I am devastated by the news that the Environmental Appeal Board has upheld the permit to allow 5 million tonnes of contaminated soil in our watershed.
We cannot give up on this fight – it is a fight for the future of our community.
Here is a link to the EAB’s decision: http://www.eab.gov.bc.ca/2015ALLDECList.htm
You can write to Premier Christy Clark: [email protected]
CC John Horgan and Bill Routley: [email protected] and [email protected]
Letters to the editor can be sent to Times-Colonist: [email protected] or to the Cowihcan Valley Citizen: [email protected]
The 147-page decision can be read here: http://www.eab.gov.bc.ca/2015ALLDECList.htm
My article on the background of this story is on the One Cowichan site: http://www.onecowichan.ca/update_on_shawnigan