Environmental groups push for full hearings on coal plants
BC environmental groups urge Premier Campbell to include full public hearings in environmental assessments for the Princeton and Tumbler Ridge coal plants. They claim current guidelines allow higher pollution than Washington's Sumas II, list expected emissions, and criticize lack of public discussion before BC's coal strategy decision. Open houses run Sept 19 in Tumbler Ridge and Sept 20 in Dawson Creek from 3 to 7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. public meeting.
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Victoria
B.C
Gordon Campbell
Princeton
Tumbler Ridge
Washington State
Campbell
Sierra Club of Canada
David Suzuki Foundation
BC Sustainable Energy Association
Dogwood
One Sky
Living Oceans Society
GSX Concerned
Citizens Coalition
Federation of BC Naturalists
Wildsight
Mike Caisley
Dawson Creek
George Dawson Inn
Back yard and industrial burning ban across Prince George Fire Centre
BC Forest Service imposes a backyard and industrial pile burning ban in the Prince George Fire Centre region, covering Fort Nelson to Fort St. James districts and the Yukon to Alberta borders. Restrictions target small open fires and windrow burning, amid high to extreme fire danger. remote warnings urge checking local bylaws. Saskatchewan, Parks Canada crews arrive to aid firefighting efforts across British Columbia, joining 886 firefighters already deployed under CIFFC mutual aid.
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Valerie Dettwiler
Dettwiler
Victoria
Saskatchewan
Parks Canada
British Columbia
B.C. Forest Service
Kamloops
Cranbrook
Salmon Arm
Rap
B.C
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre
CIFFC
Winnipeg
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Chetwynd
ECHO
Richard Neufeld
Caisley
Chetwynd Secondary
CSS
Chetwynd Secondary School
PG Fire Centre
Abbigail Hope Fuller
Jenna Mosher
Chip Fuller
Boy
Evan Kenneth
James Guillet
Melanie Guillet