Environment Minister ensures the safety of Biosolids
Mary Polak says no agreement was made about the ongoing protests against Biosolids in the Nicola Valley
Mary Polak says no agreement was made about the ongoing protests against Biosolids in the Nicola Valley
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(Opposition to Bio-waste composting has gained momentum in the Nicola Valley) (Samantha Garvey/CBC)
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B.C.'s Environment Minister was in Merritt late last week consulting with First Nations about the bio-waste facility in town.
Environment Minister Mary Polak (CBC)
Treated human waste from the Okanagan is being trucked to a composting operation in Merritt and some of the finished product is then spread on fields nearby.
Some residents and First Nations are fighting it because of the smell and fear of what it might do to the local environment.
For the past two weeks they've been blocking the road to stop those trucks from coming in.
For a sense of where this dispute stands, we ask Minister Mary Polak.
To hear the interview, click the link: Environment Minister ensures the safety of Biosolids
