Mr. Koe is correct. We've been dumping that sewage in the cove since the mine started in 1953, when they put the old utilidor system in there. That was when the community was sitting at 300 to 325 people. I moved there in 1971 and it was sitting at 450 people. The fact of the matter is, with the strain on the bay, the environmental considerations, the water board's recommendations, et cetera, we are required to take another look at how we're going to move that stuff a different way. It certainly isn't the intent to scoop it out of the bay. The intent, I understand from my discussions with the municipality, is to move forward with a new pipeline system, a master rater station type facility and this would eliminate 20 years of "not-nice-stuff" sitting in the bay. The only it was any good for was the seagulls and the fish. It is an issue that came forward prior to my time and is an expenditure that is being partially forced due to population growth and environmental considerations. Thank you.
John Todd on Committee Motion 76-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 13, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on December 7th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 76-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 13, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
December 6th, 1993
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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