WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016 n Mr. Bubbles (right) provided a larger than life presence Monday night during Halloween festivities at Minoru Park, which drew plenty of families for a variety of crafts, music, dance performances and, of course, bubbles (below). Photos by Gord Goble/Special to the News
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City won’t appeal permit Residents encouraged to let Metro know what they think of stink GRAEMEWOOD
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GWOOD@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM
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arvest Power has appealed the air quality permit issued to it by Metro Vancouver, as have a number of Richmond residents. The City of Richmond has not. The composting company lodged its appeal prior to last weekend’s deadline. Meanwhile, the B.C. Environmental Appeal Board confirmed it is processing a number of appeals to the Sept. 30 issuance of the permit, by Ray Robb, Metro
Vancouver’s district director of environmental regulatory and enforcement services. At issue are foul odours being emitted from the east Richmond compost facility that many residents say have crippled their quality of life. Mayor Malcolm Brodie told the Richmond News there is confidential, legal advice the City of Richmond has been given that indicates there are no assurances an appeal process will result in a favourable decision. Furthermore, Brodie said he understood that an appeal could delay remediation work at Harvest Power by nine to 18 months. “I’m not about to advocate for initiating
legal action unless it is effective,” said Brodie, who indicated that the force of an appeal from the city may be different than that of a citizen. Anyone can appeal, but it costs $25. According to organizers of Stop the Stink in Richmond — an activist Facebook group dedicated to publicizing concerns about the odours — a group appeal of 30 people was lodged. Meanwhile, a related Change.org petition has reached about 600 signatures over the past week, demanding meaningful action by Harvest Power. See Harvest page 3
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