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More harm than good
CEREMONY THAT’S THE SPIRIT
Mobile needle truck could beat city bylaw CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com
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bbotsford’s drug users plan to march on city hall today with coffins and a ‘die-in’ to draw attention to the consequences of an Abbotsford bylaw that advocates say does more harm than good.
“If you want to spread disease, you would not want to have a needle exchange. It’s mean-spirited and odd. It defies logic.” – Ann Livingston VANDU
The city’s ‘harm reduction-free’ bylaw runs counter to accepted public health policies and puts the general community at risk, said Ann Livingston with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU). “If you want to spread disease, you would not want to have a needle exchange. It’s mean-spirited and odd. It defies logic,” she said. see HARM, page A4
– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Mission carver George Hemeon, left, and his son Garrett bless the carving of a large sturgeon at the opening ceremony of the Mission Spirit Square on Saturday. More than 100 people turned out for the Fraser River waterfront ceremony at Jack Poole Harbourside Park in Mission.
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Speaking out at WTE info session
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CHRISTINA TOTH & JEAN KONDA-WITTE CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com
bbotsford police rushed to the 33700 block of Hillcrest Avenue Friday afternoon after receiving reports of an unconscious man on the sidewalk. APD members immediately performd CPR on the man, who was later determined to be a 44-year-old Abbotsford resident. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead on scene. Toxicology and coroner reports are expected, but the man suffered from health problems, and police have found nothing suspicious regarding his death.
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nvironmentalists and politicians spoke out against Metro Vancouver District’s proposals for waste management in the region at a public hearing held in Abbotsford on Saturday. Metro Vancouver wants to build at least one incinerator to burn waste and create energy.
Its other options are to ship the region’s waste to an incinerator built by Covanta at Gold River on Vancouver lsland, or to continue trucking the waste to landfills in Cache Creek and Burn’s Bog in Delta. However, ZeroWasteBC promoters want cities to reduce garbage first, through more intense recycling, composting organic materials and pressuring manufacturers to use less packaging. Local resident Linda Martens, who attended the rally, agreed.
– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Counc. Patricia Ross speaks to a sparse crowd outside the Abbey Arts Centre before the WTE (Waste to Energy) information meeting on Saturday.
see WTE, page A5
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