Site In Hixon To Undergo Brownfield Renewal

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B.C.- The site of the Race Trac Gas station in Hixon is one a dozen brown field sites in the province to receive funding for environmental investigations.

The Brownfield Renewal Strategy program is focused on encouraging the redevelopment of under-used lands that have potential for community benefit. The goal is for this funding to support the initial environmental work necessary to return these sites back into productive use.

 Terra Forest Contracting will receive $22,908 dollars to investigate the Hixon Racetrac Gas site.

Other sites are:

* $165,000 - Meadowland Peat Limited, 9250 River Rd, Delta.

* $164,878 - Cowichan Valley Regional District, Former Meade Creek Incinerator Site, Cowichan Valley.

* $110,594 - Active Earth Engineering (for Spade Holdings Ltd), 9190 Church St, Fort Langley.

* $47,590 - Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation, Former General Store and Gas Station Site, Pavilion.

* $31,553 - Crofton Quay Developments Inc., Crofton Quay.

* $40,000 - Tembec Industries Inc., Cranbrook Sawmill.

* $85,230 - AT Fortune Hodings Inc., 26426 Fraser Highway, Langley.

* $36,908 - Howard Dudley Meakin, Sturgeon's on the Fraser, Mission.

* $190,763 - Youbou Lands, Youbou Sawmill, Youbou.

* $93,000 - BC Wilderness Tours Inc., Tranquille on the Lake, Kamloops.

* $72,650 - Gitxsan Forest Enterprises Inc. /Gitxsan Treaty Society, South Hazelton Sawmill site, South Hazelton.

 In April of this year, the Province announced the Brownfield Renewal Strategy program to stimulate land development and economic activity by encouraging remediation of brownfield sites. Through the program, the Province is providing up to $40,000 for

 preliminary site investigations and up to $125,000 for other types of work. The Province will fund up to 85 per cent of the costs for preliminary site investigations, up to 70 per cent for detailed site investigations, and up to 50 per cent for all other types of work.

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