A month after passing a motion to build the facility, the mayor has called a special meeting to cancel the project. He said the city needs to make decisions to meet its net\u002Dzero emissions goals but the location wasn\u0027t the right one after streamkeepers and ecologists spoke up for wildlife, birds and salmon.
Hurley has called a special council meeting for Monday, where he will seek a “reconsideration” of what is called an “alternative approval process” to build a green recycling and organics facility on an undeveloped area of a park at 4800 Riverbed Dr.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Council has heard loud and clear that while this may be the right project, it is not the right location,” he said.
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