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The victim: ‘was: a A 66- “year-old ae The following story is the fi nal in a series Sof articles on liquid | waste mpGHgeIneNE;. written by staff. meponer Glenn Werkman. ~ Sewage sludge removal from treatment plants is simple, given “the money to transport it to a place, other than the ocean, where it can be used bencficially. ‘Retired Capital Regional District chief engincer Craig Sommer: ville says there arc lots of solutions out there, Economics and ~ public acceptance will decide which one becomes reality. In Winnipeg, before Sommerville joined the CRD engineering . department, sludge was dricd in a 99-foot deep pit, water was. siphoned off the top.and the sludge was left to dry. The dry sludge was then ground up ina big machine, loaded into tandem trucks and applied to frozen farm land. ‘In spring the land was tilled as carly as possible. . ‘Hay. crops benefited,’’ Sommerville said. ‘Sludge is an. excellent soil conditioner, I wish I could get some for my flower. beds." " leg pe A sludge injection method was tried in North Saanich i in 1088, TP e-Treated liquid sludge was injected into the land: with a boom mounted on a truck, It injected a stream of liquid sludge into a furrow made by a tractor, ‘The furrow was closed immediately after injection. “ht adds: humus: to the. soil but cannot be used instead of. fertilizer because of the low nitrogen content,"’ he said. Mechanical de-watering is another option, but is ‘a mechanical process subject to mechanical breakdown,.’' The process produces «A uniform sludge cake that can be hawled away but there are Costs ~aasoclated with the machinery, tracking and final Jocation, “TE don’t want to comment on what the best solution may be,"' Sommerville. said, “tAs an engincer and. environmenialist 1 like the idea of putting it on Tand."” But casts are Us lly the deciding ‘factor, he said, - = Waste Management Advisory Group chairman Derrick Mallard: says it makes economic sense to Wreat sewage Waste as a resource ‘and use it on the land. Rebuilding poor soils by adding ‘connpekted wale nuvidis 3 a significant enhancement of soil fertility, the soil's water retentive» ~ ilyds increased and the leach out of the nutrients is reduced,” - Mallard said, ‘These benefits can casily be translated into: . economic benefits," he. said. Tt would be far better for the three municipalities 10 gel “pipes and start composting it," Mallard sald, for the -youths to be. tried . in ~ Avenue in Sidney, was found -reserve. in. Central about 6:15. a.m.,. said Sidney : Beacon cabbie stabbed fo death to death es ee First-degree » murder charges laid Police ‘charged four people with ‘first degree murder follow- ing the fatal multiple stabbing of a 66-year-old Beacon Taxi driver carly Wednesday morn- - ing... Michael Lee Allen, 22, of Duncan, and three minors, two: 16 and one 15, are in custody ‘and are scheduled to appear again in Sidney Provincial Court Thursday. Police said. Crown counsel intends to apply adult court. Kenneth. Scott, of- Cleveland. stabbed. to. death inside his. taxi. A fellow driver found him on Jimmy Road on the Tsawout RCMP Sat. Jim Peters.” ~ Several cab drivers scarched. . for Scott after their dispatcher ~ “could not make contact with. shim: following a 5:35. a.m, pick up: near “the: Brentwood Bay. ~ Library. on. Clarke Road. ee RCMP were ‘immediately cal-" - hs led in. by..Central < Saanich: inca ag tt ‘Police: seized: a. ‘folding’ “bu k knife, two “throwing: knives: and _ ‘two ‘pellet gunsat the time of” “arrests. =. ‘Central: ‘Saanich police. “chief a © Bob: Miles. said, aid, ““The early apprehension of three youths | on. Keating Crossroad was. duc. .. to the quick action: ‘and thinking: 7 -of three local citizens.’’ Police were alerted to the youths: after {© an-incident. involving.a boy on ~ his- way to school. adult. suspect was” -arrested in'a home on Tsawout- The. band lands by RCMP.. . Sidney RCMP Sgt, Jim Pet- - -ers said the. people , arrested are belicved to be Scott's eet Boat. capsizes serene logether, get the lead out of their pants, the sludge out of their Mallard propuses that F composted sludge, when mixed with dechasiuadiedin on mn Pane Al: 2 eee eras i i ner tant ince ht: ER ERR IE ENTS Samia pee penser REE Soma AO Ey RR NNR a Do As water rushed over the deck of the, 41-foot Megan: . Brook,. skipper Randy. - & McDonald yelled: a warning. : ¢ to his deckhand,. shoved yo open. Ahe deckhouse. door. | and threw himself clear of oe thee ipsizing fishboat. ° res ar i My VALORIE, LENNOX ot Review Staff Writer . ; f A-day later he stood ‘on the j Sidney: dock, watching as the: submerged ship was) slowly righted and brought 10 «the. surface, scaweed hang. ing from her: rigging, Tt just took a mean roll, She. went, so far ‘over and. hung a second. or two-and 1 knew she was going to Clip. - My. first thought was to get the belt out, a MeDonald said , The morning of Oct. 1 he had been: piloting the come © “bination troll bout and qillnet fer aeross from ‘Lidle Zero. Rock just after Viunm,, en — route to French Creek for an anticipated, fisheries apen- “ing. and McDonald was trying to correct a Hist when he sud dently. felt the alan start to. roll. He yelled at Rothney door,. which had been blocked: by sliding debris, The Geek Was knee-deep in Ike Rothney,- 31, was. sleeping in the deckhouse. and:, shoved open. the deckhouse | fare. Police said the cab company advised them $51 could not be accounted for from Scott’s taxi. ‘‘Other items were removed from the cab. Some have and some. have not been recov- ered,’ Peters said. A full. crew of investigators were summoned to the scene Wednesday in efforts to gather a maximum amount of evi- ~ By VALORIE LENNOX Review Staff Writer Pettinger thinks.the 66-year-old taxi driver found stabbed to. death -last_ Wednesday may have been — ‘killed ‘because: his age. made are an easy. target. : “Scott had: started his shift at 6. am. and was only: on. his- first. or. _-second trip of the day: shift. “police, who: were. first atthe. “scene. Before midday four sus- ie pecis.. were in custody, : theft. Even at the end ofa shifton the busiest days,.a driver will not have more than.$100..A lot of the regular business. is charged to existing accounts, . Cars are individually owned. with cach owner hiring. drivers to cover the three daily shifts. There ~ are cight car owners and 15 to 20 ER AREIVET WER Beast LE RB TE OE RE ON i isneeseri rte Suk ui tse oR Mr FURR TIENEN HNC 2A LOE SLANE WASSER ANSI He TOTES ck-side drama water and: the masts: were lying in the ocean, «© McDonald grabbed for a - side handrail’ and. held on, rigging as: the ship keeled seconds before Rothney,. dazed: from striking his. head, “ame. up beside McDonald. : “Clinging. to. the boat, the. “pair moved to the stern and’. - pulled: themselves: up on the _ keel, Soaked. and shivering, they watched “the propeller: turn for cbefore Nooded,- the engine was “We. had no ghanes to-. grab the survival suits, no chance to turn on the radio locator.’** Luckily, {here were other. boats in thé area. A Canada Yackers* haut, following, the Megane rank, immediately ‘radioed the Coast Guard... Five: minutes. Jater Rothney "and McDonakt were brought: “aboard: the. Canada Packers’, boat sive ary: clothes: and hot foods " Within two minutes a ish cries Zodjac. was on. the, seen, Guard helicopter, “MeDonald said Nhe. and four ‘the -moming, you're basically car-" rying enodph 1 imoney to: change’ a $20: He wouldn’t have resisted. . “It makes me mad and-very sad, ; : rather: than frightened.” ee One. Beacon. Taxi driver quit . after the murder but Pettinger said _ violence against taxi. drivers, CSpe- .. cially in the Saanich. Peninsula, is ‘Tare... - Taxi drivers are poor araels for. - “maritime traffic. trying to: keep clear of the: a Jew moreminutes. : followed by: ataval helicopter and then aC OUSh dence. Among them. were - Saa- nich police and RCMP dogs with trainers, a forensic patho- logist, an RCMP blood splatter analyst, the district coroner, identification specialists, plain- clothes. investigator from Vic- toria RCMP sub-division and an RCMP helicopter. Scott is survived by his wife; ‘children: and. their extention families. | ‘Scott a ‘polite family man’ A polite family man never heard to swear is how Beacon Taxi co-owner Murray Pettinger describes the . : date Kenneth Scott. Saanich . drivers ‘involved in Beacon Taxi. Scott, a conscientious worker, had been employed as a. Beacon Taxi driver for more than - 10 — years. Knowing the. busiest time ‘for the’ company is between 5 and” “72300 a.m., “Scott would’ have ~ reported back: to. the dispatcher.as soon as he.. had completed : any. ¢ trips. ; . a ‘He didn't: have -very.: much’ - money. Especially at that: time of: ‘When the « driver’ did ‘not: call: Wednesday, October 19, 1988 Established 1912 People on James Island mean business in Sidney — about $20 million in the sale of retail goods and services, according to the new owners. By GEORGE LEE Review Staff Writer Now, all Sidney has to do is. help Pacific Parkland Properties find land to, put cars on. That’s 250 to 300 cars, ‘Sidney 4 council heard in committee Mon- day night. - Good luck, council told comp- nay president Marv. Holland and two. other: company Beprcsenis: a “tives. Ald. Ron Kubek said: commer- cial Jand sells for $16 to $20.a Bs square. ‘foot in: the commercial “core,” ‘That’ Sif you. can find land -which you can’t, - “We frankly: do: not. have: the land. . he carried: extra weights that” could be: moved around the |. Continued on Page A2- “UP FROM THE DEEP, {ishboat Mogan Brook ie brought alongside tho. Millor Contracting crane after “being pulled from the bottom of Sidney harbor. The | 41-foot boat capsized Oct. 11, er ee en rT et amr rs sere. Cen ies ST 18 meanest inert nethes jy Fe