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Paying the price for the sins of our past

Victorians have been dumping untreated sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca for over a hundred years.

Victorians have been dumping untreated sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca for over a hundred years. Finally, we’ve decided

to clean up our act. But there’s more to sewage treatment in the Capital Regional District than just spending $1.2 billion on

improved facilities. There are many other issues that need addressing if sewage treatment is going to be effective. And there

may be opportunities to obtain benefits that go well beyond simply cleaning up the region’s stinking environmental record.

Complete Focus Article.

 

Backyard Action
On Your Boat Vessels only contribute a small portion of the overall pollution entering our coastal waters, but it often concentrates near sensitive foreshore areas and in confined bays.
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