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ENVIRONAL PROTF~ON COMMITIBE
MINUTES
A meeting of the Environmental Protection Committee was held in the Alderman's Lounge,
2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, Wednesday, October 23, 1991 at 5:00 p.m.
In attendance were:

Alderman J. Keryluk, Chairman
Alderman R. Talbot, Co-Chairman
C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, Deputy City Engineer

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CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Environmental Protection Committee Meeting held Thursday October 10,
1991 be considered, read, and adopted.
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ITEM Bk

5QIL DEPOSIT BYLAW

Committee considered a report from the Deputy City Engineer highlighting the current proposed
Soil Deposit Bylaw and looking at the four proposed changes. The proposed changes include:
a)

That subdivisions be exempt from fees but remain under the regulations.

b)

That consideration be given to handling plumbing and building permits
similar to "a" above.

c)

That this bylaw be revised to include soil removal.

d)

That contaminated soil be clearly controHed in and out of the City as
well as within the City by this bylaw.

Committee also reviewed the proposed memo to the Public Services Committee, PubLc Works
Committee, Parks and Recreation Conunittee and Planning Committee. Committee instructed
that the memo should be sent.

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Conunittee asked for an update of the Intrawest Site and also instructed the Deputy City
Engineer to invite representatives of the Intrawest site to one of the upconung Environmental
Protection Committee meetings so that Committee could listen to the presentation.

The Meeting Adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

C,F, (Kip) Gaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

Alderman J. Keryluk
Committee Chairman

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Minutes not read and adopted by the Committee until certified correct by the
Committee Chairman's signature.
CC:

Mayor and Aldermen
City Administrator
Igor Zahynacz, P. Eng., City Engineer
Andrew de Boer, Project Engineer

THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

DATE: October 25, 1991

TO:

B.R. Kirk
City Administrator

FROM:

C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

SUB JECT:

FIREWORKS AND FIRE CRACKERS
(Environmental Protection Committee Meeting October 23, 1991)
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RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

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approaching. The highlights are as follows:

From section IV of Bylaw 2578:
Fireworks can only be sold or set off in the City during the
period October 26 to November I each year.

At all other times of the year it is an offence against the bylaw
to sell, use or set off fireworks.
During the allowable period fireworks are only to be
discharged on a priorate dwelling lot or as part of a public
display.

Only persons age 19 years and older are aiiowed to purchase
fireworks.

Fire crackers are not allowed in the City at any time for either
sale, use or detonation'ith the exception that the Fire Chief
may give permission for religious or ceremonial purposes.

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noise makers, and not for pyrotecluuc effect;

Fireworks means manufactured goods intended to be used for pyrotechnic effects that are
classified by the Canada Explosives Regulations as low hazard fireworks for recreation
including firework showers, fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pinwheels, roman candles,
volcanoes, and sparlders.

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October 11, 1991

MS. MYRA ROSS
c/o Now Newspaper
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Coquitlam, BC
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Dear Ms. Ross:

RF Leakma Leachase to Cttsaittam River
I am the City Staff Advisor to the Environmental Pmtection Committee.
John
Alderman
Keryluk, who chairs this Committee has advised tne of your call to him
leaking of toxic substances from the CPR Yards into the Coquitlam river.
alleged
concerning

I'm sure you are aware that the Environmental Protection Committee is extremely
interested in any information that you could provide and has therefore asked that I invite you to
appear before the next'EPC meeting to share whatever information that you may have to help us
chase down this possible contamination of the river. The next Committee meeting will be held
at 5;00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 1991 in the second floor Cotnmittee Room, 2580
Shaughnessy Street. Please phone my office to confirm your attendance.
Yours truly,

C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

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CC:

Mayor Traboulay
Alderman J. Keryluk
Alderman R. Talbot
I.R. Zahynacz, P. Eng., City Engineer

THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQU1TLAM

DATE: October 3, 1991

TO:

Alderman John Keryluk

FROM:

C.F. (Kip) Oaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy Ci& Engineer

SUB JECT:

ENVIRO~ PROTECIION COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS
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Listed below are some of the things that I feel are the highlights and major acltievements of the
Committee over the last year or so:

The Conututtee took a lead role in establishing the philosophy and program
undertaken by the City of Port Coquitlam for recycling.

Coordinated the Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on October 27 and
28.

Initiated the Demonstration Compost Garden at the two local garden centers.
Promoted the recycling program on local cable television.
SOIL DEPOSIT BVJ~W:

Coordinated the drafting of the new Soil Deposit Bylaw in relationship to how we
see this community developing i.e. contaminated soils from within the City are
kept here and dealt with.
Contaminated soils from outside the City should remain outside until treated.

Bylaw will be coming to Council some time in October 1991.

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MARKING OF STORM DRAINS:
Coordinated the acquisition of the storm marking kits from the Ministry of
Environment for use by local childrens'nd service groups.
The storm marking kits paint a fish symbol near catch Basins to alert people to not
dump hazardous or poisonous wastes down the storm drain.

PITCH-IN CAMPAIGN:
Coordinated the participation of the City of Port Coquitlam in the provincial
Pitch-In Campaign.

BURNING BYLAVift

Major player in the restructuring of the burning bylaw to eliminate nuisance
burning in the City.
The remander of the items covered on our agenda over the last year were mainly of a routine
housekeeping nature. I could provide a more expanded list if you need it. I can also provide
more details on any of the individual topics.

C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

TO:

Danielle
Page'ecretary,

DATE: November 25, 1991

Administration

FROM:

C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

SUIt JECT:

Paci6c Incinerations LtdL Conespondence, April 17, 1991
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This is to advise that the Environmental Protection Commit:ee considered the correspondence
from Pacific Incinerations Ltd. of October 17, 1991 at their regular meeting of. October 20, 1991,
and have filed the correspondence without recommendations or comments.

C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OP PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM
TO:

Hip Gaudry, P.Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

FROM:

Danielle Page
Administration

DATE:

April 29, 1991

Attached Correspondence from Pacific Incinerati.ons Ltd.
His Worship Mayor Traboulay is refe'rring the attache~rrespondence to the
Environmental P otection Committee, for consideration and reply.
Thank you.

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Greater Vancouver Regional District
4330 Kingsway
Burnaby, B . C
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Attention:

L.H .

Hayton, Administrator, So 1 id Waste

Dear Mr, Hayton
RE:

INTERNATIONAL MARINE WASTE

Your File SD95,25.02

Thank you for your informative letter dated Apri 1 10, 1991
and the copy of the Waste Management Plan that was prepared
October 1 985

is not acceptable for many international
classified products that have to be destroyed to the

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requirements of Agriculture Canada, Revenue Canada, Customs
Excise, R. C.M. P. and others, namely, contaminated meats
poultry and a variety of ot her f oodstuf f s, drugs, narcotics
and other merchandise that is i legal y imported into the
country. If you add to the aforementioned list the items of
engine room and deck waste that cannot be s teri 1 i z ed, the
total tonnage of '"othe r"clas 'ified international waste
exceeds that of "kitchen type" galley waste
The B.C.Ministry of the Environment stopped international
waste from going to the Richmond landfill in 1 980 and we
cannot understand the rationale of the Greater Vancouver
Regional District of al lowing waste f oodstuf f with a high
moisture content int o their regulated 1andf i 1 1s . Rodents
and animals, both wi 1 d and domestic, are permanent residents
of landfill . This along with the fact that steri 1 izati on
is questionable in destroying al 1 bacteria and other forms
of disease, creates the possibility of transmittal to humans
by scavenging animals
In 1 97 8/9, Aqua Clean Ships Ltd conducted research and
tests in cooperation with Forintek Canada Corporation on
sterilization. The tests proved conclusively that even with
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Greater Vancouver Regional District
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electronic probes to the centre of 'the autoclave spaced six
inches apart, could it be determined that
sterilization had been achieved. Particlesu~ate
of fooustuff
encased in plastic, tinfoil or contained in plastic
or metal
containers were insulated and subsequently did not receive
the treatment required.
In 1989, we in joint venture with Metal Recovery Industries
Inc. of Hamilton, Ontario, submitted a proposal
Airlines Consultative Committee for the disposal toof the
international waste from Pearzon International Airport. We
submitted two alternative proposals,
Incineration and
Recycl'ing and (b) Steam Sterilization (a)
and
Solidification.
Our Sterilizati on and Solidification process
addressed
leachate and the possibility of material not being
sterile
to the requirements of Agriculture Canada after processing.
Our method called for the granulation/shredding of
international waste prior to entering a "Rotary" autoclave.
The required steaming process was calculated by the
revolutions and length of autoclave.
the autoclave the
material would be conveyor fed into a From
batch
hopper and mixed
with a stabilizing material and then deposited
into forms.
When solidified into blocks, it would be transported to a
landfill for disposal.
Browning Ferris

Industries transport approximately 8,000
tonnes of international classified waste
from the Pearson
International Airport, Toronto, to Niagara,
New York State
for incineration each year. This method of disposal
has
been in existence since 1989.
Why do they not autoclave in
Toronto?
In anticipation of our incineration facility being relocated
to the North Foot of Rogers Street, one
of the conditions of
occupancy imposed by the City of Vancouver, was that of
meeting the regulatory requirement of the Greater Vancouveb
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Greater Vancouver Regional District
Burnaby, B.C.

Regional District. Many requirements were imposed, one that
we had to obtain "State of t'e- Art" air emrssi on control
equipment (scrubbers) and provide proof of purchase. We met
all of the requirement imposed by the Greater Vancouver
Regional District and expended in excess of $ 250,000.00 in
our effort to relocate to Rogers Street.
We have the incinerators and "State of the Art" air emission
equipment and surplus capacity to accommodate all of the Bic
Medical waste from the province. Unfortunately, we have
been placed into a non operating position at our present
location due to (a) insufficient tenure from the Vancouver
Port Corporation at our present location to warrant
financial assistance from our bank and (b) the political
problem that exists between the Vancouver Port Corporation
and the City of Vancouver over our location and the
resulting regulatory problems that it has created , namely,
both the Greater Vancouver Regional District and the
Environmental Protection Service are demanding the same
operating criteria for our faci:!ity as that of the municipal
incinerator located in Burnaby, i.e. two hundred and ten
thousand tonnes capacity per year compared to a restricted
five hundred tonnes per year at our facility (imposed by the

authorities).

Hopefully, the aforementioned may be of some assistance in
'your future evaluations and we respectfully solicit your
cooperation in advising Government and other Greater
Vancouver Regional District personnel that there are
existing incinerators readily available that could solve the
B
waste problem that currently exists .
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