tertiary treatment plant in Colwood to sewage committee. Directors instead ask for feasibility report on McLoughlin/ Macaulay and Clover Point treatment sites.

- In May, potential treatment sites revealed by municipalities; many parks put forward.

- Committee’s recommendation approved by overall CRD board on March 9.

2015 - Seaterra staff terminated as CRD tries to retool process and a way forward.

- In April, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps takes over as chair of liquid waste management committee from Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

- Sewage committee tweaks plan and approves recommendation to move forward with Clover and McLoughlin/Macaulay plan with provision for site on West Shore.

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Richard Marianne Alto Susan Brice Atwell Victoria Saanich Mayor, Saanich

Vic Derman Saanich

Ben Isitt Victoria

Colin Plant Saanich

David Screech Geoff Young Mayor, Victoria View Royal

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Ron Sam** Lanny Seaton Barb Denise Desjardins Chief, Songhees Langford Blackwell Mayor, Esquimalt Langford Nation

Judy Brownoff Carol Hamilton Nils Jensen Saanich Mayor, Mayor, Oak Bay Colwood

Andy Thomas Chief, Esquimalt Nation

** Excused himself from vote over perceived conflict

Pressure on to find a sewage solution Taxpayers, directors question the current $1-billion price tag Don Descoteau Black Press

1894 - Clover Point trunk system and

outfall built to service downtown Victoria

1913 - Second trunk system added to service Oak Bay, northeast Victoria and parts of Saanich

1919 - Northwest trunk sewer system built

to service parts of Esquimalt, Victoria and Saanich

1960s - Untreated sewage continues to be discharged directly at shorelines 1971 - Macaulay Point pump station and

outfall constructed. Outfall extends 1.7 kilometres into Juan de Fuca Strait, effluent released at a depth of 60 metres

1981 - Clover Point outfall built, extends

1.2 kilometres offshore to 65m depth; solids filtered out using 6mm fine screen

Macaulay Point

1981

Clover Point

1991 - Report offers seven different siting options for wastewater plants

1992 - Non-binding referendum sees 57%

support for current preliminary treatment model (screening), 22% for secondary treatment and 21% for primary treatment

1993

1984

1992

✓

Referendum

- Seven potential sites identified and approved by CRD board, including Macaulay Point.

1995 - Three possible main plant sites

remain, including Macaulay Point, Burnside West and Yew Point in Colwood.

2004

1995

Mascot Mr. Floatie

1.2B Estimated Cost

$1.2 B? 2007

2008

Read your community paper March 23 to find out more.

Share your thoughts Courtesy City of Halifax

The Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility sits downtown in the shadow of residential towers.

$782 M?

2010

to hosting a treatment plant at McLoughlin, in advance of further public engagement with local residents.

Sewage Treatment Action Group (STAG), lobbies to have Macaulay option shifted to McLoughlin Point due to environmental, social and financial impacts.

2010 - Comprehensive tertiary treatment

2011 - Discussions begin around community amenities for Esquimalt relating

Estimated Cost

a decentralized, six-plant system estimated at $1.2 billion, using Hartland dump as biosolids processing facility.

2008 - Esquimalt, after a presentation from

2012 - Provincial ($248M) and federal

2011

2012

management program, renamed Seaterra in October, begins overseeing public engagement and implementation.

- CRD purchases Viewfield Road property in Esquimalt for $17M as potential biosolids processing site. After receiving plant design suggestions, CRD purchases McLoughlin

- CRD board chair Alistair Bryson proposes a cost-sharing amendment that would see Esquimalt residents not taxed to pay for the Town’s 6.7% share of the project, worth

2013 - The core area liquid waste

2013

SEATERRA

1894

1960

OUTFALL

1971

OUTFALL

Sewage in the CRD: A Timeline

Halifax spent $330 million on treatment Maritime harbour city undertook costliest infrastructure project in Atlantic Canada

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VOTE

2015

2016

$1.05 B? Estimated 1.2BCost

2014

$18.9 million, instead of providing a list of amenities as previously offered. Esquimalt ultimately rejects request to reconsider its decision on rezoning.

- First meeting of Westside wastewater and resource recovery select committee held in October. Members are from Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal and Songhees Nation.

Eastside and Westside undertake surveys relating to possible sites.

2016 - Seven options put forward for public consideration; all include plant at Rock Bay. - Online commenting closes Feb. 20. Results see less than enthusiastic responses to including Rock Bay.

- Eastside committee begins meeting.

- In May, potential treatment sites revealed by municipalities; many parks put forward.

- Committee’s recommendation approved by overall CRD board on March 9.

2015 - Seaterra staff terminated as CRD tries to retool process and a way forward.

- In April, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps takes over as chair of liquid waste management committee from Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

- Sewage committee tweaks plan and approves recommendation to move forward with Clover and McLoughlin/Macaulay plan with provision for site on West Shore.

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