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Cherry Creek is located approximately 15 minutes west of the Kamloops city centre. Cherry Creek is the area near the intersection of the Coquihalla highway and the #1 highway and reaches as far as Savona and Tobiano. Cherry Creek consists mainly of homes on small to large acreages. There is also one mobile home park in the area.

Cherry Creek is also the home of the New Gold (New Afton) mine located minutes off of the Coquihalla Highway on the Trans Canada Highway #1. Homes and properties are not very close to New Gold therefore the mine does not pose any problems for the residents.

Shopping

The closest major shopping is a 10-15 minute drive from Cherry Creek. Costco, Superstore, Save on Foods, Safeway, Aberdeen Mall, Rona, many restaurants and specialty shops are within this short drive. Cherry Creek also has a small gas station/convenience store on the Trans Canada Highway.

Schools

Students are required to take a bus to school from Cherry Creek. Elementary students attend Dufferin Elementary School and Highschool students attend either Sahali Secondary or South Kamloops Secondary. Click here to view the School District 73 website.

Recreation

Cherry Creek is very close to many recreational activities. Tobiano, a large and very popular golf course is within 10 to 15 minutes of Cherry Creek. There are also many city amenities close by such as the Tournament Capital Centre which features a public pool, gymnastics centre, work out facility and much more. There is also many opportunities for outdoor activities in the Cherry Creek area such as snowshoeing, hiking, dirt biking, boating (on Kamloops Lake) and more .

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A Toxic Waste Incinerator in Kamloops? No Thanks!

The Issue:  The Aboriginal Cogeneration Corporation has applied to the BC Ministry of Environment for an air emissions permit for its proposed incinerator to burn CP Rail’s creosote ties. ACC wants Kamloops city council to allow it to dump incinerator ash and waste water in our landfill and sewage lagoons. Kamloops is a city of 85,000 people situated beside an important salmon river. It makes no sense to allow a company with no track record to pilot-test a toxic waste burning facility in our community.

What to do: If you are concerned about this issue, please write to Rick Adams at the Kamloops Ministry of Environment and to Kamloops City Council, and support Save Kamloops events. To find out more about what’s going on, please go to www.savekamloops.ca or email moc.liamgnull@spoolmakevas.

Health and environmental concerns:

• The Canadian government is concerned about creosote-treated wood products
• The Canadian government has added creosote-impregnated waste materials to its Priority Substances List

The substance creosote-impregnated waste materials (CIWM) was added to the Priority Substances List under CEPA because of concerns about the potential for environmental contamination from waste materials.

• Creosote contains harmful chemical compounds.

Creosote is a complex and variable mixture produced from coal that is made up of more than 300 compounds. There are five major classes of compounds in creosote:

• Aromatic Hydrocarbons including PAHs, alkylated PAHs, benzene, toluene, and xylene (PAHs can constitute up to 90% of creosote);
• Phenolics including phenols, cresols, xylenols, and naphthols (1 to 3% of creosote);
• Nitrogen-containing Heterocycles including pyridines, quinolines, acridines, indolines, carbazoles (1 to 3% of creosote);
• Sulphur-containing Heterocycles including benzothiophenes (1 to 3% of creosote); and
• Oxygen-containing Heterocycles including dibenzofurans (5 to 7.5% of creosote) (U.S. EPA, 1987).
• “Pure” creosote is denser than water. For some wood preservation uses, creosote is mixed 1:1 with fuel oil.

To read more : www.savekamloops.ca

Sign the petition at: www.thepetitionsite.com

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