Adler
Well-Known Member
We have just been informed of a proposed new dump site North of Lund at the entrance to Desolation Sound. We have a family cabin in the area, and are very concerned about the environmental impacts and industrial activity in the area. It's at Old Lady Bay, if anyone knows the area, near Sarah Point and the Sunshine Coast Trail. A great fishing area in the summer.
We are asking lots of questions and encouraging others to speak up. While the material from Squamish is identified as non-toxic wood waste, we question that given its coming from an old mill site that was close to a mine. It is also not necessarily the only source of material for the site. Work has already begun to prepare the site. Figures someone would buy the site recently, put forward an application immediately in the middle of winter when fewer are in the area, and plan to start dumping in January. In the midst of a pandemic no less.
The article from Powell River Peak is linked below.
We have initiated a letter writing campaign among residents in the area. Looking for other ideas as well to see what can be done. Comments to BC ministry of Environment are due next week on the application for the site.
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We are asking lots of questions and encouraging others to speak up. While the material from Squamish is identified as non-toxic wood waste, we question that given its coming from an old mill site that was close to a mine. It is also not necessarily the only source of material for the site. Work has already begun to prepare the site. Figures someone would buy the site recently, put forward an application immediately in the middle of winter when fewer are in the area, and plan to start dumping in January. In the midst of a pandemic no less.
The article from Powell River Peak is linked below.
We have initiated a letter writing campaign among residents in the area. Looking for other ideas as well to see what can be done. Comments to BC ministry of Environment are due next week on the application for the site.

Wood waste landfill proposed north of Lund
qathet Regional District reviews application for project
