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— sewers |

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* dividuals i in North Saanich
-who are gaining momentum

in their bid to get what most ©

oh constituents.

» granted — sewer connec- -
_-tion. Just drive around and-
“see. the mass of. Signs. that

read “Be Health: conscious - .

Vote ‘Yes’ for sewers in.

§ PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW

Kevin Woodley
Peninsula News Review

The Victoria Airport Au- ©

thority (VAA) is in the mid-
dle of a large-scale, joint-
partner, clean-up effort that

will eliminate contaminated |

soil left behind after an old
fuel farm: was decommis-
sioned in 1997. The ‘site
runs parallel. to the lower

- portion of Tenten (or Air-
port) Creek — a big reason -

for the expensive clean up
efforts. :

“It’s all part of a complex
initiative by the VAA. to
clean up the creek and re-

establish a coho salmon and »
_.cutthroat ‘trout. run,”
Terry Stewart, the Airport ~

Authority’s manager of plan-

he South East Quadrant.”

[Meet Herb Vissers||!

‘said -

take . for

ning, environment and c com-
munity relations.

The fuel farm, which ex-
isted mostly underground,
was originally constructed
by the Department of Na-
tional Defense (DND)_ in
1941. Today, DND is work-
ing with the VAA to ensure
there are no harmful rem-
nants left behind. :

“The Department of Na-

‘tional Defense have taken
ona very progressive pos- -

ture towards this project,”
said Stewart.
In. addition to removing

. contamination, Stewart said

excavation crews.are plan-
ning to re-contour the slope

of the hillas it runs towards -
- the creek. After removing
_ contaminated soil, they will

- $20,000 on failed systems
_ that were contaminating the
-. environment. After the fact, .
_they. inevitably ‘find what

Medical Health Officers and

Field Inspectors and others
- have known for a long time :
— that these systems ulti-

mately - fail’ and ‘they can

pretty well predict when. :

“Part of this failure is at
tributable to soil conditions,

and part of it is due to.“too”: - your: ‘elevation, your. prop-._
‘erty can be. the: recipient of

others’ effluent, which cont-

small. properties, : and to”
“summer. cottages becoming.

rebuild the slope, but witha
gradual incline rather than

the steep ridge that existed _

prior to excavation.

The contaminated soil —
filled with refined fuels that
leaked out of the storage
tanks over the years — will
be bio-remediated on site:
it’s a natural process the air-

‘port. has used before and

Stewart expects it to take no
more than 18 months.

In the meantime, the VAA ~

hopes to work with some. of

- the local schools and show
_ them how science has been
applied on the site and what

the end results will be. And

there is no shortage of on- .
site science. With a healthy

project budget in place’ to

ensure things are done cor-'

dishwashers, clothes wash-

ers etc., that generate more |
_ outflow than the soil, limited

by the property size, can ac-

. commiodate. -
crea hy addition, depending. on

he. aminate our. wells, ditches

Herb Is a well-known figure in the community being a member of the Sidney

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. rectly the first time, the VAA.

brought an. analytical: lab
onto the airport lands so
testing can be done imme-
diately and the results put to
use by the excavating crew.

They also have several
contingency plans in place
to ensure none of the conta-
minated ‘portions of soil
make their way into the
nearby creek — a concern
the recent dry weather has
eased:

“The guts. of this project:

is to ensure none of the ma-
terial » leeches

vironment-oriented projects

being ‘undertaken by the

Airport Authority. -

, For these reasons, I would »
/-even: be concerned: about

school areas: as well. .

my. grandchildren can’t and

won't play in many. areas of
‘my neighborhood. Isn’t that
. just marvelous in this day of ©
high technology? The only °
rational and permanent so- ©

lution i is 2 sewer connection.

~ fim Fair.

Bb

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into the
_creek,” said Stewart, adding -
_that the site represented the ©
-. Most important of many .en- -

‘Why move =
artifacts? ree

> As a ‘Sidney taxpayer I.
would like to have a clearer
“picture of the reasons for.

moving the historical arti: .
- facts from the present Mu-
-seum building to the new
Port Office development. I.
understand that the move _
“was recommended by acon-.
» sulting firm, ‘but that. does _
“hot answer, the question...»
: During. a: meeting ‘at

“For. selfish reasons, I
hope this conscientious and.
' dedicated group of individu- .
~ als achieve success because

| “September - 47th

hah Open 8: 00

_ and volunteers, David Bart-
ley, chief Administrative of-
ficer, supported by Mayor
Don Amos, assured us that

the move’ is “not about

money.” What, . then, is its

about?

Housing the artifacts i in ae
below-ground display area’.
— a basement, in effect — -
~ does not appear tobe anim-
provement over the present weg
Museum site. Where’ s the oe

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