The follolwing letter was sent to the SCRD Board of Directors on Sunday, August 12, by Dan Bouman, Executive Director of the Sunsbine Coast Conservation Association. The SCCA and the Concerned Citizens of the Sunshine Coast both made major submisstions to the SCRD Local Board of Health during a 5 day marathon of hearings regarding logging in the Chapman Creek Watershed.
Ed Steeves, Chair, SCRD and Local Board of Health,
Good Morning!
I am writing today to express my appreciation for the work of the SCRD board as a "local board of health" in regard to complaints that WFP's activities in the Chapman Watershed constitute a health hazard. I am completely satisfied that these complaints have been addressed in a diligent and intelligent manner and that the resulting Order is effective, far reaching, president-setting and defendable in every way.
This is a major event in the community's long struggle over drinking water; I'm sure that communities all over the province will also find your Order to be compelling. I believe that the SCRD, it's chair and each member of the Board richly deserves the recognition of the public for a job well done.
While the issue of management authority in drinking water source area is yet to be resolved, I look forward with renewed optimism and confidence that the will of the public for the watersheds is being reflected in the policy and decisions of the Sunshine Coast Regional District.
Thank you,
Daniel Bouman
The Local Board of Health's ruling on logging in the watershed as it pertains to Western Forest Products can be read in a posting below (SCRD Issues Order to Western Forest Products, Aug 11, 2007).
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