The Peninsula Times
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-01-09
issued: 1973-11-07
description: Serving the Sunshine Coast.
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note: K## Water supply pollution charged Wsg t Canadian Graphic Industries 20k, West bth Ave., . ' Vancouver ly. _���. C. Service e claims locfdinci ^���PH_V^_H______________l____MHPr __H^_B-^ w/mm 7^QDjHvflB__HS ^MH ��� V 1 CfttiK-inqi- Greek Mf. Elphinstone ngers waters by, Alastair Rogers CONTROVERSY has flared up over two Jackson Bros.\ Logging operations in tho Gifesons-Scchclt area. ��� Conservationists fear that indiscriminate logging near the hanks of Chapman Creek-is polluting this potentially major water supply. And they are angered "by the firm's intensive falling program on Mount Elphinstone, which, they feel, is increasing run-off in area where water conservation is important. ' Spokesman for the Gibsons Wildlife Club, John.. Hind-Smith, stressed the Jackson Bros, is not entirely to blame for the situation. "The fault lies with the forestry department for not enforcing the regula-\ tions." _ * In the -Chapman Creek area, concern .centres over possible pollution of the stream by logging activities near its banks. "I have pictures showing logging right down to the creek," 'Hind-Smith told The Times. "According to the forestry department*, there should be. a strip of trees along the bank at least 130 feet wide." He noted that these creek-side opera- lions had been carried out recently." "I can understand them doing it before the forestry department suggested leaving an uncut strip, but this is being done in a new place." Hind-Smith explained that the 130- foot strip policy was not mandatory. "Loggers are not under a binding obligation to do it." But he felt avoidance of the practice has caused definite damage to the creek. "Debris carries right down into the' stream," he said. v LANDSLIDE HAZARDS Logging roads in the area, also, ajre drainage basin for a domestic water system serving.. most of1 the heavily po- built close to the banks of Chapman>,'. pulated areas of the regional district. For Creek, ha explained. Periodically,\ a land- r ;-this reason,- careful …
note: Frequency: Weekly Titled "The Sechelt Peninsula Times" from 1963-12-04 to 1967-03-01. Titled "The Peninsula Times" from 1967-03-08 to 1979-12-26. Published by Sechelt Peninsula Times Ltd. from 1963-12-04 to 1968-12-24 and from 1970-11-04 to 1971-03-10; by The Peninsula Times Ltd. from 1969-01-08 to 1970-10-28; by Powell River News Town Crier Sechelt Times Ltd. from 1971-03-17 to 1975-11-05; and by Westpres Publications Ltd. from 1975-11-12 to 1979-12-26. Dates of Publication: 1963 to 1980.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sechelt (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0186248
language: English
lat: 49.4716667
long: -123.763333
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sechelt, B.C : Powell River News Town Crier Sechelt Times Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Sechelt Community Archives.
type: Text