me fish directly or on fish habitat ~

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Al 0 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 4, 2006

West Fraser hit with a $100,000 fine
for chemical spill at its Kitimat mill —

A SMALL chemical spill at its Eurocan Kitimat pulp and paper mill i is going
to cost West Fraser $100,000.

On the night of December 11, 2002, weak black liquor leaked from an
overflow tank located outside the mill buildings and i in the centre of the Ev-
rocan site.

From there it flowed into a small waterway called Symes Creek.

Lon Schroeder was then mill manager. “We felt actually the overflow is
of a fairly minor nature but, since it does impact receiving waters, of Course .

_ it has to be reported,” he said at the time. .

The creek was actually a drainage ditch installed at the time the mill was

_ built — its purpose was to carry surface runoff from ‘the mill site to the Kiti-
" mat River.

Since then, fish had managed to get into it, meaning it had to be treated

"as fish bearing waters.

«The following day federal Fisheries and Environment Canada officials

were on Site to collect information, talk ¢ to > Eurocan officials and take pho- » ;
tographs.

In particular, they were © checking to see Lif there had been any impact on
and discovered there had been a fish kill:
- They also determined that the systems intended to contain spills at the

~~ mill were deficient. |

Charges were laid against West Fraser two years later to o the month and

~Jast week. the matter finally went to court with the company pleading guilty

to one count of introducing.a deleterious substance into water frequented by

: fish and one count of failing to comply with the requirements 0 of its permit

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‘the Conservation Trust Fund of BC and to the University of Northern BC.

Police i issue forgery alert |

cashed and for the money to be sent back in Canadian currency. °

~ asked to send a percentage in advance of receiving the cheques or money.

TERRACE

Wf - SKEENAVALLEY
A FARMERS’ MARKET

i Every Saturday 9am-1 pm
Until Oct. 28th

under the BC Waste Management Act.

Crown’ and defence counsels jointly filed an agreed statement of fact in
the court.

West Fraser was ordered to pay a fine of $2,000 and pay $49,000 each to

The fund is to use the money for habitat development and preservation
while the UNBC money is to go toward its environmental science program
which focuses on conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat in the
northwest.

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Farm Markec =:
Lifestyle!

_ PRINCE RUPERT RCMP issued a warning about a recent- offer made to a
resident that sounded too good to be true, and was.

The resident of the coastal city received $4,000 in U.S. traveller’s cheques
from someone recently met online. ‘The sender requested that the cheques be |

__ Abank teller recognized the cheques to be forgeries. The Rupertite. hadn’ n
sent money to the sender in advance but police say that often the victim.is °—

RCMP advise that if someone offers a great sum of money for doing
a simple task, such as cashing cheques or traveller's cheques, to ask why be
the. person would make such a request. In nearly’ all cases, that person is:
breaking the law and by passing fraudulent cheques, the receiver would be
a lawbreaker'as well.

Everyone is talking about health care. We may have
different thoughts on how to improve it, but we all want
to be sure our health services are there for our kids. |

; Today, our health services face real pressures. Our
population is growing and that‘means more people to
care for. And we're all getting older, including those.
_ people who provide us with care.

_ Moreover, new technologies, new pharmaceuticals, new

. treatments and expanded services are all improving
health services, but they’ re also expensive.

While this may call for change ~it’s also a great
opportunity if we plan now and work ‘together.

How can we strengthen and sustain our public health

After all, no one knows more about your health

There are many ways for you to take part and provide

system within the Canada Health Act? We need
your help, your. ideas. |

That's why you ‘re invited

to be part of B.C.’s

conversation on health.

than you do. And, no one knows more than’ you what
health services you need.

your views. Together, we can keep improving B.C.’s
health services and be sure they’re there for our kids.

oo For more information on how you can join the conversation,
| call 1-866- 884-2055 or visit www. gov. bc.ca online.

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