Once again the Regional Council voted 16 to 12 in favour of building and operating an incinerator in our region and I can only shake my head in disbelief. Aside from the possibility of health and environmental disasters, the cost of this project is unbelievable and that money could be put to much better use. The incinerator will cost about $250 million to build, that is if there are no cost overruns or price increases and we all know how likely that is. And then there is the cost of running this thing every year. The company chosen to build and run the project has a very poor track record in labour relations and in meeting the emissions standards set out by the state where they currently operate, they don’t operate anywhere in Canada though they have tried. And so our next step is to petition the Ministry of the Environment. Join us at the Green Party tent at Lakeview Park on Canada Day and sign our petition.