Business View Magazine | February 2020

230 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2020 with the qRD and the City of Powell River with support from the Tla’amin Nation. The site is an area in the middle of the municipality that housed a former incinerator and landfill. The project will rehabilitate that land base with a focus on greening the core of the city and reducing waste to the landfill. The Marine Avenue Landfill Closure and Resource Recovery Centre Build Out Project and the resulting facility and green space will significantly contribute to the reduction of Green House Gas emissions within the qRD. In addition, qathet Regional District is in conversation with the University of Victoria for research opportunities available through this project. The closure and build out of the Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) at this site is a story of transformation and healing. To tell this story, the qRD is interested in investigating and potentially monitoring the presence and variety of pollutants determined through tree core sampling. The research will be valuable in the area of bioremediation as an inexpensive alternative method for investigating Proud service provider to qathet Regional District since 2014 6 0 4 7 8 9 5 9 3 2 | E G S L T E L U S . N E T SPECIALISTS IN Municipal well water supply • Industrial well water supply Drainage and construction dewatering Experienced and reliable engineer with 37 years’ experience based in Courtenay