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al Tod Strachan it approved the 24-lot Bobsien
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The Regional District ‘Of. Kiti- approved | the - installation of
mat-Stikine has registered strong. septic systems ‘on those:.24 lots.
ee objection to being named on the .The date on the approved subdi- |

. __ Ministry of Environment. poilu- | ‘vision. plans. is Jan. 6, 1966.
_ ‘ters’ "hit list", “The. environ: ‘Today, those septic systems are.
- mental . problem. the regional: the ‘reason for. the regional dis- .
_ district is allegedly. responsible trict,being named by the Minis- |
m6: .~ for'is“a sewage. problem in. the - try .of Environment. as “being -
— . Bobsien- “Crescent/Queensway Tesponsible for polluting. the
fama: Drive’ atea. ‘Historically, how- area. .
bo ever, claims the regional district, The Regional: District of Kiti-
ia =6=—Ss—~Ct«é t's not their problem at all. ~mat-Stikine. didn’t become an—
— . The matter was. the focus of a official ‘entity until Sept. 14,
oe - “Tengthy discussion during last. 1967, ‘more than a year after the
- Saturday’s . regional district | proviiice: gave approval for. the
"meeting. The conclusion. follow-. installation of those. septic sys-..

_ ing. this, discussion «was. ‘that tems. The regiorial district, then,

- perhaps the province should simply inheritéd what already

.. accept. responsibility for a situ- ~ existed with the blessings of the

_ ation they created and offer. the province. ee.

_ Reelonal district the: ‘money they -Since: ‘that time, though, it has
have been ‘requesting. for. years, ‘become apparent on — several
to correct the problem. _ “occasions that the Bobsien Cres-
. The whole. question. relates to .cent-area is ‘a: “problem ‘during
the. ongoing - effort of the periods of high water. The septic
regional. district to install a. systems don’t ‘work properly.
. proper sewage: system 'in.a large ° The yegional district is search-
portion of. Thornhill. “And «the Ang: for a solution. In the late
facts, says regional district ad- | 1970's 8 they obtained an engin- |
ministrator. Bob Marcellin, : care , eering.. “report | and’ went to: the
this: a oo province. The only solution was

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