Liberal campaign spins out of control lorescope Mailbox North Shore Alert : Tathing Perscnals * Travel NEWS photo Paul McGrath Seyhawk flies h A Seycove player — thanks to a littie help from his friends — out-jumps a Sentinel defender dur- ing senior boys’ high school rugby action at Seycove last Wednesday. Seycove may have won this battle, but Sentinel won the war as the West Van school outpaced the Seyhawks 15-7. 3 DAY Sunday: Periods of rain High 12°C, low 6’C, Monday: Periods of rain, windy High 12°C, low 7°C. pie og DRAIN CLEA ahr WD. toe eS: Youth Week #35 Canada celebrates Youth Week °97 oy any Howe Sound Pulp get By Jan Noble News Reporter Deas new sco VICTORIA has given Howe Sound Pulp and Paper permit amend- ments for higher emis- sions of sulphur dio ide and nitrogen oxide. The Port Meflon compari, winci has been unable to abide by its pres sys TRY sim the early 1890s. is one of the major sources of smog forming mtrogen ovude emissions inthe Lower Mainland. Hy response ta a mill request made last vear, the rull's allowable level of sulphur dioside cmissions will tapte from LOO milligrams per cabre metre to 300 milligrams Nitrogen oxide emissions will increase to 300) milligrams per cubre metre per day averaged over a month-long period front 250 milligrams a day. The inerease hay frustrated environmentalist Terry Jacks, who hay launched a private prosecution charging othe company with exceeding its permitted emissions On RuUMeroNS Oceasions i January 1997, The case goes to court Tuesday morning in a Sechelt courthouse. Jacks added he will also appeal the permit increase for the mill, which is located 22 kilometres (13.7 miles) from Horseshoe Bay. “There is no way this can go on and on. We should have decreased pollution,” he said. “How can you do anything if government accommodating them?” In issuing the allowable incre es, the prov E government the milf won't increase emissions. The mill will install new hog fuel presses to burn wood more WEATHER FORECAST Tuesday: Mainly claudy High 15°C, flow 7°C. NAR. LUBE. News’ 16-page special feature Flavors 92/ new permit ettaenth, lendiag to toreeasts of deeredsim VO en Nae CIS sions trom che null tor eet vear Ts addition. said Vicroma, weed teddoe that woukd have been ned in dhe open or putin fand His wil be used ar the inl pre Vichi pesimve effects: fer overall ver gindits an die ares, But facks said the inerease shows the sesermmmcat os: stall in ped with industry “Who should he pang inthis wae’ Should dhe emaronment be pavang or should the sharcholders ot the conpany be paving? £ think ws pretey obvious.” Jacks said that instead oof increasing allowable pollut emissions situagor can be reeti fied. Fle points to pollution reduc gen equipment that would cost the mill about $3 million to install. Doug Caldwell, of ISCA Management Ltd, the Vancouver based company that owns the patent for the equipment, said the equipments Seatde-based mar- ketery approached the mill in March to make them aware of his company’s solution. He said his system Will capture 98% to 99% of salphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in the fue gas stream, bringing the mill's emission of the two gases down to virtually nothing. “We have a solution.” he said. “You don’t need to amend the per- mit.” Mill environment superinten- dent Ab Strang said he called the Seattle firm back but his calf wasn’t returned, “We're always looking at wa 1G reduce emissions thar are tech- nologically sound and make eco- nomic sense,” he said. With the permit ameadment, Howe Sound could add an extra 300 tonnes a vear of sulphur diox- ide ty Lower Mainland air, which is approximately 10% of all area sulphur dioxide emissions, he sai DOING IT RIGHT... - BEFORE YOUR EYES. aus NOW OPEN LONGER HOURS MOH - FRG 820 to Sra SAT Bau t Gem SUN 9am to Sem 1790 Marine Dc. North Van 987-8006