2 - Sunday, April 12, 1987 - North Shore News Canadian Forest Products Lid. Howe Sound Pulp Division Apeil 10, 1987 Dear Reader. Our Howe Sound Pulp Division at Port Mellon has recently applied to the B.C. Ministry of Environment for an amendment to its existing waste management permit. Under this amendment we would concentrate our efforts on the reduction of odor emissions. We recognize that environmental protection and air quality are of concern to many - citizens in our neighbor communities. To provide you with an opportunity to understand our pollution control program at Howe Sound Pulp, we are publishing this information and are holding a series of Open House sessions. We sincerely hope this rnaterial wili give you a better understanding of our operation. We would like to know what you think about our program to improve air quality. _ Yours sincerely, Pont Mellon. BC. VON 250 / Telennone (604) 884-5223 / Telex: 045-08744 _ OPEN HOUSES 2 00° to 9:00 p.m. United Church Hali, Glassford Road Gibsons Landing — .- Tuesday, April 21, 1987 Gleneagles Golf Course, 6190 Marine Drive West Vancouver Wednesday, April 22, 1987 “West Vancouver YMCA, 1735 Inglewood Ave. fs West Vancouver. Thursday, April:23, 1987 Come and talk with us - seé our exhibits, ask questions, make suggestions, register your views. C1 Horseshoe Bay West Vancouver North Vancouver detente eteeecectecvetedcseeetaesseteuascncence tee ce eeteveeseeceees eee oo In general, what do you | ‘think ‘about the company’s progrant to : Support it : . Please tell us where you live so we can sort the replies by area: ROU annuum What about air quality and Howe Sound Pulp? What is Howe Sound Pulp? Howe Sound Pulp is a kraft pulp mill which converts wood chips to produce 215,000 tonnes of high quality pulp which is used by our customers ail over the world for manufacture of high quality papers of all kinds for printing, writing, tissue, etc. The mill employs 415 people directly, most of whom live in Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast area. A further 800 jobs in the area depend on the mill. The mill's direct payroll is some $17 million per year. Provincial and munic- ipal taxes paid are about $2 million. Since Canadian Forest Products Ltd. purchased the mill in 1951, the company has spent $170 million to improve and upgrade it so that little remains of the original equipment. What causes pulp mill odor? The kraft process which produces the pulp from wood chips gives off gases (often referred to as Total Reduced Sulphur or TRS) which are responsible for the odors associated with pulp mills. Howe Sound Pulp is one of four pulp mills on the southern coast using the kraft process. What is Howe Sound Pulp doing to reduce the odoz?: We have spent $20 miilion on pollution control over the last nine years and a good portion of that was specifically to reduce odor. As a result, TRS emissions have been reduced by 80 per cent. An additional $2 million is being spent in 1987-88 to further reduce the odor. What about particulate emissions? Recent Ministry of Environment studies have concluded that, in terms of air quality in the surrounding communities, particulate emissions are not a problem. Is TRS a health hazard? Neither Environment Canada nor B.C. Ministry of Environment officials believe that the current TRS levels in West Vancouver and other communities pose any hazards to health. Does the mill now exceed its TRS permit levels? In 1986 TRS permit levels, expressed in kilograms per day, were only ex- ‘ceeded in September and the average for the year was 195 kilograms Per or day compared with the permit level of 253 kilograms per day. What are the mill’s plans for the future? We are making steady progress in upgrading pollution control in the’ ‘mill while maintaining employment. As good corporate citizens we. will complete our program to bring. the mill into continuous ‘compliance with ‘government standards. an What do YOU think? Some people believe that the government should order our. r mill to: ‘Spend a great.deal more money than: the 8 million we are ‘spending this year to" eliminate TRS odors... Q : ”. Others believe that the problem i is. not that great and believe that the: ‘company is making steady progress on its air quality program. . . Since Howe Sound Pulp shares the Sound with thousands of people, we: are taking this opportunity to present the: facts ‘of, the situation and.< re) plans to improve it, and to seek: ‘your: views: on this: issue, ° : ; Please complete the coupon and mail i it to us within a week.” : improve air quality at Howe Sound Pulp? Undecided 0 Opposed o Comments, questions and suggestions: f use separate sheet Sor more space) Name (if you wish) Address Postal Code ____. Community Organization (if any) (e.g. Chamber of Commerce, etc.) Are you an employee of Howe Sound Pulp or one of its associated firms? Yes O No Would you like to have a tour of Howe Sound Puip?. Yes (] No Telephone Number Please mail within a week to: Mr. Harry Cargo, Mill Manager, Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Howe Sound Pulp Division, Port Mellon, BC, VON 2S0 THANK YOU! P