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Minister backs off on dam closure PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Energy Minister Rich Coleman backed off on a suggestion to decommission the John Hart Dam following a tour with BC Hydro engineers on Friday morning. “This is also the water supply. That’s different than the other (dams),” said Coleman, following the tour of the Campbell River dam and nearby power generating station. Last week, Black Press reported that Coleman was exploring the options of decommissioning the John Hart Dam and the Ruskin Dam located in the Fraser Valley. The minister is concerned with the costs of upgrading both facilities: the John Hart project is estimated at $1.35 billion and Ruskin is projected to cost $700 million. Other BC Hydro upgrade projects are expected to increase electricity rates by as much as 50 per cent in the next five years. The Campbell River project involves replacing the water pipelines – that run from the reservoir to the generating station – with Continued on Page A3
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Andrew Budd wheels a barrow full of branches through the city’s new free yard waste drop-off centre. The facility is open year-round.
Confusion reigns over yard waste and recycling KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
The city’s new yard waste drop-off centre is open but there seems to be some confusion surrounding the facility.
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Andrew Budd, who mans the free drop-off centre for Emterra, has had people drop off branches and tree stumps that are too big. But because the centre is still new, he has been lenient up until now. The centre will not accept
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