By N MARLENE STARKMAN- ,

North Vancouver District has violated its
pollution control permit by allowing hazardous
waste to be dumped i in the Premier Street Landfill
site. But the provincial government is taking no
legal action — although the B. Cc. Wildlife
Federation might lay charges onitsown. —

No one -- ‘disputes.’ that
ERCO| Industries td. -has
been. dumping '
niaterial ‘containing elevated

levels of chromium. Or that 7

€ past two years. this as
been happening “again. :

aware, they were - dumping

‘toxic -material. and North.
Van District has “erred.”.

-But® “taking: ‘legal ‘action
would accomplish ‘nothing;”
said the Waste Management
Branch regional director
Don Hane. ;

Hane called the decision,
made in consultation with
the regional crown counsel,
“recognizing the reality of
the situation.”

The “reality “of “the in-
dustrial requirements of
operating plants in the
Lower Mainland.” Said
Hane: “If we were to go after
all these ‘things it would
probably result in having all
dumps.saying wé won't take
any of it (waste material,)”

And with no hazardous
waste disposal facility in
British - Columbia, there
would, be no available
landfill - site
dustrialwaste. . .

So ERCO will | be now
truck its waste" material’ ‘to
the United States and North
Van‘ is being “cooperative
and fairly responsible” in
monitoring the landfill, he
said.

In mid-May, a North Van
freelance writer took
samples of black sludge
being dumped from McRae’s

Septic Tank into the Premier -

Street ‘site. Subsequent
samples contained high
levels of chromium, barium

More highrise break-ins

Thieves appear to be
carrying on undaunted with
break-ins in West Van-
couver.

One block in the, Dun-
darave area, at the foot of
24th Street, had five
apartments hit Tuesday.
From one of the suites of the

sludge |

| causing them t

to dump in-~

and other heavy metals,

material which is in violatidn
of the pollution control
permit. The permit
specifically excludes -

The government decision
isn’t good enough for the
B.C. Wildlife Federation.

“A law has been broken
and charges should be laid,”
federation staff member Don

McDermid told the News.

They are looking ‘into laying

charges against the district, « ‘
ERCO and McRae’s haulin x

service. ;

McDermid disagreed with
WMB’s assessment. .
North Van ~ has.

leachate system: ‘at:
landfill.

integrity” of the

the dumping, North.’
involved in improvements, to

and “was. working”
modifying its».
collection system. Also

soon as the District’ was
. warned that the material’ “was.
hazardous they closed. ‘the g

site to ERCO.)

But the federation is also

angry with the WMB.

“We are beginning to 2
wonder why (we are) paying’ '.

waste

management staff

wages when ‘they aren't ©

doing their job. They’re

supposed to .enforce ~the”

Waste Management Act and
they aren't doing that,”he
said.

Seastrand
building, the thieves stole
jewellery worth $5,000.

Each of the break-ins was
on a different floor and a

police spokesman said entry .

appeared to have been

gained by a pry bar used on
the doors.

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dumping of hazardous waste .
dad atthesite. . ‘

; that.
been:
- cooperative in improving. its”.
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Sp aerarn to:

“(Hane ‘said at..th time of,

bring the. site, “up to snuff”
on
ledchate

apartment

_MeDermid said ‘telling
ERCO it can’t dump its
waste in North Van just isn’t
good enough. Damage has —
been done to the Lynn Creek
and “money should be spent
enhancing (the creek) so that
there is some benefit from.
the “damage that hag ‘been ©
done.”

Mayor Don Bell told the:
Ness that council would be.
reviewing the current site
procedures to ensure that an
incident like this does not’
happen again. A method will
be devised so’ that if’
someone* wishes to’ dump
material that is unusual, that’
we havea way of ‘ensurin
that the material is suitable’
for the landfill,” “he said. ” ‘

"FLASHBACK TO DUMPING incldé
the investigation:. Freelance writer Penn \
photographed. this truck.May 11 dumping toxle sludge -

at the Premier Street. Landfill Site, Picked up from
Erco.

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Mayor and Aldermen. Residents are invited to phone- sin. questions or com-
ments to Council from their home.

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teres Or the public to discuss with Counoil as a group, items of current cammunity in-

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The Corporation of The District of North Vancouver :
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

re COMMUNITY HAZARDS TASK FORCE REPORT

Location: North Vancouver Centennial Theatre
D 123 East 23rd St., North Vancouver
ate

& Time: 8:00p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 1981

tn November 1980, District Council received copies of a final report from the Special Com-
munity Hazards Task Force, This report examines potential risks to our community
represented by the processing, storage and transportation of hazardous chemicals In North

Boating
Safety
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Automotive .............. B6,

Church Directory . -. Azz gt,
Vancouver District and alao examines emergency response plans of the municipality ciasaitied * ou, ie sete +» A24
District Council has been meeting with the Task Force and representatives of local chemically- Entertaintvent Ee ae Ane
oriented industries over the last six months to discuss the recommendations contained in the Food

report.

The municipality will now be holding a public meeting July 14 to afford interested residents an

opportunity to present commenta or briefs on the Task Force recommendations. Copies of the
Task Force Report can be viewed at North Vancouver District Libraries or are available
through the Clerk's Office, 355 W. Queens Road. -

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