12 - Wednesday, January 29, 1932 - North Shore News

Anna Marie
D‘Angelo

INQUIRING REPORTER .

Provincial pollution list
cites NV, Squamish firms

A NORTH Vancouver bulk
loading facility and a Squamish
pulp mill have again made the
provincial government’s pollution
hit list,

Vancouver Wharves Lid. in
North Vancouver and Western
Pulp Inc.’s Weodfibre pulp mill
in Squamish were two of f! corn-
panies who were named for the
fourth year in a row on the pro-
vincial government's serai-annual
list of polluters.

THE PROVINCIAL government rejected last week
Cassiar Mining Corp.’s request for a $13-million bailout
which would have saved the one-industry town from
virtual closure. Cassiar Mining would not put any of iis
money into its debt-ridden asbestos company that had
already received a $25-miilion loan from the Socred

government. B.C. Finance Minister Glen Clark said It
was the company’s responsiblity, not the government’s, [
to keep the mine running. But if the mine closes, UIC. |
payments, welfare payments, lost taxes and former mine. }
employees’ social problems may be cestiy to various
levels of government.

Should the province have bailed out Cassiar?

Paul Zimmer

North Vancouver

No, they shouldn't have
because the company
itself didn’t want to put
more money into the
mine.

Jack Christy

North Vancouver

i think the company
should have put some
money in with the gov-
ernment offering
assistance. The govern-
ment should have helped

Tammie Cassettari

North Vancouver

The company doesn't
seem to have faith in the
mine so why should the
government?

Rick Nicholson

North Vancouver

If the money was the on-
ly thing going to keep the
town alive for five years,
I would say ne, And I
would question if the
money could be used in

C.A, Greenfietd
Burnaby

In principle,
believe governments
should bail out com-
panies. Companies
shouldn't get themscives -
in these positions in’ the

1 don't: .

a bit.

Vancouver Wharves made the
list for exceeding permitted pollu-
tion levels for ofl], grease, acids
and irons.

Western Pulp was cited for
releasing too many particulates
from its operations sinokestucks
into the environment.

The list is published every six
months. A total of 62 companies
made the list when it was released
last week.

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