I agree and support the views of PACHA. More is too much. It doesn't matter what the financial benefit to the community. Lives before revenue.

It's time the city fathers showed some leadership in this area and manage with the authority they have been given. Chester

I don't agree. They sound a little too hysterical to be taken seriously.

Trouble is the city council does not need any more encouragement to discourage investment in the Prince George area. They do a good enough job all ready.

Authority? There is only a couple people on council that might qualify as capable in exercising the authority they have. Some of them couldn't even mix up a jug of lemonade, never mind figure out what they should sell a cup of it for!

The city won't pay to develop industrial infrastructure and won't let industry tie into existing utilities to keep the vocal minority quiet. I mean what are we talking about here as far as a run-away building boom and growth is concerned? The current boom is about 18 months old and would still be considered insignificant growth in any major center or even a recession in a place like Surrey.

Sure didn't take people long to begin to take a little economic recovery for granted, eh? How they want it stopped, bunch of NDP voters for sure.

We have not seen much, if any, expansion of polluting industry in the BCR, the River Rd area, nor the Fraser Flats area.

The last major attempt was the MDF plant to be located to the south of the plywood plant some 10 years ago. It was planned as a two stage project. Air modelling was done for phase one. Phase two would not have been allowed to proceed unless the emissions and actual dispersals would have been no more than what was projected. The air shed, according to the MoE, was already compromised at the time.

The project thus must have become rather risky since it appeard that it was not a viable project if restricted to stay at the stage one size. Besides, the market became oversaturated for MDF products and cogen was becoming the preferred method of getting rid of the waste which was still being burned in beehive burners.

Since then, there has been no development of anything of the size of that proposal. I understand that the MoE still considers the bowl to be compormised and any major heavy industry which wants to locate there would have to undergo considerable scrutiny if they pump anything into the air or the water.

Groups like PACHA need to monitor the permitting process for any new or expanding industry and appeal any permits which may be issued which they feel would further compromise the air.

At the same time, City Council, at the time the MDF plant was granted a re-zoning application, stated that they were working on ensuring that future heavy industry would be located outside the bowl. The RDFFG has studied two locations - the Salmon Valley, as well as Isle Piere. The latter is a watershed sensitive area and was not recommended by the consultants for further heavy industry development.

So, has City Hall kept its public "promise"? The next, if there will be a next, announcement of a new heavy industry locating here will tell us. So far, there has been no such announcement in the last 10 years.

yup wrestling mustbe over on television.

that was not directed at you owl.

Surrey????? Tell me YDPC, where is the heavy industry located in Surrey, which pollutes the air or the water there?

It wasn't ..?? .. I feel left out ...

:-)

It would seem to me that for the health of PG's citizens we have no other option but to build an industrial park in the Fraser Flats - Shelly - Salmon Valley area for all the polluters. Thats where the infrastructure is and it is also where the wind blows.

Ideally this would coincide with a ring road plan that is connected to the inland port and the airport.

Pollution moves Northeast and residential living claims the West and the Nechako Valley....

Owl writes..Surrey????? Tell me YDPC, where is the heavy industry located in Surrey, which pollutes the air or the water there?

Got me?

What the heck do all those people do down there? Massive traffic jams and cranes everywhere. I couldn't see over top of all the construction but there has to be industry making something somewhere down there. There was so much noise and wind and rain that I couldn't even follow my nose to find out where people make things. Must be there somewhere because they aren't sending any one to PG that's for sure.

Wrestling? Is that on TV, or was there something down town on Third and George worth watching?

Air quality is a non-partisan issue.

I have lived in Prince George for 45 years, and air quality is a constant business issue.

If industry conducted exit interviews of current or perhaps ex-employees that leave Prince George--air quality comes up--and this does affect the cost of business for all employers!

City Council has a responsibility to assume a leadership role to improve air quality and the quality of life for all residents. Easy items are: Provide muncipal tax breaks for industry that reduce particulate matter. That's why the work of UNBC is so importnat in establishing benchamrks! And, as a resident, I would suppoprt that.

Finally the City Planning Department should conduct community focus group meetings before allowing for dveelopments like Pitmann's Asphalt Plant. Furthermore, I would suggest the names of City Council Members are posted so that residents can vote for responsible and accountable representatives.

Once again, kudos to PACHA.....

You have two choices regarding air quality. You are either more concerned about the Greenhouse effect and the Ozone or Particulates in our Airshed?

Because I have live in PG for 54 years and I walk to work, I am more concerned about current air particulates. If that means we need to be concerned about industry setting up in PG that causes these air particulates to increase, I have an issue and I will not support it.

I live here and plan to stay here. So, my health is important as well as the health of my family. And I am a businessman and I support business and free enterprise and growth and expansion and prosperity for our community. But, not at any cost. Chester