Editor:
There are some stupid people in the world and it seems that some of them managed to get elected and allegedly represent the public interest on the waste management committee of Metro Vancouver. I am of course referring to the proposed Waste To Energy Plant (WTE) for handling combustible waste materials, most of which can be recycled and takes effort, but some still think that burning is the best. They are of course under the illusion that once incinerated the bad is made good, as if by some magical process.
I will get straight to the point; wherever incinerators are installed the health of those living downwind deteriorates. Various cancers and respiratory problem rates go up and people die before their time. While it is hard to directly lay the blame on the WTE plant, because the origin of the offending particulates are hard to pinpoint and health authorities don’t bother to investigate, the figures speak for themselves. And now they want to burn hazardous materials too?
Speak up people, let these crazy politicians know that you don’t share their enthusiasm on WTE; we don’t want to become collateral damage?
Gary Huntbatch, Abbotsford
