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Merritt, B.C., Demonstrators Fight Biosolids, Arguing Sewage Sludge Unsafe

The Canadian Press, 24 Sep, 2015 12:15 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Opponents of the dumping of Metro Vancouver's recycled sewage near Merritt, B.C., are taking their case to the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, underway in Vancouver.

First Nations and members of the group Friends of the Nicola Valley are demonstrating outside the convention, hoping to convince delegates that dumping the biosolid material is unsafe.

Spokeswoman Georgia Clement says it is not right for one community to poison another.

Metro Vancouver, the body and that oversees the regional district's 24 local authorities, sends its treated sewage solids to the Merritt area to be applied to Nicola Valley farmland.

Metro Vancouver has said the biosolids are high in nutrients and organic matter and can improve soil health.

Delegates with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District have filed a motion at the convention, demanding the provincial government end what they call "the laundering of thousands of tonnes of biosolids" on Interior lands. (CHNL)

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