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Vol. 7 • Issue 28
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Singing for Ellen
Trail remains the same
Power. Play.
Won’t be open to motorized vehicles
Selkirk grad Kieza performs
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The Leo’s Titans (white Jersey) defeated the Wild Cats 2-1 to earn a berth in the championship final in the Nelson City Soccer Finley’s Ladies Rec League. The Titans play the Dirty Dozen on October 5 at 2:30 p.m. to decide the league champion. The final in the Leo’s Men’s Open League features the Innkeepers battling the Kootenay Co-op on Saturday October 4 at 3:45 p.m. The final championship is in the Jackson’s Hole Men’s Masters League as Red Dog and Jackson’s Hole play on October 5 at 3:45 p.m. Will Johnson photo
Lawsuit over Lemon Creek spill GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star
Frustrated that government officials have not laid charges against the company that spilled jet fuel into Lemon Creek last year, a Slocan Valley woman is taking matters into her own hands. Longtime resident Marilyn Burgoon is launching a private prosecution against Calgary-based Executive Flight Centre, saying the spill is a “clear violation” of the Fisheries Act, which states “no person shall deposit or permit the deposit of a deleterious substance of any type in water frequented by fish.” “Jet fuel is definitely a deleterious substance and
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the 33,000 litres that spilled into the creek on July 26, 2013 killed many fish,” Burgoon said in a prepared statement. She cited a report by SNC Lavalin, the consultant hired to clean up the spill, that said 261 dead fish were collected. “Local residents have dead fish in their freezers and the clean-up crew was directed to throw dead fish, animal and bird carcasses back into the river. Therefore the exact count will never be known.” Burgoon said she and lawyer Lilina Lysenko met with an Environment Canada official and followed up with emails, but the department has not taken any action. She says they were advised that although
Environment Canada has jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute, the provincial government is the lead on the file. Subsequently, a Ministry of Environment spokesman told the Star he wasn’t aware of any charges being contemplated against Executive Flight Centre under the Fisheries Act. Burgoon said as a result of inaction by both levels of government, and with help from West Coast Environmental Law’s dispute resolution fund, she filed the private prosecution. In addition to the company, the claim alleges the provincial government contraContinued on Page 4
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