I was at the peaceful protest yesterday in Shawnigan against the contaminated “soil” dump.
The news reported the company had to shut down operations because we were blocking them and that they were the “victims”. In my opinion, I feel like we, the residents of Shawnigan Lake are the true victims, as we are the people who drink and use the water from the lake which is slowing being poisoned by their contaminated muck that is not being contained or treated properly. Police officers attended but did not make us move aside.
We would have if the trucks were running. Our government that should be protecting our health and community has ignored or dismissed non-compliance issues with the permit.
We are the victims who will have to live with this mess long after this company and the owners sell off or retire.
This permit is for 50 years. I won’t be around but my children will be, and Shawnigan Lake will be a ghost town.
Cathy Bhandar
Shawnigan Lake
