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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: b8floater on January 02, 2016, 08:19:51 AM

Title: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: b8floater on January 02, 2016, 08:19:51 AM
This has got to be the dumbest act I've seen next to the hazardous waste proposal near the Fraser.
http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=11625909 (http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=11625909)
Looks like we're having to stand up for the environment again, let your voices be heard.
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: swimmingwiththefishes on January 02, 2016, 10:53:14 AM
Let's dump garbage 300 metres from a major spawning stream and pretend there is no chance of contamination.Ridiculous.thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: Shinny on January 02, 2016, 09:22:56 PM
I just read that article...makes me angry. To be within 100m of Boulder creek is ridiculous. A torrent of rain could wash the soil right into Boulder creek and then chehalis.
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: 243Pete on January 03, 2016, 04:57:49 AM
"We have a high social conscious." Yeahh... I guess it's fine dumping contaminated soil near fish spawning and living areas... if it's not so bad why not just dump about 1000 pounds of that crap in your back yard less than 10 feet from your door and see what you say then.
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: Shinny on January 03, 2016, 09:09:39 AM
I can't believe that the Sto:lo band is fine with this. In the ariticle the bands spokesperson comes across like its no big deal.... Guess it all comes down to $$$ and who is getting paid.
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: Burbot on January 03, 2016, 01:11:04 PM
No surprise really. They are stewards of the land until they can make money...
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: dave c on January 03, 2016, 08:29:38 PM
No surprise really. They are stewards of the land until they can make money...
Exactly and when the river becomes contaminated they blame the white man.
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: nickredway on January 03, 2016, 11:07:52 PM
Sorry but are you guys reading the same article above?

 
"Wilder said information sessions held at both Lake Errock and the Sts’ailes First Nation did not go well, although the band has not yet formally rendered its opinion on the project".
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: chris gadsden on March 04, 2016, 07:49:56 PM
It is dead.http://www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/news/370979761.html
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: TruckFishin on March 09, 2016, 11:49:50 PM
So glad this is dead.  I can't ever understand why these proposed 'soil dumps' are not chosen at sites that are many miles away from any rivers / lakes / streams.  Seems so common sense....
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: fic on March 10, 2016, 06:25:42 AM
So glad this is dead.  I can't ever understand why these proposed 'soil dumps' are not chosen at sites that are many miles away from any rivers / lakes / streams.  Seems so common sense....
It's all about money. The owner is legally stealing the gravel from the area already so coming in with trucks full of toxic waste saves him fuel and labour cost.
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: Noahs Arc on March 10, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
It's all about money. The owner is legally stealing the gravel from the area already so coming in with trucks full of toxic waste saves him fuel and labour cost.

Care to elaborate on how the owner is "stealing" gravel?
Title: Re: Planned soil dump near Chehalis
Post by: firebird on March 10, 2016, 08:57:02 PM
I can't ever understand why these proposed 'soil dumps' are not chosen at sites that are many miles away from any rivers / lakes / streams.  Seems so common sense....
If that's even possible in BC there would no doubt be other issues in the way such as agricultural land, aquifers or nimbys.