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Finish line in sight for Cove Bay Water Treatment Plant ALEX KURIAL Editor
SLUGGING IT OUT The veteran Sluggers methodically made their way through all the competition over the weekend to go unbeaten en route to claiming the 2024 Bowen Island SloPitch League championship. It’s the second title in three years for the Sluggers who were dealing in all departments from loaded bats to shutdown pitching. Check out Pages 10-11 for a recap of the tournament from Henry Campbell, and plenty of photos of all the ball field fun too. / Submitted photo OPEN HOUSE
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More than three years since it was scheduled to be up and running, the Cove Bay Water Treatment Plant could be coming online within the next few weeks. Director of engineering Patrick Graham provided an update on the project during council on Monday, offering the most optimistic timeline the plant has seen since its original commissioning in May 2021. “We should be on track to have the commissioning steps and all the testing that Vancouver Coastal Health requires before the end of the month,” said Graham. Over the past three years numerous technical delays due to faulty equipment along with disagreements between the municipality and Purifics, the supplier of the purification equipment, have stalled the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) from coming online. New equipment arrived on Bowen last week, and Graham expects the chief technology officer from Purifics to be on-island next week for start-up and recommissioning of the facility. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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