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[Mike K.]

Do we, though? This is the work of folks we've voted in and keep voting in election after election.

[spanky123]

At the end of the day Helps will claim that she never supported the sewage treatment plant, Bird will claim that the board was only acting on information provided to them by the CRD, Blackwell will say that she was afraid that if she spoke up then she would be put in jail, and the public servants involved in the project will all be sitting at home with 6 figures 'consulting' agreements from the various proponents. 

[JohnN]

Excerpt from today's TC story on yesterday's March for Science event:

Speakers at the Victoria event included...oceanographer Jay Cullen...

- On Earth Day, hundreds rally in Victoria’s March for Science: 
http://www.timescolo...ence-1.16548602

 

Just to recall several examples of Cullen's concern about CRD sewage plan include:
- Cullen was among several marine scientists who published letter in academic journal concludidng that impact of Victoria's long screened effluent outfall discharge on Strait of Juan de Fuca is very low risk: http://www.excellent...ment Wasted.pdf
- Another more-recent published letter again co-signed by Cullen and several BC marine scientists reiterate that impact of Victoria sewage is very low. Scroll down to "Scientists on sewage treatment": http://focusonline.ca/?q=node/651
- Scientists to CRD petition feds: http://goo.gl/oOlwnx
- Absence of evidence http://goo.gl/uNjeo4

 

 

[Sparky]

Have we seen these before?

 

Construction Schedule  https://www.crd.bc.c...04.pdf?sfvrsn=6

 

 

Noise information https://www.crd.bc.c...03.pdf?sfvrsn=0

 

 

Odor Information  https://www.crd.bc.c...04.pdf?sfvrsn=2

[JohnN]

Excerpt:

Its money we don't need to spend to treat sewage sludge.

 

"Some of them have said you don't even need to pay for it. There's enough money to be achieved through their processes with all of our waste stream that they would design it, build it, finance it, own it and operate it."

 

CRD DOESN'T NEED TO TREAT SEWAGE SLUDGE SAYS METCHOSIN MAYOR: http://www.iheartrad...mayor-1.2562780

 

 

[JohnN]

TC editorial today, excerpt:

Metchosin Mayor John Ranns is warning that the Capital Regional District’s plan to spend $189 million to treat sewage sludge could be a waste of money because it might not have to treat sludge after all.

...The obvious answer is not to build the plant unless it’s necessary, but, unsurprisingly, it’s not simple.

 

Editorial: Sewage money could be wasted: http://www.timescolo...sted-1.16773300

[VicHockeyFan]

Helps and Floatie are headed to Seattle together.

[JohnN]

No Victoria media has been invited...

 

MR. FLOATIE TO RETIRE AT PARTY IN SEATTLE

 

CFAX 3 MAY

 

Excerpts:

Victoria's favorite poop mascot will attend a special ceremony in

Seattle on Friday to mark his retirement.  Victoria elementary school

teacher, James Skwaro, debuted Mr. Floatie  on April 1, 2004, at the

University of Victoria to announce the formation of People Opposed to

Outfall Pollution (POOP).

.... While no Victoria media has been invited, a news release obtained by

CFAX states Mayor Helps and Tourism Victoria have been working with

their Seattle counterparts and government officials for the past two

years to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to achieving sewage

treatment for the Capital Region.

 

http://www.iheartrad...attle-1.2584825

[A Girl is No one]

Between Helps and Mr Floatie, I choose Mr. Floatie. No hesitation.

[sebberry]

Mr. Floatie is doing an in-character interview on CFAX right now. 

[spanky123]

 

No Victoria media has been invited...

 

MR. FLOATIE TO RETIRE AT PARTY IN SEATTLE

 

CFAX 3 MAY

 

Excerpts:

Victoria's favorite poop mascot will attend a special ceremony in

Seattle on Friday to mark his retirement.  

 

 

 

 

I wonder if Helps plans on mentioning to our US friends that she supports a buyers and vacancy tax on Americans trying to purchase property here.

Edited by spanky123, 04 May 2017 - 06:31 AM.

[JohnN]

Connelly: 'Mr. Floatie' to be retired as Victoria touts sewage treatment

http://www.seattlepi...as-11118756.php

[VicHockeyFan]

If Mr. Floatie can cross the border, those Kent high-schoolers should have nothing to worry about.  That turd has no documentation.

[Sparky]

I heard the name on his passport just says  #2

[Mike K.]

Seems like an awful waste of fossil fuels to pay lip service to a city with one of the most contaminated and polluted harbours on the continent.

[VicHockeyFan]

The turd appears to be getting on the wrong plane.

 

http://victoriabuzz....icially-retire/

 

[spanky123]

^ Now be polite, the Mayor doesn't deserve name calling!

[JohnN]

Jack Knox: The poop on Mr. Floatie’s farewell tour down south

 

Excerpt:
“When the hijinks of Mr. Floatie and politically correct ignorance trump the reasoning of objective science and expert opinion, clearly Victoria has a leadership problem,” thundered a typical letter to the TC. In reality, scientists were split on the need for sewage treatment.

 

MORE:

http://www.timescolo...outh-1.18540493

[Mike K.]

Scientists were split, therefore we completed negated half of the scientific opinions on the issue and chose the one politicians liked best.

 

Great.

[JohnN]

Scientists were split, therefore we completed negated half of the scientific opinions on the issue and chose the one politicians liked best.

 

Great.

The "split" in scientific opinions voiced on the CRD sewage plan probably not evenly split but more like about 90% against CRD sewage plan, either completely against or against the sewage issue as being "high risk". Also, if opinion of public health medical doctors are included, that would also tend to strengthen proportion of those opposing the sewage plan.