tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24226508.post7601923817015680562..comments2023-10-25T05:33:59.547-06:00Comments on Climbing Out Of The Dark: Mr. Floatie Creates A Stink!hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180857240945765697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24226508.post-52896262819763829002008-07-31T16:54:00.000-06:002008-07-31T16:54:00.000-06:00The big stink lately is the NIMBY reaction to the ...The big stink lately is the NIMBY reaction to the billion dollar proposal that has 4 or 5 collection plants in strategic locations and the connecting sewer lines. Victoria is built on "rock" and that means lots of blasting and digging. I would suspect it to be a fascinating engineering feat. <BR/><BR/>A large "scientific study" was undertaken that cost a bundle and didn't settle the issue according to the "no treatment side".<BR/><BR/>Sewers are a big issue around here because there is such an interest in the eco-friendly side of waste. Thirteen municipalities in the Victoria region can argue, protest, battle even an outhouse proposal. We take a very small narrow view of almost everything and I would say that sewers are at the top of the list right behind cutting down dead trees ("but they are so beautiful!!")West Coast Teddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613989930402172838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24226508.post-54363179618836446022008-07-31T16:31:00.000-06:002008-07-31T16:31:00.000-06:00If smoking can be banned why not raw sewage. That ...If smoking can be banned why not raw sewage. That is pollution, not global warming, ghg, climate change or anything other than pollution. Why hasn't their BC resident expert taken on this instead of telling the rest of us how to live.maryThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099534478709227356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24226508.post-13076654376066654132008-07-31T15:39:00.000-06:002008-07-31T15:39:00.000-06:00West coast teddi, I support him too, because he's ...West coast teddi, I support him too, because he's out there fighting real pollution, not GHG's!<BR/><BR/>Jad, good to know that something is being done about the pollution, Victoria is much too beautiful to be polluting like that! <BR/><BR/>Now, if the econuts would just quit bowing down to Goruzki, something might get done to clean our air, lakes and land.hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14180857240945765697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24226508.post-74739208354769142482008-07-31T12:31:00.000-06:002008-07-31T12:31:00.000-06:00I do love it when blogs like About.com write garba...I do love it when blogs like About.com write garbage like "Victoria is proud of its polluting". If the writer had taken a few moments to do some research, he might actually have been able to write a "good news" story instead of the joke he did write. But of course, that probably was not the point.<BR/><BR/>It's certainly true that Victoria has always pumped its raw sewage directly into the Juan de Fuca Strait, and part of the logic was that these waters are very deep and have strong currents, so the stuff doesn't stay around long. One of the supporters of this theory was no less than a certain David Anderson, one-time Environment Minister before you-know-who, and MP for Victoria.<BR/><BR/>Whatever the reality of that theory, it also had the benefit of not reqiring any funding from any level of government to correct the problem. <BR/><BR/>This has now changed.<BR/><BR/>The federal Tories made a campaign promise to provide funding, the Campbell government have also come up with some money, and a detailed implementation plan is due some time in the latter part of this year.<BR/><BR/>Some of this information is available on the POOP site that the writer quotes from, but as a true environmentalist, I guess he would much rather point the finger than write a story about people doing something worthwhile.jadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291193100262435148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24226508.post-76189183431756626252008-07-31T12:26:00.000-06:002008-07-31T12:26:00.000-06:00Mr Floatie is a local hero causing the local polit...Mr Floatie is a local hero causing the local politicians a lot of grief. His (not sure!!) job is made a lot more difficult when the cheif Medical Officer for the health authority comes along and says we don't need a treatment plant - "the ocean is our treatment facility". tell that to the folks living on the San Juans. <BR/><BR/>Was sailing one time when the captain noted that we were in Canadian waters and could "machinate the bilge" because it was illegal in the US waters.<BR/><BR/>I support Mr. FloatieWest Coast Teddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613989930402172838noreply@blogger.com