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Director accused of fear-mongering Fanned flames of waste incinerator controversy during civic election KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Outgoing councillor Roy Grant says a newsletter written by a Strathcona Regional District director, accusing Campbell River council members of supporting a mass burn garbage facility, is “slanderous” and “fear-mongering.” Grant said Jim Abram, regional director for Area C (Quadra and Discovery Islands), lied in a memo that was circulated on Quadra Island through a local newspaper. “This article is nothing short of slanderous mis-information. Nothing short of intentional fear-mongering,” Grant said at last Thursday’s Regional District board meeting. “Our city council has not discussed a mass burn site at the Elk Falls Mill site, either in public city council meetings or in-camera (behind closed doors). There are no secrets.” Abram, who writes a twice
monthly report in the Discovery Islander to keep his constituents informed and up-to-date, wrote in a newsletter on Nov. 7 that “Campbell River has high hopes for a facility at the Elk Falls mill site for a ‘mass burn’ site...that means no sorting, just dumping raw garbage into an incinerator and lighting it up.” Abram goes on to tell his constituents “as you can imagine, I was horrified, having spent so many years monitoring the pollution from the mill.” Abram finished the letter by saying “I thought you should know about this since it will be a very major dispute in the next few months. This will affect us. I must say here, that so far we have no details and it may never happen. But keep informed just in case.” Abram said there was “absolutely nothing slanderous and anything intentional in the newsletter” but that he was informing his readers on Quadra Island of what occurred at a Comox Continued on A8
Losing battle
Firefighters (left) fought a house fire on Hilchey Road Sunday evening for nearly four hours in a futile attempt to save the home. Meanwhile, a relief effort to help the family is gathering steam. See story Page A3.
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