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Volume 17, Issue 37
Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, September 12, 2019 This Could Be You Page 12
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It was a visual shock this past week when the shíshálh Nation clearcut the trees on a large parcel adjacent to Sechelt Hospital. It was done, the Nation said in a release, because of the fire risk posed by an encampment of homeless people, who left fires unattended. “I can appreciate the challenges of the homeless people,” said Chief Warren Paull. “But we were forced to find a solution to this potential fire issue because the greater community was at risk.” Sechelt Fire Chief Trevor Pike said he discussed with the Nation other options – such as clearing out underbrush and trimming trees up eight or 10 feet – but “I stand behind their decision 100 per cent.” Pike said the fire department was called out 10 to 12 times a year to deal with fires there, mostly in the summer, and the calls had been increasing. If a forest fire ever got going, he said, it would be very dangerous and difficult to extinguish, with both the hospital and a hydro substation adjacent. While the current state of the parcel is visually “not pleasing”, Pike said the Nation is expected to eventually develop the plot. In its release, the Nation said there are currently no plans for the lot. SUSAN ATTIANA PHOTO
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